Information about Pinecrest Recreation Complex

Torquay Ave 2250
K2C 1J3, Ottawa
+1 613-580-9676

Opening hours

  • Monday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Thursday: 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Friday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Saturday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Sunday: 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM

The Pinecrest Recreation Complex in Ottawa is a vibrant multi-purpose facility that caters to a diverse clientele, offering a plethora of services and amenities designed to enhance community well-being and active lifestyles.

Among its extensive features, the Complex boasts a meticulously maintained five-lane swimming pool complete with a sauna, ensuring relaxation and recreation go hand in hand. The esteemed Barbara Anne Scott Arena caters to ice sports enthusiasts, providing a stimulating environment for both casual skaters and competitive hockey players. Whether you're looking to improve your fitness in the state-of-the-art weight and cardio rooms or seeking a venue for meetings and events, Pinecrest has you covered.

Regular programming includes an array of fitness classes catering to a wide demographic, from seniors participating in gentle yoga to kids learning essential swimming skills. The complex is dedicated to fostering a sense of community and is frequented by a broad segment of the population, supporting healthy living and social connection.

Conveniently located at 2250 Torquay Avenue, this complex is easily accessible, with ample parking and modern amenities such as gender-specific washrooms and free Wi-Fi. The complex also champions inclusivity, with various accessibility features to ensure everyone can take part in the activities offered.

For those looking for meeting places, the sports complex provides various meeting rooms and halls suitable for events of all sizes. It is an ideal venue for community gatherings, birthday parties, or corporate meetings.

Visit Pinecrest Recreation Complex today to discover a community hub that promotes health, wellness, and social connection. Whether you're a seasoned athlete or new to fitness, there's something here for everyone!

Our comment from FitFit Canada about Pinecrest Recreation Complex:

Pinecrest Recreation Complex in Ottawa is a well-regarded local center featuring a variety of facilities for all ages, including a heated swimming pool, a hockey rink, and fitness areas. Visitors appreciate:

  • Cleanliness and Maintenance: The facility is consistently praised for its cleanliness and well-maintained amenities.
  • Ample Parking: The complex offers a large parking area, making it easy for visitors to access.
  • Affordability: Many users have highlighted the low fees for swimming and other activities, making it a great value.
  • Friendly Staff: Guests describe the staff as welcoming and helpful, enhancing the overall experience.
  • Diverse Activities: The center offers a range of activities from swimming and skating to group fitness classes, catering to various interests.

While most feedback is positive, a few users have mentioned challenges such as limited lane swimming hours and the need for advance reservations, indicating that it's best to check schedules ahead of time. Overall, it's a charming community hub focused on recreation and well-being.

Pinecrest Recreation Complex: Reviews

4.3/5 (131 Reviews)
Fred Dilkes Published on Google 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Good local place for lane swimming. Ample parking. The showers and locker room are clean and more than adequate. The pool water tends to be warm. The facility does not supply fins but does provide flutter boards and pull buoys. Check the schedule and make a reservation before arriving on a weekend, or risk being turned away. Lane swimming may not qualify for the kids play free program on Saturdays.

Ronald Bourbonnais Published on Google 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Lots of parking lots of room clean

S. Hashim Published on Google 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Friendly and clean

BrizzyGaming Published on Google 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: It was nice. Very cheap for free swim. 6 dollars for me and my wife to gof for an hour.

Specimen Published on Google 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great spot!

ELIAS AL Published on Google 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Unfortunately we will

OY CN Published on Google 1 year ago

Positive experience: Great older rink. Played some pickup hockey. Changerooms are small but the showers in room 3 were unexpectedly clean, bright and spacious. The ice was in perfectly good shape but it took a couple.extra minutes to dry after scraping.

Fubara Okujagu Published on Google 1 year ago

Positive experience: Nice location. Newer that some of the other recreation centers but not the newest.

Victoria Bennett Published on Google 1 year ago

Negative experience: No one answers the phone.

Stephen Holtzkener Published on Google 1 year ago

Positive experience: Underutilized park with tennis, pickleball, baseball and football facilities. First time I've seen kids using the batting cage.

Julian Baranyi Nicholls Published on Google 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Amazingly affordable, clean, safe and modern workout, health & fitness facilities. Great staff

Stacey Doroszkiewicz Published on Google 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: My favorite part about coming here to watch my man play hockey---- is B-lining it to the coin machines and loading up my pockets with yummy candy, gumballs and toys to bring home for the kids!!!! SUPPORT LOCAL and meet me at the gumball machine.... ;)

Andrea Steinberg Published on Google 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Very pleasant and clean and free for Saturday open swim! I was a bit disappointed that the women's shower area has no privacy dividers.

FotisCanada Published on Google 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: A nice older recreation complex. The ice hockey rink has a display of old famous players. The locker rooms are nice but not overly large. There is a pool and a couple of ball fields here as well. Centrally located with ample parking in the back makes it an easy place to visit.

CrimSZon 1 Published on Google 1 year ago

Positive experience: People are friendly. Has cardio room.

Abimbola Ogundiran Published on Google 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: A functional recreational complex with a swimming pool, hockey ice rink, skating area, gym, sauna, Weight and cardio room, free public WiFi. The indoor swimming pool is heated and it's 7.5 feet deep and the shallow end 3.5feet with lifeguards constantly on site. Group fitness with cardio strength, Zumba, Yoga, Aquafitness schedules, different swimming schedules which include lane swim and public swim, skating schedules for adults, family and public skating. There is also a nice hockey rink on site. ♿ The complex entrances, restrooms, the amenities and parking spaces are all wheel chair accessible with clear signages across the facility. The access registration fee is reasonable and flexible. The facility is well maintained, they keep to the timing of their schedules and the staff members are of great help. Expansive on-site parking to accomodate a lot of vehicles durimg peak periods.

Len Bunce Published on Google 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: You don't worry about uou stuff being stolen as lockers and pool are behind locked doors lol. Went here for aquafit everyone there liked it. One big pool with shallow and deep ends and a dry sauna.

Nicky Carpenter Published on Google 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Clean. Staffed with friendly and knowledgeable individuals.

Katarina Havalova Published on Google 2 years ago

Positive experience: Nice place, but the pool is quite cold for babies.

Farhat Jahan Published on Google 2 years ago

Positive experience: Went for ice skating its same arena as ice hockey. For 2 adult costed us $12.04. Neat and clean washroom, huge swimming pool, everywhere smelling like chlorine. Overall an average place not huge complex but good.

Stuart Currie Published on Google 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice arena with heat in stands. Home to Ottawa Golden Knights. Tons on parking

Yashar M Published on Google 2 years ago

Negative experience: Hours for lane swimming are very limited for weekdays. Sauna temperature is very mild if not cold!

Andrei Osmolovski Published on Google 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice

Marg Published on Google 2 years ago

Positive experience: 25 yard lane swim pool requires reservations

Max Innes Published on Google 2 years ago

Positive experience: Hate it! Horrible swimming pool! bad service. but a good look.

Alnoor Allidina Published on Google 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great neighborhood facility.

Sally Thomas Published on Google 2 years ago

Positive experience: I didn't see much, but it was good enough to host six high schools and multiple people in wheelchairs at the same time.

Abouzar Najmi Published on Google 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: The skating trainers are professional and nice. My son loves the skating class Also, my sod has a great time for ballet-jass class. Super energetic and nice trainer

Oksana Published on Google 2 years ago

Positive experience: Ходила трошки поплавати. Доволі приємний компактний комплекс. Була в п'ятницю в публічний час близько 13 години (з 12-30 до 13-45 можна йти без запису). Є все необхідне - душ, туалет, роздягальня зі шкафчиками. Можна принести свій замочок, якщо є цінні речі з собою. Все це задоволення коштувало мені 5.87 канадських долларів. Демократично.

Ali H Published on Google 2 years ago

Negative experience: Don't register your kids for swimmimg here. The classes are just joke. Many times changed the trainer and my kid completed the class didn't make any progress.

Sucha Chuchat Published on Google 2 years ago

Positive experience: Nice place and good friendly staffs. Huge field at the back for baseball, football etc. Enjoy!

Dat IcedTea Published on Google 2 years ago

Positive experience: old rec center but alot of people use it

Tyler Lepage-Monette Published on Google 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Decent basketball court, needs some new paving, but good nets.

Taim Jennawi Published on Google 2 years ago

Positive experience: Don't go to the gym it's literally a hallway, treadmills not working and no space

Shery Published on Google 2 years ago

Negative experience: It's a great facility, but I'm very worried about pool hygiene. Unfortunately, it is allowed to enter with clothes other than swimsuits. hygienically this should never be allowed. The swimming attire rule should be introduced because entering the pool with an outfit worn outside carries all bacteria and germs to the water. For this reason, my daughter's eyes got infected from the pool water. I'm so sorry and I want this situation fixed.

Utkalika Tripathy Published on Google 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great little spot and had so much fun with our swim lessons with staff here. Super friendly and fun.

Mark Robertson Published on Google 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Clean, quiet and convenient location. Good hours/schedule

TechnologyStrong Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice facility for recreational events and camps. Trends to be quite clean.

Randy Jeddry Published on Google 3 years ago

Positive experience: Nice rink very committed to the colour sceme, small dressing rooms. They have Luke Richardson's jersey here. Cold but I still wore shorts

C K Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: We take our kid to dance classes here, a fairly old facility, but service is great and very friendly staff.

joe rt Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: A great place. Very nice

Julie Line Lalonde Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice, clean,big enough for 50 people partying

S Musayev Published on Google 3 years ago

Positive experience: Good place

Eric B Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Voted here for our city elections. Google/Waze couldn't properly find the address

Noel Alfonso Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice place

Husein Amiji Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place for yoga, swimming, and skating. Gym is small but sufficient. Only one thread mill as the second is broken

Liam S Published on Google 3 years ago

Negative experience: The entrance is just off Baseline Road and Cobden. If you have your booking for 8:30am however, restrictions at rush hour make it 100% impossible to get there from Baseline Road in your car. Coming from the west, you can't turn left onto Cobden Road between 7am and 9am Mon-Fri, and coming from the east, you can't turn right between 7am and 9am Mon-Fri. If you try tom come at it from Centrepointe, crossing Baseline, you can't go straight through ever. The only way to get there is to get to Iris from Pinecrest or Woodroffe, then then go south on Cobden. If the intent is to keep traffic off Cobden at rush hour, then they've defeated that purpose, as now you end up driving on Cobden for much further. They need to have an exception to the no-turn law for customers of the recreation complex. Someone with a brain needs to look at this silliness.

Kristina H Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Pretty good, they have basketball nets to play at and they were really helpful when my mom got hit in the eye with a floating device. They were very attentive and helped her out right away.

Rob Brewer Published on Google 3 years ago

Positive experience: Smallest dressing rooms for ice hockey I’ve seen in a while. August skate was wet so A/C needs work but building was super clean and well maintained.

Zhaoyu Li Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good community pool and rink

Ayush Kant Chaturvedi Published on Google 3 years ago

Positive experience: A lot of baseball grounds (6), few tennis courts (4) and a big park. Also has a big skating rink and other group fitness like gym and swimming

Nisarg Patel Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: One of the best pool it was clean and properly maintained

Frankie Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great staffs doing all they can to teach our children

Sarmad Al-Biladi Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great overall Facility: Inside: Hockey Arena, Swimming Pool, Fitness Centre, Weight Room. Outdoor: 3 baseball diamonds, soccer field, tennis courts, large open field.

Mohamed Abou Agena Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: A beautiful center for kids, beautiful activities for kids

Okelo Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lots to do here, and many programs and activities available

Tamara VB Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Beautiful facility. Lots of great options. A plus is lots of parking.

Tamara VB (Real Estate Agent) Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Beautiful facility. Lots of great options. A plus is lots of parking.

Gio Balice Published on Google 3 years ago

Positive experience: Great, large arena, only issue is that they have small changerooms.

Dat Boi Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: It's peaceful and well kept. Staff are helpful and friendly.

amrit rodrigues Published on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Pool facilities maintained very well, shout to the staff both poolside and the front desk.

TradenOriginal Published on Google 3 years ago

Positive experience: Great for kids and families

Kyle Kno Published on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Pool is a great place to exercise. The locker area is kept clean and is clearly well maintained. The staff are all super nice as well!

Albert Sebastian Published on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great pool

Nikki-lee Blake Published on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Rather confusing to locate(it's above Rexall), but extremely friendly and helpful staff that are all to happy to help!

Manon Valin Published on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: My first time there was for ice skating with my friend in the arena. It was so nice and very affordable. Looking forward to try some of their other activities.

Joan Balser (Fiddlebabe) Published on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: The water is at an excellent temperature. Will go back again.

Doug Humphries Published on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very clean facility pool is great water a bit cold and with covid all measures are taken which I respect

Joan “Fiddlebabe” Balser Published on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: The water is at an excellent temperature. Will go back again.

Mark Brougham Published on Google 4 years ago

Positive experience: Big parking lot good clean city center

Kayla De Launais Published on Google 4 years ago

Positive experience: Pool water was really cold and there were no pockets available to lock stuff up and you are only allowed 10 minutes in the change room after your season is over which for a woman is not a lot of time. Not my favorite pool in the city.

Will Miller Published on Google 4 years ago

Positive experience: Swimming!! Just don't go on Saturday, soo many kids enjoying a swim, no room for us old folk to swim around and keep COVID distance

phillip headland Published on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Play hockey there on wednesdays!! Place is super clean and has had a bunch of updates in the dressing rooms!!

Luke Bowlby Published on Google 4 years ago

Positive experience: Good facility. Nice hockey rink, pool, and other things.

Marian Leimovici Published on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good aquafitness classes

Scott Jin Published on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: The staff is enthusiastic

Ruth Wiber Published on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Well organized facility

Pete S Published on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Awesome selection

miss missrine Published on Google 4 years ago

Positive experience: Propre, staff serviable

Gladys Galay Published on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Swimming was great. It's not a big pool, but it is bright and clean and everyone is respectful of social distancing.

Raymond Roy Published on Google 5 years ago

Positive experience: Multiple baseball diamonds for all ages, and a hockey arena. Lots of options.

Yinka Ademuyiwa Published on Google 5 years ago

Positive experience: The centre is closed between 2pm and 4pm. I had called earlier in the day before going there but nobody told me that. On Google it said the centre was open till 8pm. I am assuming this is because of COVID-19 but I would not have wasted my time if I was informed of this midday closure.

Catherine Shortt-Pantusa Published on Google 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely Place to do Activities and Swim

Sheener #33 Published on Google 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very clean

Éric Périard Published on Google 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great community centre with many services and a friendly helpful staff. We host our Christian service there every so often and it's perfect with the huge parking spot and best it's free.

Dev Nundy Published on Google 6 years ago

Positive experience: Well organized.

Krys Pollex Published on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place to take the kids for an afternoon swim

Dawn McBride Published on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place to cheaply swim with the kids

Emerald Meadows Published on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Small but well located in the heart of Nepean. Great for swimming lessons for the kids.

Cassandra Mullen Published on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: if you like to stay fit and keep in shape then this a a clean quiet relaxing peaceful environment for older 30's + love going to this gym for a.full body workout !!!

Shaun Hughes Published on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: I had so much fun here. I can't wait to go back. The OC Transpo 88 goes right past it. Super convenient.

Simon Ginsberg Published on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place! tons of parking, nice rink, swimming pool. Very friendly coaches

Maurice Francis Published on Google 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice rec centre just off baseline, good selection of classes offered with great instructors. Has a pool, rink and weightroom with ample parking in the lot.

Brady Rynyk Published on Google 6 years ago

Positive experience: Great staff for kids camps. Safe and my little guy is have a great time.

Timothy Tao Published on Google 7 years ago

Positive experience: Good place.

Snow Bells Published on Google 7 years ago

Positive experience: Great instructor and had good experience there.

Minal C. Published on Google 7 years ago

Positive experience: can take ice skating classes

Karina MacIsaac Published on Google 7 years ago

Positive experience: Clean facility, helpful and attentive staff. Have a monthly membership.

Mark Fernandes Published on Google 7 years ago

Negative experience: Poor communication when booking meeting rooms, only 1 person can help you and she is never there. Wifi is unprotected open network so it’s super slow, meeting room doesn’t have projector screen so you have to choose a wall to use but they are all full of pictures and whiteboards and they do not setup for you, everything thrown into a box for you To figure out on your own

Leo Lee Published on Google 7 years ago

Positive experience: The facility is really dated.

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