Orillia Recreation Centre

Expérience négative: The management here has no interest in making a fitness center membership plan for those who only want to workout at the gym. Gymgoers are forced to buy a pricey 'funpass' which equates to $565 per year after tax for an adult male resident making it one of the most expensive fitness centers in this entire region of Ontario to join. Compare this to Fit4less which costs $291 (tax inc) for the entire year and it becomes apparent why this recreation center is running a deficit every year costing taxpayers a fortune in lost revenue because they have priced out their own citizens from using this facility. If you ever come here and wonder why this monolithic building is mostly empty and only filled with a scattering of well-to-do people this is why. It was made by the cities elites, for the elites and their families. The classism divide is by design.

Expérience négative: Do you guys have open swimming today

Expérience fantastique: A great facility with excellent amenities and even better staff.

Expérience fantastique: Awesome facilities

Expérience fantastique: Love the rec centre. All the facilities you need for all ages. And the staff are always nice and helpful as well!

Expérience négative: Money thirsty

Expérience négative: Would not take my 100 dollar bill so my daughter and I could not go swimming. There is no sign saying they don’t accept 100 $ bills. Extremely rude and did not even care.

Expérience fantastique: clean facilities and amazing staff.

Expérience négative: My son went on a school field trip and when it was free time and he accidentally cussed and he said sorry and the lifeguard gave him a 30 second stare for NO REASON and then he said sorry again and she still GAVE HIM A 30 SECOND STARE AGAIN and she said ok go in the pool and then she kicks him out thanks to you idiots my son is pissed of because of you

Expérience fantastique: They were very helpful during the storm / days of blackout in Apri, 2025.

Expérience positive: Pretty fun place to work-out, play basketball/pickleball, enjoy the pool and do other awesome things they offer. One point docked off due to a lifeguard saying his job was made "easier" because with my seizures, they have to explain their rules and you can only be in the shallow end, I decided not to swim. Thus, making him say "That makes my job easier!" Wasn't a good feeling.

Expérience fantastique: After the ice storm my friends and I got relief from the cold, we had food and drinks and we charged our devices. The ORC is a community godsend.

Expérience négative: The showers have no water pressure/ sprays at the wall! Doesn't actually get your body.

Expérience fantastique: The rec centre is a short walk from my drive, and I love coming here! Lots of fitness classes are offered, and the pools are always great.

Expérience fantastique: I want to thank Joey for all his hard work in measuring and thought in redesigning the weight room gym. It is so much better with more functionality. I have talked to a lot of other gym members and they are extremely happy with the results. We know you spent a lot of time and effort to make the gym more accommodating and we appreciate it. By the way all the staff are great people there. As an added bonus for myself I am an amputee and sometimes have to use a wheel chair. This new layout is much better. Thank you for caring about your members Joey.

Expérience positive: Very cold, in temp

Expérience fantastique: Amazing staff, awesome facilities.

Expérience fantastique: Absolutely love coming here with my kids for the swim lessons and for the open gyms throughout the week. A very nice and clean facility with friendly staff.

Expérience fantastique: Great place. Staff don't always charge the right price for services (resident vs non resident) so check your receipt. I've had this happen to me three times so far.

Expérience fantastique: Nice recreation center

Expérience négative: Full of Lakehead students who all get have a membership through a partnership with Orillia ... So it's packed... Sketchy people walking around the parking lot... Not for me thx

Expérience fantastique: I go there three times a week to do the aquafit

Expérience fantastique: Everyone was so nice there and by coincidence ran into a old friend and got to catch up

Expérience fantastique: A wonderful recreational facility. Modern change rooms, with a gender neutral option perfect for everyone. The pool is large and inviting. Staff friendly.

Expérience fantastique: The Orillia Recreation Centre is an excellent facility that truly serves as a cornerstone for the community. With its modern design and state-of-the-art amenities, it provides a welcoming space for people of all ages and fitness levels. The center offers a variety of features, including a large fitness area, a fantastic swimming pool, walking tracks, basketball courts, and multipurpose rooms for classes and events. Everything is kept clean and well-maintained, which makes it a pleasure to visit. The staff are friendly and professional, always willing to help with any questions or provide guidance. The programs are diverse and cater to all ages, from children’s swimming lessons to fitness classes for adults and seniors. It’s clear that the Orillia Recreation Centre aims to provide something for everyone. One small drawback is that it can get quite busy during peak times, especially in the pool area and gym. Parking is generally sufficient, but during high-traffic times, finding a spot can occasionally be challenging. Overall, the Orillia Recreation Centre is a fantastic place to stay active, learn new skills, and connect with the community. It’s a wonderful asset to Orillia and highly recommended for residents and visitors alike.

Expérience fantastique: This place has it all, lots of classes to choose from, instructors are amazing and the staff are the best kind of people. To make my experience coming here perfect. More fans please it can get hot and sweaty.

Expérience négative: Nice new facility, too bad they made everyone get out of the pool and held us hostage. Told me 50ish and young kids couldn't leave because they (teens) lost track of 3 teen boys. I'm no teen, nor were the children we had with us. Cold just sitting there getting cold. Not a great experience. If we ever get back, I hope it's a better time.

Expérience fantastique: everything is perfect from staff to facilities to class quality. i just wish there was a female/male separated sauna or steam room.

Expérience positive: Wayne Desormeaux certified personal trainer weight management specialist strength and conditioning trainer great gym

Expérience fantastique: Great facility.

Expérience fantastique: Fantastic facility

Expérience fantastique: Great place lots to do at this place nice walking track

Expérience positive: Beautiful building and facility. Good gym. I like that you pay month to month, and the cost is about $40 for an adult. I wish the weight and equipment area downstairs was bigger - it can get really busy at times. Lots of classes!

Expérience fantastique: My daughter and I love the pool, the staff is extremely friendly and the lifeguards do a fantastic job guarding the pools.. none stop movement and counting, using their arm symbols to communicate.

Expérience fantastique: Great place to go for working out and exploring there any activities they offer here. The workers here are nice and offer people all sorts of things to do especially training packages that'll get you started if you're new to the gym.

Expérience fantastique: Great price, decent amount of equipment, no scummy membership contracts. I'd rate 11 stars if I could.

Expérience négative: Excellent place to workout and play but the biggest draw back is they NEVER EVER answer the phone.

Expérience fantastique: We cone here a lot, free parking and so easy access

Expérience positive: The recreation centre is fantastic. But today when I was in lane swimming 9-9:30 am, I noticed one female life guard in a tong bottom. I think it is just not appropriate attire for a life guards. It looks vulgar seeing lifeguard’s naked back cheeks. What would happen if the guys lifeguards come in swimming tong. Call me old fashioned but it is wrong and should be a dress code for people working with public.

Expérience fantastique: Great rec centre

Expérience fantastique: A really nice facility with awesome staff.

Expérience fantastique: Nice people. Well organised. We join swimming program for infants and they are good

Expérience fantastique: Great facility. The basketball courts are amazing with nice bleachers.

Expérience fantastique: This nice centre

Expérience fantastique: Wonderful facility. Went with my nephew and his 3 children for the swimming.

Expérience fantastique: We did parent and tot swim class here and it's great! The facilities are new and clean and well maintained. The instructors do a great job. The front desk staff do too. The other programs going on as we walk through the building all seem great as well. This is a great rec centre!

Expérience fantastique: Aquatic center is fantastic

Expérience fantastique: Love the place. Friendly staff

Expérience fantastique: Love working out here staff is great and friendly

Expérience fantastique: Beautiful building Staff very helpful and friendly. Just joined up. Can't wait to get back.

Expérience positive: Great pool, but schedules are always a pain to navigate. We've dropped in a few times for the pool and gym with kids and there's a lot of tight schedule fragmentation based on age, pool sections avail, etc. Good luck.

Expérience négative: It's okay. They need to utilize the space better in this facility. Large empty rooms where the town can be supplementing the lack of supervised access centers in Orillia or various other things Orillia is in need of. WHY IS U CLOSED AT 6 ON A SATURDAY.

Expérience fantastique: i love the swimming and basketball here

Expérience fantastique: Solid facility that cares about safety and resect. Much appreciated y'all

Expérience positive: Wish there was a steam room/sauna/hot tub available for people when finished their workouts. There is a steam room; but access is severely limited to those who aren't using the aquatic area and seems only to be available at obscure times. A heat source post workout is a nice feature at most gyms but not so at this one...big miss, City of Orillia.

Expérience fantastique: This is a fantastic place they have a lot of activities. But they need better management the staff is very young and at time make questionable decisions. And took way way to long to fix therapy tub over a month not aseptable .

Expérience fantastique: Beautiful pool area, abundant fitness machines

Expérience fantastique: Great clean gym and court facilities. Clean changerooms

Expérience fantastique: Go 3 days a week, friendly and courteous staff. Very informative trainers, top notch gym equipment with extra cardio machines so waiting is rare. Just wish they kept one side of the gymnasium open with no events or scheduled activity

Expérience fantastique: Perfect for the kids and whole family

Expérience positive: Was in Orillia for the day on Monday and had an opportunity to kill some time. Went for free swim 12:15 -14:15 and had a great time! Very clean facility, nice locker/change rooms and great pool. I wish the leisure pool was deeper (less than 1 meter) since I prefer a deeper swim but don’t want to do laps in a lane pool. My understanding is on weekends they remove the lanes for so you can use the full depth pool. I found the website VERY difficult to navigate on my mobile but was able to receive adequate assistance over the telephone. Impressive list of other activities available each day of the week. If I didn’t live 2hr away I would definitely consider getting a pass for this centre!

Expérience fantastique: We have a beautiful rec. Centre l will surely be using it.

Expérience fantastique: Beautiful venue- we were here for a volleyball tournament.

Expérience positive: Staff are all great 100 percent. Pool area is top notch for sure. Don't know why they didn't put a steam room or sauna downstairs in/by the changerooms (bit of a head scratcher there, have to get changed just to head upstairs to head to another changeroom in the pool area just to use a steam room lol...) If you're looking to lift serious weights/get a full workout in there's other gyms in the city for that, this isn't the gym for you. Too many university/highscool kids thinking their going to be the next social media/fitness influencer lol, ego lifters/standing around watching their buddy lift 10 pound dumbbells above their head. Good gym to do cardio though

Expérience fantastique: Great place

Expérience fantastique: Beautiful new rec space!

Expérience fantastique: Very clean and lots of activities

Expérience fantastique: Very well built and organized we loved it

Expérience positive: Due to the professionalism, receptiveness and positivity of the staff members at the front desk, the trainers at the gym and the sanitation workers, I had a great experience and will recommend for people to frequent this place.

Expérience positive: Great experience with pickleball! Coming in for silver!

Expérience fantastique: Pool was being cleaned for a pretty long break. That's the only negitive. Otherwise I really shouldn't give it a great review. Then everyone would cancel memberships to join here... please stay where you work out.

Expérience fantastique: Good

Expérience fantastique: Great place

Expérience fantastique: Excelente piscina donde practican mis pequeños hijos

Expérience fantastique: Clean place friendly staff

Expérience fantastique: Very nice facility

Expérience fantastique: Great new facility

Expérience fantastique: Always something to do for kids.

Expérience fantastique: Top notch facility.

Expérience positive: Nice facility.

Expérience fantastique: Top class facility

Expérience positive: Very clean and nice friendly staff

Expérience fantastique: Clean,lots of different activities and lots of room

Expérience fantastique: Beautiful new facility!

Expérience fantastique: This is a great place to go for a walk, a workout or a swim

Expérience fantastique: Great day pass rate. Nice amenities

Expérience positive: Wide range of indoor sports ,swimming pools ‍♀️ , fitness gym

Expérience fantastique: Great new rec center in Orillia. Love the pool and hot tub!

Expérience positive: I like the pool but the ride lines take forever

Expérience fantastique: Just got a month pass to try it, love it. Lots of different machines.

Expérience fantastique: Think it’s pretty great that orillia has a place like this now for a good price.

Expérience fantastique: It's very fun I recommend the public swimming

Expérience fantastique: Great needs more public swim days !

Expérience positive: Great place lots of fun and different things to do in the pool

Expérience fantastique: Beautiful place, I can't even believe we have such an amazing Recreation center in our town.

Expérience fantastique: Family friendly, Best pools around the city

Expérience fantastique: Clean and friendly staff. I bring my daughter here for swim lessons.

Expérience fantastique: Its so nice just to go anytime to work out it takes the stress out I just love this place

Expérience fantastique: Beautiful and clean. Great programs and friendly staff.

Expérience fantastique: What a wonderful place!!!! Clean, affordable, complete. This is a diamond for Orillia and the community should be proud of it.