So I ended up at the rec center for hockey and I was impressed with all of the other facilities…read moreavailable here. Not only was there two hockey arenas for the kids but there was an indoor playground and a games room and areas to rent for birthday parties. There was also a great little café. One that had coffee sandwiches and snacks. Perfect for after The game or as you sat and watched! And as a bonus the rink that we were in wasn't even that cold!

So I am purely writing about the new spray park outside. It was fantastic. Farm themed, lots of…read moredifferent water features for both the little toddlers and the older kids to play in. It is really nice having the full bathrooms in the complex to change and have bathroom breaks. The only thing I would like to see added is picnic tables on the outside to eat lunch at. Definitely worth the drive from Edmonton to visit.

Oh gosh my family finally visited this recreation centre to use the pool (including the waterslide…read moreand the shallow areas with a toddler) and it really was a great experience. Due to capacity limits our friends were unable to join us and so we'll have to try again another time to go with friends but this first experience for a public swim was excellent! The toddler really loved the shark shaped flotation device to ride and the waterslide was a hit all around. The little kid slide was good too though it ended in deeper water than the toddler was used to... it was still enjoyable! The pool was very busy which was a bit overwhelming due to the pandemic. The other fitness areas looked good from afar. The family change room was great though the first locker we tried to use didn't work so we had to try another locker to secure our belongings. I liked the fact that the family change room had everyone change in change rooms which is great -- and it really wasn't a family change room but rather an all-gender/all-abilities change room for the pool which is a refreshing change! Having the lockers be free was great too! And the shower was okay. All in all the this changing facility seemed a bit too busy too but otherwise was just fine. I liked the hot tub and the slide. This facility is reasonably well situated for transit accessibility. Parking is tight but there's a great map for alternate areas if the lot is too busy. We'll be back for more community swims... and possibly for more eventually!

We toured the new building during its soft opening, so not everything was open yet. The new space…read moreis wonderfully bright with whole walls of windows. The in-water climbing wall is interesting, if a little odd. Pool is divided into kids' shallower pool with a few spray features and another for lane swimming, which is probably a good choice. The fitness equipment has moved upstairs, and the running track is suspended over the indoor soccer fields, which given the noise level there will mean runners will not be having any zen running experiences. Or their ipods will be cranked up high. There are a couple of multipurpose rooms right off the entrance area - one set up as toddler play room and another with tables and chairs which will undoubtedly host hundreds of birthday parties a year. The parking lot is quite small so when there are two soccer games on it will be crowded. All in all a very nice upgrade to the neighbourhood.

You honestly can't go far wrong with this City of Edmonton leisure centre! We've been here for…read morepublic swim and the water slide is excellent, as is the family change room. We also really like swim lessons here for the wee ones. The fact that the pool facility has so many different features is great! The one downside of course is that this facility can get REALLY busy and full on a regular basis. The fitness centre is good too, though it can be crowded. My kid adores the interactive art in the lobby. Transit is nearby and parking is ample though you may have to walk a fair bit once you've parked in the overflow lot.

This is the gym I usually choose to go to. I buy the continuous monthly pass and get a discount…read morethanks to my community membership so it's only $46.00 a month and you get access to most of the city facilities. There are always good classes going on here. There's a nook on the Northside of the running track with stationery bikes, a pulley machine, and kettle bells so I can do the majority of my workout in this section. They also have a ton of free weights, all the different cardio machines, weight machines, a running track, turf fields, racquet ball courts, basketball courts, and a beautiful pool. It really has everything I could ever need to stay fit. By far the prettiest and best stocked city facility.

The Ice Palace is one of those places almost every Edmontonian has gone to, at least once, to spend…read morea fun-filled and laid-back afternoon. You can come here whether you're a professional cutting figure eights into the ice, or a beginner who's more comfortable clinging to the wall. If spectator sports is more your thing, you can watch skaters from the mall's different levels on the outer edge of the rink. I used to come here a lot with my family, and it's probably where I got most of my skating experience. It's a large rink, right in the middle of one of the world's largest malls (is it still the largest?), with a huge glass dome above that lets all the natural sunlight in. If you're a beginner, it's understandable if you feel uneasy skating here, since shoppers passing by may stop to look. I think some advanced skaters have fun here showing off; you can usually see quite a few fancy moves out on this ice. They also host figure skating events here and are home to the Ice Palace Figure Skating Club. If you're lucky you can catch the Edmonton Oilers practicing here too. They offer a good discount if you're going in large groups of 15+ people, about $3.50 each. Skate rentals are available if you don't have your own. It's best to check their schedule on their website before you go, as the hours vary every day for public skating. They have senior skating hours available from 10am to 11am daily, excluding weekends.

The coolest thing about Ice palace is that you can go skating during the summer. Ice palace is the…read moreskating rink located inside West Edmonton Mall and it is usually packed with people of all ages just skating around and sometimes its young kids learning to skate. It is pretty amusing watching them. It is also cool because sometimes the Edmonton Oiler's practice here and that is great to watch as well. I don't think anyone would care to watch them practice this season but it is cool nonetheless. Some people probably wouldn't skate here because of all the eyes on them but usually it is pretty packed with skaters.

This is just a small city run arena. Kept clean and well maintained. What more can you ask for?…read more Well best in the benches but that doesn't seem to happen anywhere so.... at least there is plenty of parking and the dressing rooms are a decent size for the kids.

This was a great venue for the Corporate Challenge volleyball games. They could accommodate 9…read moregames at a time and there were many other gyms for kids' basketball games. They set up bleachers but only for the court closet to the walkway. The change room was large with lockers and private change room. They could have had more toilets though as I could see a line forming when the centre is busy. The only complaint I had was the room temperature was very warm but likely sweaty bodies would have contributed to that as well. It would be nice to also see additional food vendors but the Dairy Queen seemed very popular. Great access as there was ample free parking and close to the LRT as well.

The Edmonton Go Centre will be the new home for the University of Alberta Bears and Pandas team…read more Located directly beside the Saville centre, this new facility holds over 8 full sized basketball gyms and a couple of full length volley ball and badminton courts. The courts themselves are outstanding and the main gym itself will have spectacular hard wood floors as well as an indoor track along the upstairs. Drop in passes are comparable to the YMCA and they also offer summer camps as well as gymnastics classes. For those who wish to play some pick up, hit the birdie or spike some balls, definitely check out this new facility. An interesting note, every court also has electronic scoreboards!

Sakaw is a good park for anyone that wants to enjoy it but I am a bigger fan of the skating rink…read more It is one of the rare rinks that you can almost always count on being open in the winter. They always have the ice fresh and the rink lit up, even on the coldest days of winter when some people would rather stay in bed than maintain a rink. The only downside is that it can get really busy sometimes and it's tough to enjoy a crowded rink but most days you can get a good pick up game going.

I used to live right next to this park and spent the occasional sunny day there reading, walking,…read moreor just hanging out with my family. It's mostly peaceful but can get a bit noisy since there's an elementary school just to the right. There's plenty of space, even enough to play a game of soccer, which a lot of kids doo. It's also a great place to take your dog for a walk (just make sure you pick up after yourself). As a bonus, it does have a skating/hockey rink so it's useful in the winter as well as the summer (unlike many parks in South Edmonton).

One of my favourite Gyms in the city! What I don't like…read moreabout this location and I try to avoid: There are a lot of kids and very noisy Lots of tournaments that affects parking and the whole experience Around 4-6 PM, there are a lot of high school students there and it's hard to do anything They are still using the old fashion wristbands for which are bad for environment! Other locations have started having reusable wristbands which are much better and easier. For the noise and crowd: I plan my workout time around rush hours and I completely avoid the place when there is a tournament. The customer service is awesome and the staff is always nice and helpful! I haven't had any bad experiences related to customer service! If you plan it right, you can enjoy your workouts here! I recommend this place!

Good basketball courts. Able to find many people to play pickup with. There's also a really nice…read moregym.