2025-26 Campus Recreation annual waivers are required
Waivers are required annually and reset at the start of every Fall semester. Accounts update with signed waivers within one business day.
Fall 2025 Hours
Sherrill Fitness Center, Student Recreation Center Multipurpose Courts and Indoor Track
Monday – Thursday: 7am – 10pm
Friday: 7am – 8pm
Saturday: 11am – 3pm
Sunday: 1pm – 8pm
Justice Center Pool
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:30am – 8:30am
Monday – Friday: 12pm – 1pm; 5:30pm – 7pm
Sunday: 3pm – 5pm
Esports Center
Monday – Thursday: 4pm – 10pm
Friday: 3pm – 8pm
Outdoor Gear Rental Center
Monday & Friday: 12pm – 4pm
Bike Shop
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 1pm – 4pm
Skate Park
Dusk until Dawn
Residence Hall Satellite Fitness Centers
Chestnut Hall & Governor’s Hall Annex: Available for residential students 24/7
Karl Straus Track
Please find information here on access to the Straus Track, operated and managed by UNCA Athletics.
2025-2026 Closures and Holiday Alterations:
Fall Break (10/6 & 10/7)
All services closed
Thanksgiving Break (11/26 – 11/30)
All services closed Wednesday – Saturday
Sunday, 11/30, Fitness Center & Multipurpose Courts open 3pm – 8pm; Pool open 3pm – 5pm
Fall Finals Week (12/8 – 12/11)
Fitness Center & Multipurpose Courts: 11am – 7pm
Pool: 12pm – 1pm; 5:30pm – 7pm
All other services closed
Winter Break (12/12 – 1/4)
All services closed
Pre-Spring Semester Week (1/5 – 1/9)
Fitness Center & Multipurpose Courts: 11am – 2pm; 4pm – 7pm
Pool: 12pm – 1pm Monday, Wednesday, & Friday; 5:30pm – 6:30pm Tuesday & Thursday
Pre-Spring Semester Weekend (1/10 & 1/11)
TBD
Regular semester hours resume Monday, 1/12
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1/19)
Fitness Center & Multipurpose Courts open 11am – 8pm
Pool open 12pm – 1pm & 5:30pm – 7pm
All other services closed
Spring Break (3/9 – 3/15)
Monday 3/9 – Saturday 3/14 All services closed
Sunday 3/15, Fitness Center & Multipurpose Courts open 3pm – 8pm; Pool open 3pm – 5pm
Spring Finals Week (5/4 – 5/8)
Fitness Center & Multipurpose Courts: 11am – 7pm
Pool: 12pm – 1pm; 5:30pm – 7pm
All other services closed
Services closed Graduation (Saturday, 5/9 through the following Monday, 5/11)
Reduced summer hours will commence Tuesday, 5/12
Memorial Day (5/25)
All services closed