Hours of Operation

2025-26 Campus Recreation annual waivers are required

Effective Wednesday, August 15th, all prior waivers will be cleared. Please click here to sign our new annual waiver.
Waivers are required annually and reset at the start of every Fall semester. Accounts update with signed waivers within one business day.

Sunday 8/17 the Fitness Center and Multipurpose Courts will be open 1pm – 8pm
Fall operational hours will commence on Monday, 8/18

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 

Starting Friday, August 29th:
Monday & Friday: 12pm – 4pm

Bike Shop

Starting Friday, August 29th:
Monday – Friday: 12pm – 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:

Labor Day (9/1)
Fitness Center & Multipurpose Courts open 11am – 10pm
Pool open 12pm – 1pm & 5:30pm – 7pm
All other services closed

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