City of Rocky River Recreation Update

In preparation for the opening of both the Civic Center and the Outdoor Municipal Pool, the Recreation Department is establishing procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of each visitor to our facilities. We’re also launching a new FAQ’s page on the recreation website (www.rrcity.com/covid19faqs) where you will be able to find current building hours, policy adjustments and critical information related to our reopening. Some of the key information related to our reopening is as follows:

Civic Center, Opened June 1st:

  • The facility will operate on a 2-hours on 1-hour off schedule. For example: 5:30 – 7:30 a.m. followed by a one hour closure for cleaning. That schedule will continue throughout the building operating hours. For the most up-to-date facility hours please visit www.rrcity.com/recreation
  • The hours of 8:30-10:30 a.m. (Mon-Fri) are dedicated for high risk populations (elderly, pre-existing conditions, etc.)
  • Several areas of the facility will not be open for use (locker room, showers, day lockers, kid’s cove, basketball courts, etc.) For the full list of facility space and amenity restrictions please visit www.rrcity.com/covid19faqs
  • The indoor pool is scheduled to open in mid-June due to maintenance. It will not be available on June 1st when the facility re-opens.
  • A membership freeze option is available for current members wishing to suspend their membership access for up to 90 additional days. Members must request the freeze at www.rrcity.com/forms and do so no later than June 15, 2020.
Outdoor Municipal Pool, Opening June 8th:
  • The facility will operate on a 3-hours on 1-hour off schedule with reservations strongly encouraged due to capacity limitations. Reservations can be made up to 24 hours in advance at www.rrcity.com/recreation.
  • We will not offer a seasonal pool pass for the 2020 season but operate on a daily admission rate schedule for residents and guests of residents.
  • We will not offer communal seating on the pool deck. All pool users will need to bring their own chair/blanket.

Additionally, after careful consideration of risk and safety, the Recreation Department has made the decision to cancel our traditional summer day camp program as well as summer youth sports programming (pony league, softball, pee-wee, t-ball, and basketball). Many of our sports programs are in collaboration with other communities and leagues which have collectively made the decision to cancel. Our staff will be working on alternative programming that will be announced in the coming weeks.

As we prepare for summer, we will continually evaluate the climate of COVID-19 and related guidelines and recommendations from health officials. At this point, we will not be announcing a summer concert series lineup or schedule. As we have better guidance into the latter part of June, we will adjust accordingly.

Policies, procedures and hours of operation will be continually evaluated and modified as needed. For the most up-to-date and current information, please visit www.rrcity.com/recreation, register for ReadyNotify, follow us on Facebook and Instagram or contact us at recreation@rrcity.com.

Stay safe & stay well, Rocky River!