Recreation Center Hours & Locations

Recreation Center Hours

Hours are subject to change, please call the recreation center to confirm. Current hours are listed below.

Closures, Holidays, & Special Hours Find a Recreation Center

Location	Monday- Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Arlington Hills Community Center	9am-9pm	9am-6pm	10am-6pm	12pm-5pm
Battle Creek Recreation Center *expanded hours for cross country ski Dec. 6 - March 31: Fri 5-9pm and Sat & Sun 9am-7pm. Weather dependent!	9am-9pm	9am-6pm	9am-1pm	Closed
Dayton’s Bluff Recreation Center	2-9pm	2-6pm	1-5pm	Closed
Duluth and Case Recreation Center	2-9pm	2-6pm	Closed	Closed
Edgcumbe Recreation Center	9am-9pm	9am-6pm	Closed	Closed
El Rio Vista Recreation Center	2-9pm	2-6pm	11am-4pm	12-5pm (begins Dec 2)
Frogtown Community Center	9am-9pm	9am-6pm	10am-6pm	12pm-5pm
Groveland Recreation Center	2-9pm	2-6pm	Closed	Closed
Hancock Recreation Center	2-9pm	2-6pm	Closed	Closed
Hayden Heights Recreation Center	2-9pm	2-6pm	11am-4pm	Closed
Hazel Park Recreation Center	2-9pm	2-6pm	11am-4pm	Closed
Highland Park Community Center	9am-9pm	9am-6pm	10am-5:30pm	1pm-5pm
Highwood Hills Recreation Center	2-9pm	2-6pm	Closed	Closed
Jimmy Lee/Oxford Community Center	6:30am-9pm	6:30am-9pm	6:30am-5pm	6:30am-5pm
Langford Park Recreation Center	2-9pm	2-6pm	Closed	Closed
Linwood Recreation Center	9am-9pm	9am-6pm	Closed	Closed
Martin Luther King Recreation Center	2-9pm	2-6pm	11am-4pm	Closed
McDonough Recreation Center	2-9pm	2-6pm	11am-4pm	Closed
Merriam Park Recreation Center	2-9pm	2-6pm	Closed	Closed
North Dale Recreation Center	9am-9pm	9am-6pm	Closed	Closed
Northwest Como Recreation Center	2-9pm	2-6pm	Closed	Closed
Palace Community Center	2-9pm	2-6pm	9am-2pm	11am-5pm (begins Dec. 2)
Phalen Recreation Center	2-9pm	2-6pm	9am-1pm	Closed
Rice Recreation Center	2-9pm	2-6pm	Closed	Closed
West Minnehaha Recreation Center	2-9pm	2-6pm	Closed	Closed
Wilder Recreation Center	3-9pm	2-6pm	Closed	Closed

Holiday Hours, Closures & Special Hours

Closures:
- Thanksgiving (Nov. 28, 2024) - All recreation center buildings closed.
- Day after Thanksgiving (Nov. 29, 2024) - Arlington Hills, Battle Creek, Frogtown, Highland Park, North Dale, and Oxford will be open from 9am-6pm. All other recreation centers are closed.
- Christmas Eve (Dec. 24, 2024) - Arlington Hills, Battle Creek, Frogtown, Highland Park, North Dale, and Oxford will be open from 9am-4pm. All other recreation centers are closed.
- Christmas Day (Dec. 25, 2024) - All recreation center buildings closed.
- New Year’s Day (Jan. 1, 2025) - All recreation center buildings closed.
- All-Staff Day (April 18, 2025) - All recreation center buildings closed.
- Cinco de Mayo Weekend (May 3-4, 2025) - El Rio Vista Recreation Center will be closed.
- Memorial Day Weekend (May 24-26) - All recreation center buildings closed.
- Independence Day Weekend (July 4-6, 2025) - All recreation center buildings closed.
- Labor Day Weekend (Aug. 30-31 & Sept. 1, 2025)- All recreation center buildings closed.
Recreation Centers which normally open at 2pm will open at 12:30pm on the following days:
- Oct. 3, 17,18, 25
- Nov. 8
- Jan. 2-3, 20, 27
- Feb. 17
- March 7, 28, 31
- April 1-4
Visit the No-School Day page for special programming on days when SPPS is not in session.
Temporary Closures
- See "Holiday & Special Hours" above for holiday closures.
- All recreation center sites will be closed for a staff day on April 18, 2025.
- El Rio Vista Recreation Center will be closed on May 3-4, 2025.
- For information on temporary closures, including weather-related closures, see Closures & Special Notices.

Find a Recreation Center

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Saint Paul Recreation Center Map

Contact Us

Center Phone Numbers & Onsite Staff Contacts

Recreation Center	Center Phone #	Contact Name	Contact Email
Arlington Hills Community Center	(651) 632-3861	Thao Vue	Thao.Vue@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Battle Creek Recreation Center	(651) 501-6347	Jamie Anderson	Jamie.Anderson@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Dayton's Bluff Recreation Center	(651) 793-3885	Kasheena Davis	kasheena.davis@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Duluth & Case Recreation Center	(651) 298-5709	Cheryl Short	Cheryl.Short@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Edgcumbe Recreation Center	(651) 695-3711	Andrew Rockwood	Andrew.Rockwood@ci.stpaul.mn.us
El Rio Vista Recreation Center	(651) 789-3692	Teresa Little	Teresa.Little@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Frogtown Community Center	(651) 266-5407	Cornelius Brown	Cornelius.Brown@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Groveland Recreation Center	(651) 695-3714	Peter Felion	Peter.Felion@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Hancock Recreation Center	(651) 298-4393	Susan Walker	Susan.Walker@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Hayden Heights Recreation Center	(651) 298-5716	Contreil Hogan	Contreil.Hogan@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Hazel Park Recreation Center	(651) 501-6350	Hassan Askar	Hassan.Askar@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Highland Park Community Center	(651) 695-3706	Amanda Anderson	Amanda.Anderson@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Highwood Hills Recreation Center	(651) 266-6391	Guled Hassan	Guled.Hassan@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Langford Park Recreation Center	(651) 298-5765	Brian Tobritzhofer	Brian.Tobritzhofer@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Linwood Recreation Center	(651) 298-5660	Thao Vue	Thao.Vue@ci.stpaul.mn.us
MLK Recreation Center	(651) 290-8695	Victoria Jones	Victoria.Jones@ci.stpaul.mn.us
McDonough Recreation Center	(651) 558-2171	Leia Pullen	Leia.Pullen@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Merriam Park Recreation Center	(651) 298-5766	Rahson Luster	Rahson.Luster@ci.stpaul.mn.us
North Dale Recreation Center	(651) 558-2329	Dala Chang	Dala.Chang@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Northwest Como Recreation Center	(651) 298-5813	Lizzie Bolstad	Lizzie.Bolstad@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Oxford/Jimmy Lee Recreation Center	(651) 642-0650	Nate Kastle	Nate.Kastle@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Palace Community Center	(651) 298-5677	Opemipo Aghenue	Opi.Aghenu@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Phalen Recreation Center	(651) 793-6600	Kong Chang	Kong.Chang@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Rice Recreation Center	(651) 558-2392	Alyssa Saunders-Lasar	Alyssa.Lasar@ci.stpaul.mn.us
West Minnehaha Recreation Center	(651) 298-5823	Liban Fagas	Liban.Fagas@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Wilder Recreation Center	(651) 298-5727	Vickey Williams	Vickey.Williams@ci.stpaul.mn.us

Campus Director Contact Information

If you have programming ideas, questions, or suggestions please contact the campus director.

Campus	Director Name	Director Phone #	Director Email
Arlington Hills Community Center, Phalen Recreation Center, & Wilder Recreation Center	Koami DaCruz	(612) 710-5263	Koami.DaCruz@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Battle Creek Recreation Center, Dayton's Bluff Recreation Center, & Highwood Hills Recreation Center	Bonnie Stokes	(651) 501-6347	Bonnie.Stokes@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Duluth & Case Recreation Center, Hayden Heights Recreation Center, & Hazel Park Recreation Center	MariEtta Wood	(651) 501-6350	MariEtta.Wood@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Edgcumbe Recreation Center, Groveland Recreation Center, & Highland Park Community Center	Patti Schwartz	(651) 695-3711	Patti.Schwartz@ci.stpaul.mn.us
El Rio Vista Recreation Center, Linwood Recreation Center, & Palace Community Center	Jody Griffin	(651) 789-3692	Jody.Griffin@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Frogtown Community Center, Hancock Recreation Center, & West Minnehaha Recreation Center	Will Xiong	(651) 266-5407	Will.Xiong@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Martin Luther King Recreation Center, Merriam Park Recreation Center, & Oxford/Jimmy Lee Recreation Center	Mario Stokes	(612) 618-6588	Mario.Stokes@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Langford Park Recreation Center, North Dale Recreation Center, & Northwest Como Recreation Center	Ari Dahlager	(651) 245-5953	Ari.Dahlager@ci.stpaul.mn.us
McDonough Recreation Center & Rice Recreation Center	Yer Chang	(651) 558-2392	Yer.Chang@ci.stpaul.mn.us

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Recreation Center Hours

Location

Monday- Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Holiday Hours, Closures & Special Hours

Holiday Closures & Special Hours

Closures:

Recreation Centers which normally open at 2pm will open at 12:30pm on the following days:

Visit the No-School Day page for special programming on days when SPPS is not in session.

Temporary Closures

Temporary Closures

Additional Hours & Information

Find a Recreation Center

Contact Us

Recreation Center Phone Numbers & Onsite Contacts

Center Phone Numbers & Onsite Staff Contacts

Recreation Center

Center Phone #

Contact Name

Contact Email

Campus Directors

Campus Director Contact Information

Campus

Director Name

Director Phone #

Director Email

Recreation Center Hours and Locations

Recreation Center Hours

Location

Monday- Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Holiday Hours, Closures & Special Hours

Holiday Closures & Special Hours

Temporary Closures

Additional Hours & Information

Find a Recreation Center

Contact Us

Recreation Center Phone Numbers & Onsite Contacts

Campus Directors