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Franconia Rec Center

6601 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22310, USA

483 Reviews

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Family-friendly recreation center with a pool, gym, basketball courts, and preschool.

The lap pool at Franconia Rec Center is generally kept at 80-82 degrees Fahrenheit. The separate spa is typically maintained at 102-104 degrees Fahrenheit.

What are people saying (AI review summary)? text: "Visitors say this recreation center has a great swimming pool with fun activities for kids, including a splash pad, and offers affordable swimming classes and pool passes. They also highlight the friendly and welcoming staff and instructors, and the clean and well-maintained facilities." language_code: "en-US"

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  • Accepts Credit Cards
  • Accessible Entrance

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Mamas Kitchen April 5th, 2025
Mamas Kitchen

👍Great neighborhood swimming pool! The staff are super friendly and welcoming. It’s only $7 to swim, which is a very fair price. My son absolutely loves it here—we come often and always have a great time. Highly recommend for families looking for a fun and affordable spot to cool off!

Marcus Littman July 18th, 2025
Marcus Littman

Dirty and outdated. The worst part is the area is flooded with child summer camps in the summer. Their counselors don't reign them in and you are stuck waiting behind them for every activity or using the locker room. They need to just make this a kids summer camp because if you are an average working person just trying to get a quick workout in, you will not have the time here. They don't post signs telling you when the building will be teaming with children, I have come at the few time slots I have available and have not been able to do anything. If you have a family, this place is probably great. If you are a busy working single person, I highly recommend going elsewhere.

Hamzah A. July 24th, 2025
Hamzah A.

It’s frustrating that I can’t even use the basketball court during convenient hours because it’s taken up by camp for nearly a month and a half. I pay $700 a year for a membership primarily to use the court, but it’s unavailable for 9.5 hours a day—right during the most ideal time to practice. That really defeats the purpose of the membership. Members should be able to have access to at least half the court at all times!

janice October 16th, 2022
janice

Has alot for a county recreational area. Inside pool - check. Soccer fields, check. Baseball fields, check. No real football field but plenty of green spaces to practice. Playgrounds galore. Genius - the playgrounds have tents so kids can run around avoiding sun and light rain. Hand ball courts, basketball courts, tennis courts AND volleyball court (with sand). They have one playground where people can go on a carousel or in the summer, waterpark (Our Special Harbor Spray Park). They also have a trail for young kids and an amphitheater. Parking can be a bit tight with all the games going on at the same time, but one can park in other areas and walk. Tons of tables and green spaces. Just missing a petting zoo...

Alireza Rezaii July 12th, 2025
Alireza Rezaii

Great space but people are jumping into the pool without taking shower while having their dirty clothes on. They just take their snickers off and start swimming, it was disgusting to even see it. Not coming back to this place again. And the worst thong is that staffs don’t even bother to tell them.

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Opening Hours

Sunday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Monday 5:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Tuesday 5:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Wednesday 5:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Thursday 5:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday 5:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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