WELCOME BACK!
Return to Rec Memberships
The new Return to Rec membership will allow you the Recreation access you’ve been missing, without affecting the status of any standard membership you may already possess. Return to Rec Memberships are required for Students, Faculty and Staff before reserving a class.
Reservations
Return to Rec Memberships are required for Students, Faculty and Staff before registering for a class or trip.
Campus COVID19 Updates
We want to create the best experience for our Members as possible, while also keeping everyone safe and healthy. For more information on what the current status is on campus, click the link below.
Return to Rec membership provides access to all facilities and is required for entry by all eligibility types including students, staff, and affiliates.
Membership Availability
Undergrad and Graduate Students (Available for quarterly registration at no additional cost)
Staff/Faculty (Available for quarterly registration with employee VC discount)
Alumni/Retirees/Affiliates (Available for quarterly registration with affiliate discount)
Community Members (Return to Rec memberships will be available to community members as of July 12th, 2021)
- Pre-Covid recurring monthly memberships have been canceled and will need to be restarted
- Recurring monthly memberships will be available Fall 2021
- Access will be limited by reservation times and building capacity
- Return to Rec Members must abide by all current county, campus, and Rec pandemic-related guidelines
- Masters workouts may be reserved via the Return to Masters membership (Available to all students, staff, and community members)
Customer Forms & Links
Want to request membership access for your family? Prices, membership options, and programs not showing as you expected? Need to change a birthdate, add a phone number, or otherwise edit a user profile?
What to Expect
- Outdoor Masking Policy:
- Vaccinated - Masks not required
- Not Vaccinated - Masks required
- Show up early to ensure you don’t miss any valuable workout time
- Check in opens 60 minutes prior to reservation time
- Bring a photo ID to confirm reservation
- Symptom screening will occur during check in, via the UCSD Green Thumb or live check
Outdoor Fitness Gyms
- Reservations are 45 minutes in length
- Reservations may be placed up to 3 days (72 hours) in advance
- Members are asked to limit themselves to no more than two reservations per day
Lap Swimming
- Reservation times are 50 minutes in length
- Reservations may be placed up to 3 days (72 hours) in advance
- Members are asked to limit themselves to no more than two reservations per day
Tennis Courts
- Reservation times are 50 minutes in length
- Members are allowed 1 guest per reservations
- Private/external coaching is prohibited, regardless of membership status
- Members are asked to limit themselves to no more than two reservations per day
Walk Ups
- Walk-ups are welcome with a valid Return membership and spaces are available
- Walk-up check in opens 30 minutes prior to the reservation start time
Late/No Shows
- Members may check in late, but must leave at the scheduled end time
- Reservations unclaimed after 15 minutes will be released and considered a no-show
- No-show schedule of escalation
- 1st delinquency – Reminder of policies and clarification of their impacts
- 2nd delinquency – Further policy clarification and written warning issued
- 3rd delinquency – One week membership/reservation suspension
- 4th delinquency – Two week membership/reservation suspension
- 5th delinquency – Four week membership/reservation suspension
*Reservations may be cancelled, sometimes on short notice, due to situations beyond our control including inclement weather & positive COVID tests; Recreation will strive to notify members in as timely a manner as possible
