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Veterans Day Weekend Hours

Recreation & Wellness Center

Veterans Day Weekend
  REC Center REC Indoor Pool

November 9
Saturday

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Closed

November 10
Sunday

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Closed

November 11
Monday

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Closed

  Esports Lab

November 9
Saturday

Closed

November 10
Sunday

Closed

November 11
Monday

Closed

  Membership Svc.

November 9
Saturday

Closed

November 10
Sunday

Closed

November 11
Monday

Closed

  ORC & Bike Shop
November 9
Saturday
Closed
November 10
Sunday
Closed
November 11
Monday
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The FIT

Veterans Day Weekend

November 11
Monday

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

November 10
Sunday

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

November 9
Saturday

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  The FIT The FIT Pool

The WELL

Veterans Day Weekend
  The WELL

November 9
Saturday

Closed

November 10
Sunday

Closed

November 11
Monday

Closed

Riverfront Park & Boat House

Veterans Day Weekend
  Riverfront Park Boat House
November 9
Saturday

10:00 am – 6:00 pm

10:00 am – 4:30 pm
November 10
Sunday

10:00 am – 6:00 pm

10:00 am – 4:30 pm
November 11
Monday

10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Closed


RECREATION & WELLNESS CENTER

Located on the University of South Florida Campus near the Yuengling Center, Athletics and Student Health and Wellness Center, The Campus Recreation Center is a 189,681 square foot facility that welcomes more than 300,000 visitors each year. 

Hours

Fall Hours

August 22 – December 15
  REC Center REC Indoor Pool
Mon - Thurs 6:30 am – 10:30 pm

7:00 am – 9:00 am

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm 

Friday

6:30 am – 9:00 pm

7:00 am – 9:00 am

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Sat & Sun

10:00 am – 6:00 pm

12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

August 22 – December 15
  Esports Lab
Tues - Sat 5:00pm - 12:00am
Sun & Mon Closed
August 22 – December 15
  Membership Svc.

Mon - Fri

9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sat & Sun Closed

*Closure Notice(s):

REC Pool Closure

The REC Indoor Pool will be closed and will re-open Monday, October 21st, 2024.


Tuesday
 Morning Open Swim will be canceled on the following dates:
October 8th & 22nd | November 5th & 19th | December 3rd

Amenities + Spaces

Please visit our Campus Rec Shop to view the schedules for available rooms. Visit our reservation page to make a facility reservation for available spaces.




THE FIT

The FIT is located within The Village on the North side of the Tampa campus. A state of the art recreation facility and wellness center, the FIT serves all USF students' recreational needs. This new satellite facility is approximately 19,280 square feet and features a zero entry outdoor pool.


Hours

Fall Hours

August 22 – December 15
  The FIT The FIT Pool
Mon – Fri 11:00 am - 8:00 pm 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Sat & Sun 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

  Outdoor Facilities/Pools will be cleared of all patrons if lightning is detected within a 10 – mile radius of said facility.


Amenities + Services

FIT Equipment includes:

  • Indoor Rowing Machines
  • Stair Climbers
  • Treadmills
  • Elliptical Cross Trainers
  • Upright & Recline Exercise Bikes
  • Strength Machines
  • Free Weights
  • FIT Pool

Contact



The WELL

The Center for Wellness, Engagement, Leadership & Learning (WELL), located at the heart of USF Health on the Tampa campus, serves students and provides a gathering place for the Health community to come together to learn, study, relax, dine and connect. Recreation & Wellness, in partnership with the The WELL, now offers new fitness opportunities for students, faculty and staff. 


Hours

Fall Hours

August 22 – December 15
  The WELL
Mon – Fri

6:30 am – 9:00 am

11:30 am – 7:00 pm

Sat – Sun Closed

Amenities + Services

The WELL Fitness Center offers 12,000 square feet of recreation space featuring state–of–the–art fitness equipment, group fitness classes and full–service locker rooms with showers. In addition to a dedicated group fitness room, the WELL Fitness Center offers a multitude of Technogym® cardiovascular equipment, including web–enabled treadmills, stationary bikes and stair steppers. Strength equipment includes power racks, free weight dumbbells up to 100 pounds, utility benches, and Life Fitness® Selectorized Machines.


Contact



Riverfront Park & Boat House

Feeling adventurous? Riverfront Park offers a wide variety of outdoor recreation activities that will help you find your adventurous side! The Riverfront Park  serves as an outdoor space to help encourage and promote healthy lifestyle behaviors. It is a wonderfully large park, right on the Hillsborough River. With amenities ranging from walking paths, to kayaks and canoeing, to pavilions, the USF Riverfront Park is a lovely place to spend the afternoon! 


Hours

Fall Hours

August 22 – December 15
  Riverfront Park Boat House
Mon – Thurs

10:00 am – 7:00 pm

Closed
Friday

10:00 am – 7:00 pm

10:00 am – 5:30 pm
Sat & Sun

10:00 am – 7:00 pm

10:00 am – 5:30 pm

Amenities + Services

Boathouse

The Riverfront Park Boathouse is located within USF Riverfront Park and is available to USF students, faculty, staff, and alumni with a valid USF ID. Each card holder may rent up to two boats. Currently, the boathouse is open only Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.


Pavilion Rental

USF Riverfront Park has three pavilions available to rent. Rentals & reservations are available to USF student organizations, USF departments, and non–USF affiliated organizations, companies, and groups. For information about rentals, pricing, and reservation procedures.

Reservation Information Link


Disc Golf

Riverfront Park is home to an 18 hole disc golf course. Players may rent specialized discs from the boathouse, stop by for a map, or some tips for the back nine. The course extends around the perimeter of the park and back into the camping area.

Official PDGA Rules 


Challenge Course 

The USF Challenge Course provides personal development and teambuilding programs in a safe, challenging, and supportive environment that promotes a deeper awareness of ourselves, others, and the natural world.

Learn More About the Challenge Course 


Contact

Trips 

Email: adventure@usf.edu 

Phone: (813) 974–6381

Challenge Course

Email: challengecourse@usf.edu


Outdoor Resource Center & Bike Shop

Hours

Fall Hours

August 22 – December 15
  ORC & Bike Shop
Mon, Wed, & Fri 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Tues & Thurs Closed

Amenities + Services

Outdoor Resource Center

The Outdoor Resource Center (ORC) has a variety of camping and outdoor equipment available for rental at very low cost! Ranging from small two-person tents to large six-person camping tents, as well as stoves, cooking equipment, sleeping pads, sleeping bags, lanterns, and more, we're here to help! Come visit the ORC in the Recreation Center to find out more!

Bike Shop

Attached to the ORC, the Bike Shop provides a free, low cost repair and maintenance service for personal bicycles! For students who already know how to make the repairs, but do not have the correct tools, the ORC allows students to come in with their bike and use the tools to make repairs and adjustments on their own. Come visit the ORC with your bike today!


Contact

Outdoor Resource Center + Bike Shop

Email: careilly@usf.edu 

Phone: (813) 974–2051


All Facility Hours are subject to change.

 Outdoor Facilities/Pools will be cleared of all patrons if lightning is detected within a 10–mile radius of said facility.
Reservations are not required at the Riverfront Park; guests are allowed when accompanied by a USF student or Recreation & Wellness member.