Kempsville Recreation Center
Kempsville Recreation Center originally opened in 1977 as Virginia Beach's first community recreation center.
All City of Virginia Beach community recreation centers will close at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 24 and remain closed on Wednesday, Dec. 25 for the Christmas holiday. City parks will be open from sunrise to noon on Dec. 24 and closed on Dec. 25. All recreation centers and parks will reopen with normal operating hours on Thursday, Dec. 26.
Learn MoreKempsville Recreation Center originally opened in 1977 as Virginia Beach's first community recreation center.
Kempsville Recreation Center, located just off Princess Anne Road, originally opened in 1977 as Virginia Beach's first community recreation center. Renovated in 2017, the 87,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility features an indoor pool with a play structure and aqua track, an indoor track, a double gym with basketball courts and more.
Get all the great benefits of a gym, plus access to all our recreation center amenities and activities:
Cardio equipment, circuit training, and free weights
Group fitness classes and personal training
Indoor pool with zero-depth entry, six 25-meter lap lanes, two 1-meter diving boards, aqua track, leisure pool and water play components, ADA lift
Double gymnasium with two full-size basketball courts
1/8-mile indoor walking/jogging track
Locker rooms (lockers are free) with family changing areas
Therapeutic Recreation program space
Early childhood classrooms and multipurpose rooms
Virginia Beach Recreation Centers offer a variety of drop-in group fitness classes to meet your busy schedule including Zumba®, Pilates, TRX®, tabata, yoga, SilverSneakers®, MixxedFit® and Les Mills BODYPUMP™, CXWORX™ and more offered at all seven locations.