Taos Youth and Family Recreation Center

Taos, NM, UNITED STATES

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Updated April 14, 2020.

Facility Overview

Facility Name
Taos Youth and Family Recreation Center
Address
407 Paseo del Canon, East
Taos, NM 87571
UNITED STATES
Telephone
(575) 737-2583

Adult Admission Price & Policy

Drop-in/Casual
$4.00; Senior Citizens $3.00. [June, 2023]
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Full-Size, Year-Round Pools & Boards

Pool 1
25y, 8 lanes, 3½f - 7f depth, indoors, 82ºF (28ºC).

Location

County/Region
Taos County
GPS
36.377509, -105.577229

Teams That Use This Facility

Masters Swim
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Youth Swim
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Facility Notes

Summertime visitors to Taos may be interested to know about the High Altitude Health & Fitness' 25-yard, 4-lane, outdoor, seasonal swimming pool, which can be accessed with a $13.00 day pass (as of June, 2023). The center, which is located in nearby El Prado, NM, can be found on a map HERE.

Facility Reviews

The facility was very clean, not crowded (7 - 9 AM), and has wide lanes. The water was a little warm for me (83º), but it was fine. Maybe they just keep it a little warmer in the winter. There is an awesome view of the mountains through the large windows. They have lap swimming 7 - 10 AM and 11:30 AM - 1 PM. They also have water aerobics classes and free swim for kids at other times. I definitely recommend this facility to other swimmers!
Nice pool! I went at 9 AM on a Friday in November and very few people were there. The water temperature was 81ºF. -- perfect. Current times for lap swimming were 7 to 10 AM and noon to 3:30 PM on weekdays, with slightly longer times on weekends. I think this fall/winter schedule is slightly different from the summer schedule, so check in advance. There are no hair dryers in locker room, but they had a suit spinner!
[November, 2019]
The pool has backstroke flags. Swim caps are not required. The pool schedule is variable, but I did not see any lanes being shared, and several were vacant.

Lockers are available and free, bring your own lock. Shampoo and soap are provided. There is a centrifuge ("suit spinner") in the men's locker room. The air temperature in the room with the pool and in the locker room feelt like about 82ºF, to my surprise. (The water was also 82ºF.)

The surrounding mountains are lovely, and it snowed while I was swimming.

With the right sense of humor the name of this place can be quite enjoyed. I am 71 years old and there were between thirty and fifty people there. The only ones who appeared to me to be younger than am I were the lifeguards.
[March, 2022]