Community and civic

Public swim drop-in

Echo Aquatic Centre & Fitness Studio9 hr 25 min by bus · 139.1 km

✓ Fits your group

The Echo Aquatic Centre and Fitness Studio building.

Cost

$3.50 a child

$56 for 16 children

Children under 5 get in free. Youth 13 to 18 pay $3.50 and seniors 60 to 75 pay $3.50. A family rate of $14.00 covers a maximum 2 adults and up to 4 children from the same family.

Ages & size

Ages not published

Capacity not published

Duration

Length not published

Year round

Days not published

Book by

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Plan this trip

Fieldy handles all communication and booking for you.

What it actually looks like

Photos from Echo Aquatic Centre & Fitness Studio's website

Our note

There is no school or daycare rate here, so budget the public drop-in price and remember that under-fives get in free. The under-seven rule is what will shape your day: every child under 7 needs an adult in the water within arms' reach, which in practice is close to one adult per child, so ask the pool what they will accept before you commit. Phone ahead as well, because the pool closes to the public during swim lessons and the printed schedule on the site has run out.

What the children do

There is no school, daycare or group swim rate published and no group booking route, so a group pays the public drop-in price. That is $3.50 for a child aged 5 to 12, $3.50 for a youth 13 to 18, $6.50 for an adult 19 to 59, and free for children under 5. The pool and fitness studio close to the public during swimming lessons, and Monday to Friday from 6:00 to 10:00am is an adult-only session when children cannot use the shallow tank or the tot pool.

Swim in the main pool or the shallow tot pool, with a hot tub and a sauna in the same room. Any child under 7 stays within arms' reach of an adult who is in the water with them. Groups change in one of four universal changerooms.

Good to know

The pool is indoors with four universal changerooms set up for a portable lift, and the child and adult drop-in prices are published. Whether there is anywhere for a group to eat, whether a bus can park, and how many adults a group of small children has to bring are not stated, so it is worth a call.

Sources disagree. Their own pages disagree about the weekend. The facility listing shows the pool open Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, while their pool questions page says it is closed Saturday afternoons and all day Sunday. Worth settling on the phone before you plan a weekend visit.

Washrooms

4 universal changerooms all equipped for portable lift.

Lunch space

Needs confirmation

Rain backup

Natatorium with Fitness Studio, hot tub and sauna. Main pool and tot pool.

Strollers

Needs confirmation

Wheelchair access

Needs confirmation

Bus parking

Needs confirmation

Nearby park

Needs confirmation

Restrictions

Swimmers under the age of 7, must be directly supervised by a parent or adult guardian who is in the water and within arms' reach of the child.. Toddlers, children and youth cannot be in the shallow tank or tot pool Monday to Friday 6:00-10:00am. This time is designated as an adult-only swim session.. Youth 13-15 years of age may access the Fitness Studio under direct supervision of an adult 19 years of age or older.. You must present your membership pass to gain entry to drop-in sessions.

Getting there

4255 Wallace Street, Port Alberni BC V9Y 3Y6

On foot

30 hr 14 min

too far with this group

By bus

9 hr 25 min

includes a 9 min wait

Driving

4 hr 25 min

The dark pin is Victoria.

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Details checked on 2026-09-20 against the venue’s own pages. Something wrong? , it takes one tap. · Venue page · 250-720-2514