YMCA of Northern Alberta - Castle Downs

Had a wonderful experience at Castle Downs Family YMCA Recreation Centre! The facility is clean, well-maintained, and has a welcoming atmosphere. The staff are friendly, supportive, and always ready to help. There are great programs and activities for all ages, making it a perfect place to stay active and spend time with family. I always feel comfortable and enjoy coming here. Highly recommended!

While visiting a friend in Edmonton, I went with her and her kids who had swimming lessons. I found the place as a wholesome centre. It has a gym, a swimming area, with different sections for different people, a court for basketball, and other games etc. The locker room area was neat.

This is literally the best YMCA I’ve ever attended. It is the cleanest, best maintained, best staffed, and best managed of any I’ve seen across western canada. The breadth of facilities include, a pool with hot tub, a running track, racquetball court, expansive weight and cardio facilities (lots of machines = zero wait or time restrictions), gym, spin class, assorted fitness classes, daycare, and more (see photos for more). I met first day with Bradley, who was extra kind, gentle, welcoming, and happy to show me around❣️. The price is perfectly reasonable considering the all-encompassing variety on offer. Even the best Golds Gym I ever attended didn’t have as much on offer (and was much more expensive). There was even a specialized machine for someone with a disability. No reason for anyone not to attend here. $$

Me and my daughter got a membership here not to long ago. We were told be this female life guard with tattoos, to leave because I was was not supervising my child. And this other female life guard asked me if I had my ymca membership. This is ridiculous like what is your job they’re as a life guard just stand there ? Horrible experience do not recommend

The Castle Downs YMCA reminded me a lot of the William Lutsky one. They have very similar layouts in terms of the fitness centre. However, this location seemed to have a much younger crowd in general, unlike the typical senior citizen population at most YMCAs. They've expanded their fitness centre space to accommodate modern fitness trends, which is evident in the photo with fitness equipment in a room that very clearly used to be a squash court. Not a bad facility overall! They have a wide variety of equipment, and they prioritize the most versatile pieces.