Welcome to the Y! Please browse our selection of amenities and activities below and click the Hours of Operation button below for pool, child care, and holiday hours. We look forward to your visit!
YMCA Silver Spring
Joining YMCA Silver Spring is more than a gym membership.
The Y is a cause-driven nonprofit working to strengthen our community and help everyone build a healthy body, mind, and spirit. When you join, beyond all of the facilities, activities, equipment, and programs below, your gym membership helps provide community health and wellness services and programs to under-resourced neighbors. Strengthen yourself and your community! Join YMCA Silver Spring!
Gym Membership
A gym membership at YMCA Silver Spring means more than fitness. It means you belong. As a member of the Y, you support the transformative work we do in the community to strengthen families, empower youth, and support inclusive communities. At the Y, we offer memberships that help you achieve your goals and connect with your community.
As a nonprofit, the YMCA strives to make health and wellness affordable for individuals and families. For less than $100 per month, you’ll get access to:
- Advanced Fitness Equipment – Cardio equipment, strength training, weight rooms, and functional fitness equipment.
- Group Exercise Classes – Variety of classes for all interests and skill levels to keep you motivated.
Businesses can also partner with YMCA Silver Spring for employee memberships that boost morale and productivity, and decrease healthcare costs and time lost to medical issues.
Pickleball
Check out the fun and active game that’s sweeping the nation! This mashup sport combines the best parts of tennis and ping pong to create an exciting game anyone can enjoy! Easy to learn and fun to play, pickleball is the perfect activity for families, seniors, or anyone looking to get fit and stay active. Get together with friends on a pickleball court in Silver Spring today and see what all the excitement is about!
Child Care
At the YMCA, a gym membership gets you access to more than fitness equipment and pools. Members get access to childcare while they work out, as well as discounts for our Early Learning, Before and Aftercare, and Summer Camp programs.
At YMCA Silver Spring, our high-quality child care programs ensure that parents can confidently work towards their professional and personal goals, knowing that their children are in a warm and welcoming environment with active learning opportunities designed to engage and expand young minds
Child Watch
Available Monday to Friday from 4 – 8 PM. To ensure everyone has time to stay fit, the YMCA lets members drop off their child (6 weeks or older) to have fun with our trained and certified staff for up to two hours.
School-Age Programs (Before and After Care)
From 7 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, YMCA Silver Spring offers childcare programs that intentionally foster the emotional, social, and physical development of children from all backgrounds. Our trained and certified childcare professionals help make sure kids build academic and social skills, as well as self-confidence and healthy habits outside the school day. With swimming, sports, games, homework support, STEM programs, and arts and crafts, there’s never a dull moment for our students.
We offer full-time, holiday, and drop-in care. Financial assistance is available to help ensure everyone has access to high-quality childcare.
Early Learning Center
For children 18 months to 5 years old, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m the YMCA offers a warm, inclusive, and nurturing preschool environment. Our evidence-based curriculum is designed to go beyond the ABCs and 123s to boost social-emotional and 21st Century skills such as creativity, critical thinking, confidence, communication, and collaboration. Outside the classroom, certified and trained staff ensure children also build healthy habits and essential skills that last a lifetime.
Summer Camps
YMCA traditional and specialty camps appeal to kids with different interests, but each one is designed to help children become competent, confident, connected, and compassionate adults that contribute to their community.
Whether your child wants to have fun during classic camp games, play a sport, explore STEM, try their hand at crafts, take to the stage, or try something brand new, Summer Camps at the YMCA Silver Spring will fill summertime with friends and fun!
All camp registrants must have either a community or family membership. Each offers different rates and discount opportunities.
Youth Sports
Y Sports provide children of all abilities with the opportunity to discover their best— their best performance, their best friends, and their best selves, all while being good sports.
Our core values of respect, responsibility, care, and honesty anchor every sport we offer. From soccer to swimming, tennis to Tae kwon do, our professional and volunteer coaches help players tap into the thrill of competition, pursue their goals, build grit and determination, and develop resilience and optimism. Win or lose, the Y helps children discover a love of athletics and physical activity that lasts a lifetime.
Team sports include:
- T Ball
- Soccer
- Basketball (Did you know the YMCA invented Basketball?)
- Track
- Swim Team (Join the Piranhas)
- Or join All Sports and give a number of sports a try!
Health and Wellness Programs
The YMCA’s commitment to community health and wellness goes beyond exercise. To help prevent chronic disease and support community members as they work to lead active and productive lives, we offer both in-person and virtual programs to help with:
- Diabetes Prevention
- Blood Pressure Reduction
- Nutrition
- Strength and Balance
- Senior fitness and social well-being
Program and class fees may apply. Grants and insurance may fully cover program participation. Additional financial assistance is also available to those who qualify.
Aquatics
Whether you’re looking to build water-safety skills, stay in shape with a low-impact activity, or just have fun with friends, YMCA Silver Spring offers both indoor and outdoor pools as well as classes and clubs to meet all your needs. We offer:
- Swim lessons for all ages and abilities
- Swim stroke coaching for lap and competitive swimmers looking to improve their form
- Water aerobic and strength classes build muscle, stamina, and cardio fitness while minimizing impact and injury for all ages and abilities.
Come on in! The water’s fine!
Joining YMCA Silver Spring is more than gym membership.
The Y is a cause-driven nonprofit working to strengthen our community and help everyone build a healthy body, mind, and spirit. When you join, beyond all of the facilities, activities, equipment, and programs below, your gym membership helps provide community health and wellness services and programs to under-resourced neighbors. Strengthen yourself and your community! Join YMCA Silver Spring!
Gym Membership
A gym membership at YMCA Silver Spring means more than fitness. It means you belong. As a member of the Y you support the transformative work we do in the community to strengthen families, empower youth, and support inclusive communities. At the Y, we offer memberships that help you achieve your goals and connect with your community.
As a nonprofit, the YMCA strives to make health and wellness affordable for individuals and families. For less than $100 per month, you’ll get you access to:
- Advanced Fitness Equipment – Cardio equipment, strength training, weight rooms, and functional fitness equipment.
- Group Exercise Classes – Variety of classes for all interests and skill levels to keep you motivated.
Businesses can also partner with YMCA Silver Spring for employee memberships that boost morale and productivity, and decrease healthcare costs and time lost to medical issues.
Pickleball
Check out the fun and active game that’s sweeping the nation! This mashup sport combines the best parts of tennis and ping pong to create an exciting game anyone can enjoy! Easy to learn and fun to play, pickleball is the perfect activity for families, seniors, or anyone looking to get fit and stay active. Get together with friends on a pickleball court in Silver Spring today and see what all the excitement is about!
Child Care
At the YMCA, a gym membership gets you access to more than fitness equipment and pools. Members get access to childcare while they workout, as well as discounts for our Early Learning, Before and Aftercare, and Summer Camp programs.
At YMCA Silver Spring, our high quality child care programs ensure that parents can confidently work towards their professional and personal goals, knowing that their children are in a warm and welcoming environment with active learning opportunities designed to engage and expand young minds
Child Watch
Available Monday to Friday from 4 – 8 PM. To ensure everyone has time to stay fit, the YMCA lets members drop off their child (6 weeks or older) to have fun with our trained and certified staff for up to two hours.
School Age Programs (Before and After Care)
From 7 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, YMCA Silver Spring offers childcare programs that intentionally foster the emotional, social, and physical development of children from all backgrounds. Our trained and certified childcare professionals help make sure kids build academic and social skills, as well as self-confidence and healthy habits outside the school day. With swimming, sports, games, homework support, STEM programs, and arts and crafts, there’s never a dull moment for our students.
We offer full-time, holiday, and drop-in care. Financial assistance is available to help ensure everyone has access to high-quality childcare.
Early Learning Center
For children 18 months to 5 years old, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m the YMCA offers a warm, inclusive, and nurturing pre-school environment. Our evidence-based curriculum is designed to go beyond the ABCs and 123s to boost social-emotional and 21st Century skills such as creativity, critical thinking, confidence, communication, and collaboration. Outside the classroom, certified and trained staff ensure children also build healthy habits and essential skills that last a lifetime.
Summer Camps
YMCA traditional and specialty camps appeal to kids with different interests, but each one is designed to help children become competent, confident, connected, and compassionate adults that contribute to their community.
Whether your child wants to have fun during classic camp games, play a sport, explore STEM, try their hand at crafts, take to the stage, or try something brand new, Summer Camps at the YMCA Silver Spring will fill summertime with friends and fun!
All camp registrants must have either a community or family membership. Each offers different rates and discount opportunities.
Youth Sports
Y Sports provide children of all abilities with the opportunity to discover their best— their best performance, their best friends, and their best selves, all while being good sports.
Our core values of respect, responsibility, care, and honesty anchor every sport we offer. From soccer to swimming, tennis to Tae kwon do, our professional and volunteer coaches help players tap into the thrill of competition, pursue their goals, build grit and determination, and develop resilience and optimism. Win or lose, the Y helps children discover a love of athletics and physical activity that lasts a lifetime.
Team sports include:
- T Ball
- Soccer
- Basketball (Did you know the YMCA invented Basketball?)
- Track
- Swim Team (Join the Piranhas)
- Or join All Sports and give a number of sports a try!
Health and Wellness Programs
The YMCA’s commitment to community health and wellness goes beyond exercise. To help prevent chronic disease and support community members as they work to lead active and productive lives, we offer both in-person and virtual programs to help with:
- Diabetes Prevention
- Blood Pressure Reduction
- Nutrition
- Strength and Balance
- Senior fitness and social well-being
Program and class fees may apply. Grants and insurance may fully cover program participation. Additional financial assistance is also available to those who qualify.
Aquatics
Whether you’re looking to build water-safety skills, stay in shape with a low-impact activity, or just have fun with friends, YMCA Silver Spring offers both indoor and outdoor pools as well as classes and clubs to meet all your needs. We offer:
- Swim lessons for all ages and abilities
- Swim stroke coaching for lap and competitive swimmers looking to improve their form
- Water aerobic and strength classes build muscle, stamina, and cardio fitness while minimizing impact and injury for all ages and abilities.
Come on in! The water’s fine!