Hours

A quiet Tropics Waterpark with its water features and structures

Waterparks

Fall waterpark schedule(PDF, 1MB)

Please click link button above for fall waterpark hours 

Special waterpark hours

Friday, November 6

  • Tropics: noon - 3 pm & 5 - 8 pm
  • Bamboo Bay: closed

Friday, November 13

  • Tropics: noon - 3 pm & 5 - 8 pm
  • Bamboo Bay: closed

Wednesday, November 25

  • Tropics: noon - 4 pm & 5 - 7 pm
  • Bamboo Bay: closed

Thursday, November 26

  • Tropics: closed
  • Bamboo Bay: closed

Friday, November 27

  • Tropics: noon - 8 pm
  • Bamboo Bay: noon - 4 pm
September 19 - December 20
Day Tropics Bamboo Bay
Monday

5 - 7 pm

closed

Tuesday closed

10 am - noon (unguarded)

& 4 - 7 pm

Wednesday

5 - 7 pm

closed

Thursday

closed

10 am - noon (unguarded)

& 4 - 7 pm

Friday

5 - 8 pm

 closed

Saturday

Members ONLY
noon - 1:30 pm

Open to public
1:30 - 7 pm

Members ONLY
10 am - noon (unguarded)
& noon - 1:30 pm

Open to public
1:30 - 7 pm

Sunday

noon - 6 pm

noon - 6 pm

Note:

  • Buy waterpark passes in person at the service desk; passes cannot be purchased in advance
  • All visitors must pay a daily admission fee. This includes non-swimmers and supervising adults in the playground, waterparks, and gymnasium. Members of the community center are not required to pay a daily fee.
  • When pool capacity is reached, additional passes will not be sold until space is available again
  • We do not provide towels; you must bring your own
  • Hours are subject to change
  • Bamboo Bay is unguarded on weekdays (see above for details)
  • Children 12 and under must be supervised by an adult (18+) while in the community center
  • Help us expand our waterpark hours by joining our aquatic team

Community center

The community center is open daily:

Monday - Friday
5 am - 9 pm

Saturday & Sunday
6 am - 8 pm 

Thursday, November 26
  • Fitness center & walking track: 5 am - noon
  • Basketball gym: 5 am - noon
  • Pickleball: closed
  • Drop-in volleyball: closed
  • Indoor playground: 8 am - noon
  • Kids Care: closed
  • Lap swim: 5 - 11:30 am
  • Whirlpool: 5 - 11:30 am
  • Tropics toddler area: 7 - 11:30 am
  • Waterparks: closed

Fitness center & track

Monday - Friday
5 am - 9 pm

Saturday - Sunday
6 am - 8 pm

Note:

  • Hours are subject to change
  • Wipe equipment before and after each use
  • Fitness center & track are for ages 14+
  • No strollers allowed on the walking track

Gymnasium  

Single-hoop basketball

Monday - Friday
5 am - 9 pm (May - September)
5 - 8 am & 11 am - 9 pm (October - April)

Saturday - Sunday
6 am - 8 pm

  • Full court games are not allowed
  • View all gym policies
  • $14.50; $11 Shoreview resident 

Indoor drop-in pickleball

Monday - Friday
8 - 11 am*

  • October - April (weather permitting)
  • Free to SCC members, $5 non-members
  • *No drop-in pickleball
    • November 26
    • December 25, 31
    • January 1, 18
    • February 15
  • *Limited hours (8 - 10 am)
    • November 6, 23 - 25, 27
    • December 21 - 24, 28 - 30
    • January 28, 29
    • March 8 - 12, 25
    • April 9

Drop-in volleyball

Tuesday & Thursday
noon - 1 pm

Sunday
8 - 10 am

  • Free to SCC members
  • $14.50; $11 Shoreview resident
  • No volleyball
    • November 26
    • December 22, 24, 29, 31

Indoor playground 

Monday - Friday
8 am - 8 pm

Saturday
noon - 7 pm

Sunday
noon - 6 pm

  • Hours are subject to change
  • Children 10 and under must be supervised by an adult (18+) while in the playground
  • All playground visitors must pay the playground fee; this includes supervisory adults
  • Socks and wristbands must be worn

Kids Care 

Monday - Saturday
8 am - 12:30 pm

Monday - Thursday
4 - 8 pm

Friday
4 - 7 pm

  • If there are no kids in the room 30 minutes prior to close, Kids Care will close early

Lap swim

Fall waterpark hours(PDF, 1MB)

Special lap swimming hours

Friday, November 6

  • 5 - 11:45 am
  • 3:15 - 4:45 pm

Friday, November 13

  • 5 - 11:45 am
  • 3:15 - 4:45 pm

Wednesday, November 25

  • 5 - 11:45 am
  • 3:15 - 5:30 pm
  • 7:15 - 8:30 pm

Thursday, November 26

  • 5 - 11:30 am

Friday, November 26

  • 5 - 11:45 am
September 19 - December 20
Day Time Lanes available
Monday - Friday mornings

5 - 8:45 am

8:45 - 10:15 am

10:15 - noon

5 lanes

3 lanes

4 lanes

Monday - Friday afternoons

noon - 4 pm

4 - 4:45 pm

5 lanes

4 lanes

Monday & Wednesday evenings

4:45 - 5:30 pm

7:15 - 8 pm

8 - 8:30 pm

1 lane

2 lanes

4 lanes

Tuesday & Thursday evenings

4:15 - 6:15 pm

7:45 - 8 pm

8 - 8:30 pm

2 lanes

2 lanes

4 lanes

Saturday mornings

 

6 - 8:15 am

8:15 - 11:45 am

5 lanes

1 lane

Sunday mornings

 

6 - 8:15 am 

8:15 - 11:45 am

5 lanes

1 lane

Whirlpool

The pools, whirlpool, and poolside locker rooms will be closed for annual maintenance.

Monday - Thursday

5 am - 8:30 pm

Friday
5 am - 8 pm

Saturday
6 am - 7 pm

Sunday
6 am - 6 pm

  • The whirlpool is an 18+ only area
  • Children may not enter the whirlpool area even when accompanied by an adult

Wave Cafe

The Wave Cafe provides snacks, beverages, and hot food, including chicken strips, hot dogs, grilled cheese, and more for sale.

Monday - Thursday
3 - 7 pm

Friday
3 - 8 pm

Saturday
noon - 7 pm

Sunday
noon - 6 pm

Hours are subject to change based on staffing and special pool hours. Snack items in display case are available for purchase all day.