YMCA of Silicon Valley facilities span both San Mateo County, and Santa Clara County.

There are a few differences between how the counties have asked gym facilities to safely reopen, accounting for any policy differences you may notice location to location.

SAN MATEO COUNTY includes Seqouia YMCA and Lewis and Joan Platt East Palo Alto Family YMCA. 

• San Mateo County is currently not permitting indoor gym and fitness center programs. We will continue to offer and expand outdoor fitness and group exercise classes.
• San Mateo county requires masks to be worn at all times, unless actively swimming. 

SANTA CLARA COUNTY includes East Valley Family YMCA, Northwest YMCA, Palo Alto Family YMCA, South Valley YMCA, Central YMCA, Southwest YMCA, and El Camino YMCA. 

• Santa Clara County allows masks to be removed while exercising vigourously OUTDOORS or swimming in the pool,  thought masks must be worn in the facility at all times.
• Santa Clara County does not permit indoor pool use.

You are welcome and encouraged to visit ANY of our open locations.

• Please bring your membership card, towel and filled water bottle.
• Be prepared to show us your online reservation confirmation. 
• Face masks are required at all times, except while in the pool
• Under current health department orders, all communal pool equipment (such as kick boards and floatation belts) is currently in storage. You are welcome to bring your own from home.
• Due to health orders, locker rooms are currently unavailable. Please come dressed to swim. Restrooms will be available if needed.

Health Screening: Both staff and members will receive temperature checks before being allowed to start their work shift or enter the facility. We will also ask you five health screening questions when you enter the center.

Face Coverings: Face masks are required at all times, except while actively swimming. In Santa Clara County locations, facemasks can be removed when exercising vigourously OUTDOORS.

PPE for All Staff: All staff will be required to wear a face covering and other personal protective equipment.

Contact Free Check-In: Members will be asked to self-scan to allow for limited contact entry.

Designed for Physical Distancing: Current orders require one swimmer per lane unless you are sharing a lane with one additional member of your same household. In areas with members might congregate, signage will remind you of this requirement.

Frequent cleaning: Our staff team will clean all shared spaces and surfaces after each group of lap-swimmers.

The Y appreciates your support in the following precautions. 

Stay Home if You’re Sick: Stay home if you don’t feel well. The CDC and public health officials encourage seniors and members of vulnerable populations, including those with underlying health conditions, to stay at home.

Be Ready for Temperature Checks: All members will have their temperature taken prior to check in. We will also ask you five health screening questions when you enter the center.

Please bring your membership card, towel and filled water bottle. Wear a face covering when you are out of the water, especially in common areas where other members are present. Under current health department orders, all communal pool equipment (such as kick boards and floatation belts) is currently in storage. You are welcome to bring your own from home.

Observe Physical Distance: Current order require one swimmer per lane unless you are sharing a lane with one other member of your same household. In areas with members might congregate, signage will remind you of this requirement.

Expect Reduced Capacity: To ensure proper physical distancing, our pool will have a limited capacity. Lap swimmers will be able to reserve a 45-minute workout time.

Face Coverings: Face masks are required at all times, except while actively lap swimming. In Santa Clara County locations, facemasks can be removed when exercising vigourously OUTDOORS.

We automatically issued credits for all canceled swim programming, and these credits can be applied toward future Y programming. The credits on your account do not have an expiration date. If you would like a refund, please send an email to membersupport@ymcasv.org

Please watch your inbox for an email with a link to electronically sign these forms below before your first visit back to the Y.

If you did not receive an email - please allow time to electronically sign these forms during your first check-in back to the Y. 

COVID-19 Code of Conduct (New)
Member Code of Conduct
Member Liability Waiver
Wireless Network Use Agreement

Our top priority is the health of everyone, and this restriction is required by local public health orders to comply with social distancing guidelines.

Due to current physical distancing requirements, we are starting with lap-swimming and will expand to water exercise and family recreational swim as soon as possible.

As you can imagine, we have a lot of members who are interested in coming back to lap swim. We would like to be accessible to as many members as possible.

In our initial opening phase, we need to learn and adapt to new protocols and cleaning procedures. We will assess, based on member feedback, longer hours and adding in water exercise classes and family swim (as allowable by county order). 

Local health orders require we close these amenities. We are unable to maintain safe social distancing practices in our saunas and hot tubs, so they will remain closed for the foreseeable future.

Central YMCA: 81 - 82 Degrees                                
Southwest YMCA: 82 -84 Degrees
Lewis & Joan Platt East Palo Alto YMCA: 78 – 82 Degrees
El Camino YMCA: 82 – 83 Degrees                       
South Valley Family YMCA: 83 – 84 Degrees

Due to restrictions (local county orders not to share equipment) in place to limit the spread of germs and help keep everyone healthy, we’ve removed most equipment that is shared between members and not easily cleaned. This includes noodles, kick boards, etc., though we welcome you to bring your own during your swim times.