The Pool is open!

If you are part of the "sensitive" group and do not want to swim, please email Stephen at sdunkle@ci.el-cerrito.Ca.us to cancel your lane with a full refund. We ask you do this as soon as possible in order to allow others to reserve cancelled lanes.

Air Quality: The pool will remain open unless the air quality is in the Red Zone. 

If the pool closes, you will receive a credit for your missed swim. Please allow 2 business days for the credit to be applied to your household.
If you are sensitive and cannot swim, please email recreation@ci.el-cerrito.ca.us for a credit.

Air quality will be tracked using purpleair.com. 

Swimmers must reserve online in order to swim. There will be no drop-ins or in person reservations.

Reserving a Lane

Masters and Fitness Swimmers must reserve a lane in order to swim. No Drop-Ins or in person reservations will be taken at the Swim Center.

Lanes reserve quickly! Keep checking consistently to find lanes that have been cancelled. To view a larger amount of lanes at once, under “Display Option” at the bottom right of the "Facility Search Criteria" area, click on "Calendar" then click “search." If there is even one time available, it will show the day in green and say “Available – One or more facilities have available times.” You can then click on the day and search for the available time. If there’s not an available time, the day will show in red “Unavailable – All facilities are booked, full or have restrictions.” 

Lanes are only available for one month at a time! September is available currently, October will open to Residents on 9/22 and Non-Residents on 9/23.

• Once logged into WebTrac, click on “Swim Center Reservations” (except for Gators Swim Club. See next section for Gators activity)
• You can search each day for either Fitness Swim or Masters lanes:
  • At the top of the page, select the date you are looking to reserve (system defaults to today’s date)
  • Leave all other portions of the top page in the default setting!
  • Click “Search” on the left hand side of the screen
• Once you click search, lanes will be listed under "Search Results" along with available time slots (45-minute increments). Scroll to find the lane and time slot you would like to reserve
  • Please be aware under Fitness Swim Reservations the lanes will appear in the wrong order. Lane 1 Ladder will be first, then Lane 1 Stairs, then Lane 10, Lane 2, etc.
  • Lane 1 is not available for Masters swimming, therefore Masters Swim Reservations will be in the correct order, Lane 2, Lane 3, etc.
• Click on the green +sign to add that lane to your cart
  • A red X means that lane and time slot is not available
• A green bar will pop-up at the bottom of the screen. Click “Add To Cart”
• If there is more than one person in your household, it will go to a new screen
  • Choose which member of your household you are purchasing the lane for (must be ages 14+), then click “Continue”
  • ONLY CHOOSE ONE MEMBER OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD at this time. Once you select that member, you will be taken to a screen asking about additional household members swimming
• Up to 2 members of the same household are allowed to swim in a lane together but must pay the reservation fee
• If you do not have an additional household member swimming, continue to the next step
• If there is an additional household member swimming, click the appropriate box:
  • If the household member has a Membership Pass, click “An additional household member WITH a Fitness Swim Membership will be joining my lane"
  • If the household member does not have a Membership Pass, click “An additional household member WITHOUT a Fitness Swim Membership will be joining my lane"
• Read the waiver, and click the box “I agree with the above*” then click “Continue”
• Select “Proceed to Checkout” to complete the transaction or “Continue Shopping” to add more activities or lanes to your household
• Complete the transaction with appropriate Credit or Debit Card Number (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express Only), then click “Continue”
• Print or save your receipt to show the day of your reservation

Step-by-step video of how to reserve a lane

Reserving a Lane For Families

Families must reserve a lane in order to swim. No drop-ins or in person reservations will be taken at the Swim Center.

• Once logged into WebTrac, click on “Swim Center Reservations” (except for Gators Swim Club. See next section for Gators activity)
• It will automatically default to Family Lane Reservation, Fitness, and Masters Swim Reservations
• You can search for Family Lanes:
  • At the top of the page, select the date you are looking to reserve (system defaults to today’s date)
  • Under “Category” select “Family Lane”
  • Leave all other portions of the top page in the default setting!
  • Click “Search” on the left-hand side of the screen
• Once you click search, lanes will be listed under "Search Results" along with available time slots (45-minute increments). Scroll to find the lane and time slot you would like to reserve.
• Click on the green +sign to add that lane to your cart
  • A red X means that lane and time slot is not available
• A green bar will pop-up at the bottom of the screen. Click “Add To Cart”
• The next screen will ask “Facility Headcount”. Please type in the number of family members, including yourself and any child under 1 year old. There is a minimum of 2 and maximum of 5 family membership in the headcount
• In the next screen, select your name ONLY, then click “Continue”
  • ONLY CHOOSE YOUR NAME at this time. Once you select yourself, you will be taken to a screen asking about additional household members swimming
• Under “Questions” type the first and last name of every household member swimming, except yourself. Include any child under the age of 1 year old
• Under “Fees” select as many additional household members as you have swimming with you.
  • Do not include yourself or any children under the age of 1 year old
  • You must have at least 1 additional household member selected
• Read the waiver, and click the box “I agree with the above” then click “Continue”
• Select “Proceed to Checkout” to complete the transaction or “Continue Shopping” to add more lanes or activities to your household
• Complete the transaction with appropriate Credit or Debit Card Number (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express Only), then click “Continue”
• Print or save your receipt to show the day of your reservation

Cancelling a Lane

Cancellations can be made up to 48-hours in advance for a 50% credit to your household account. To cancel your lane reservation, follow these steps:

• Log into WebTrac.
• Click "My Account" on the top right of the screen.
• Click "Process a Cancellation" under "History and Balances"
• All purchases available for cancelling will be listed. Filter transactions through “Module” and selecting “Facility Reservations” then click “Search”
• Find the date and time you want to cancel and click the check mark to the left
• Select the most appropriate reason for cancelling in the “Cancellation Code” (does not have to be exact) and type more information if needed in the “Cancellation Reason” box
• Click “Continue”
• The cancellation will be added to your shopping cart. Click “Proceed to Checkout” to complete the cancellation
• In the middle of the screen, the red “Using This Refund Method:*” select “Apply To Household”
• Make sure Billing Information is correct, the click “Continue” at the bottom of the screen

Registering for Gators

• Swimmers must have been previously registered with Gators in order to participate. There will be no try-outs taking place currently
• Once logged into WebTrac, click on the box labeled “Aquatics Programs”
• Gators will be the only program available under “Type – Aquatics Programs”
• Scroll to find the correct days, sessions and group
  • Days: M/W or T/Th
  • Sessions: 7/6-7/16 or 7/20-7/30 depending on day
• Group: Stroke Development – 3pm-3:45pm, Juniors – 4pm-4:45pm, Seniors – 4pm-4:45pm
• Click the green + button to the left of the pass
• A red X means that group and session is full
• A yellow + means you can be added to the waitlist for the group and session that is full
• A green bar will pop-up at the bottom of the screen. Click “Add To Cart”
• Choose which member of your household you are registering (please make sure to register who will be participating in Gators), then click “Continue”
• Read the waiver, and click the box “I agree with the above*” then click “Continue”
• Select “Proceed to Checkout” to complete the transaction or “Continue Shopping” to add more activities or passes to your household
• Complete the transaction with appropriate Credit or Debit Card Number (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express Only), then click “Continue”
• You may also continue shopping and reserve lanes, completing the pass and lane reservations in one transaction. Follow “Reserving a Lane” below

Shopping Cart Check Out

Checking Your Reservations

Once you have reserved a lane, you can see all your reservations (and all previous purchases with the Recreation Department) by following these steps:

• Log into WebTrac
• Click "My Account" on the top right of the screen
• Click "My History" under "History and Balances"
• Purchases are sorted with the most recent on the bottom, so you may have to scroll down to find your lane and time

You can also email a calendar of your reservations to yourself by following these steps:

• Log into WebTrac
• Click "My Account" on the top right of the screen
• Click "Household Calendar" under "Reports"
• In "Select Output" click on "Facility Reservations"
• In "Select Months" click on the month you would like emailed (select multiple months by holding ctrl while selecting months)
• Leave all other information in the default setting
• Click "Submit" at the bottom and the calendar will be emailed to the address you have on file

CLASSES / SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION

STANDARD CAMP AND CLASS INSTRUCTIONS

1. Once logged in, click on any of the boxes in the top row of photos (i.e. “Youth Programs”) depending on which type of program you wish to register for.
   • "Youth Programs" includes all camps including Swim Camps
   • “Aquatics Programs” includes all Swim Center Classes, regardless of age
2. You can find the class/camp that you are looking for in a variety of ways:
   • Type in the activity number from our rECguide OR type a complete word in the activity search (ex: Ravencliff, NOT Raven) and click "Search"
   • You can also try using any of the other criteria to narrow your search, just keep in mind that if you use too many it may eliminate certain classes or camps from the results.
3. Once you find the activity/activities that you are looking for click the button to the left of it (a green + or a calendar icon)
   • A red X means that activity is not available for online registration (please contact us if you feel this is an error)
   • If the box is yellow with a + sign, this activity is full with the option to add to the wait list
4. If you want to enroll into multiple camps/classes, repeat steps above until they all appear in your shopping bag at the bottom of the screen.
   • If you are registering more than one person, you can put all of the classes/camps you want into your shopping bag. You will assign household members to them later in the process.
5. Select “Add to Cart” which is in your shopping bag at the bottom of the screen
6. Choose which member of your household you are enrolling into your selected activities
7. Check off that you agree with the waiver language
   • if you are enrolling into a camp, you will also indicate if you want to pay in full or pay the deposit (auto-debit)
   • if you select auto debit, a test transaction of $1 will appear to verify that your card is valid, it will be refunded automatically before you check out.  Enter payment information and click submit.
   • You will need to check off the waiver agreement and payment preference for each camp/class that you are enrolling into
8. Select “Proceed to Checkout” (or “Continue Shopping” to add more activities)
   
9. Complete Transaction with appropriate Credit or Debit Card Number (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express Only)

PICNIC RENTALS

Click WebTrac to access registration site.

• Enter Username and Password
• Click “Park Facility Rentals”/Click on “Date” to choose desired date/Highlight “Picnic Sites”/Choose location and click on the Calendar Icon on the right/Click on date/Select Picnic Site # /Click “Add to Cart” on the bottom of page/ Add head count (25 max per site/ Select a participant/ Enter reservation purpose “birthday party”/ Click on “Proceed to Checkout”

TENNIS COURTS

Click WebTrac to access registration site.

1. Once logged in, click on the "Park Facility Rentals" box.
2. You can browse availability in a number of ways:
   • Use the categories criteria at the top of the page under Facility Search Criteria to narrow your search specifically to tennis courts. Be sure to select the correct date for which you are looking to reserve (the online system will default to today’s date). Click "Search."
   • To narrow down to a specific park, you can additionally use the criteria "location."
3. Once you click search, courts will be listed under "Search Results" along with available time slots (30 minute increments). Select the time slots you listed under the court(s) which you would like to reserve by clicking the green + sign. 
   • A red X means that time slot is not available
4. Select “Add to Cart” which is in your shopping bag at the bottom of the screen
5. Choose which member of your household the reservation will be under (must be age 18+)
6. Carefully review and check off that you agree with the waiver language
7. Select “Proceed to Checkout” (or “Continue Shopping” to add additional facilities or activities)
   
8. Complete Transaction with appropriate Credit or Debit Card Number (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express Only)

PLAY FIELDS

Due to COVID-19 all Play Fields are CLOSED to sports activities, with the following exceptions per the Contra Costa County Health Order: 1) Recreation activities by members of the same household are permitted. 2) “Children’s Extracurricular Activity Unit” or any organized play as allowed by the Contra Costa County Health Order are permitted only with a special permit issued by the El Cerrito Recreation Department.

Field reservations are issued by the City of El Cerrito Recreation Department. To request a field reservation permit, please email tmelton@ci.el-cerrito.ca.us. Organized group play is NOT ALLOWED without an approved field permit.

More information about sports facilities can be found: www.el-cerrito.org/sportsfacilities