Bernalillo County Pools and Fitness Centers: Free for Veterans
Veterans swim free at Bernalillo County's Rio Grande Indoor Pool, daily, monthly or yearly, and its fitness centre page lists veterans as free at the county's community centre weight rooms. Others pay $4.25 a swim or $10 a month for the fitness rooms.
Also called: parks, pool, swimming, fitness center, weight room, community center, free admission, Rio Grande Indoor Pool, Albuquerque, South Valley.
Bernalillo County's Parks, Recreation and Open Space department lets veterans in free at two kinds of facility. The Board of County Commissioners waived parks facility fees for seniors and military veterans by Resolution 1297 on February 8, 2011.
Pools. At the Rio Grande Indoor Pool the admission table lists "Veteran: Free" for a daily swim, a monthly pass and a yearly pass; an adult pays $4.25 a day, $28 a month or $78 a year. Lap swim and water aerobics are listed at $3 for adults, with no veteran line.
Fitness centres. The county's weight rooms and fitness centres page lists six community centres (Henry "Kiki" Saavedra, Los Padillas, Raymond G. Sanchez, South Valley Multipurpose, Vista Grande and Westside) and prints its public fees under the Saavedra centre: "Veterans, employees of the county, city public safety employees, and seniors 60+ are free of charge"; others pay $10 a month, or $30 for a fitness and lap swim pass. Everyone signs a liability waiver. The fee line sits under one centre, so confirm at the others.
What to bring. The pages do not say what proof of veteran status is asked for, so bring a DD-214, a VA card or a veteran-designated licence. City of Albuquerque pools and gyms are a different government with their own fees.
Thresholds
Thresholds for Bernalillo County Pools and Fitness Centers: Free for Veterans
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Rule
Any veteran
The pages set no discharge or rating test. No rating is needed.
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