Activity guide
Learning is a lifelong adventure! The City of Menlo Park hosts a wide range of high-quality recreational classes. Fitness, dance, sports, gymnastics, music, drama, arts, crafts, cooking, and much more. Whether you're a curious newcomer or a seasoned student, there's probably something to pique your interest.
Please note the following changes as part of balancing the City's budget for fiscal year 2026-27:
- Credit and debit card processing fees: Credit and debit card processing fees are passed directly to the cardholder and will appear as a separate line item during checkout.
- New pool hours: Beginning Sept. 8, Burgess Pool and Belle Haven Pool will implement new hours. For detailed pool hours, visit our Aquatics page.
- Gymnastics fees increase: Gymnastics class fees have been updated as part of the City's Fiscal Year 2026-27 Master Fee Schedule.
- Important card payment update: We recently transitioned to a new payment processor. As a result, some previously saved payment methods may no longer work during online checkout. If you experience an issue, please select "Add a New Card" and enter your credit card information again. For security purposes, the billing address and ZIP code you enter must exactly match the information your credit card issuer has on file, or your payment may be declined.
Summer 2026 Classes and Camps
To view only classes located at Belle Haven Community Campus, click here.
Aquatics
Menlo Swim and the City of Menlo Park both use Xplor for our class registration systems. Remember to use the correct login and password for each account. Menlo Swim and the City of Menlo Park both value your privacy—we don’t share your login information with anyone, not even each other.
If the above listings are currently unavailable to view on this webpage, please click here to view classes and facility rentals directly from our online registration system.
Activity Guide enrollment dates
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| Activity |
Hyperlocal resident* |
Menlo Park resident |
Non-resident/ Unincorporated |
| Summer Camps 2026 |
Now open |
Now open |
Now open |
| Summer 2026 |
Now open |
Now open |
Now open |
| Fall 2026 |
August 13 at 9 a.m. |
August 15 at 9 a.m. |
August 19 at 9 a.m. |
What is a hyperlocal resident*? Menlo Park residents or students who attend a K-12 school within the service area of Belle Haven Community Campus (BHCC) are eligible for discounted enrollment fees at BHCC. Students who attend school in the BHCC service area but do not live in Menlo Park may submit a hyperlocal student information form to enroll at the hyperlocal resident rate.
When does enrollment open? The City of Menlo Park has season-based recreation enrollment periods. Although specific dates vary each year, the anticipated enrollment months are shown in the table above. **Finalized dates will be announced as soon as available.
Recreation scholarships
To reduce barriers posed by enrollment fees, the recreation scholarship policy provides discounted enrollment fees to qualifying low- and moderate-income residents. Please fill out an interest form if you think you qualify for a recreation scholarship. Click here to read the full Recreation Scholarship Policy.(PDF, 175KB)
Fill out the Recreation Scholarship Interest form