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Winter Break Hours (December 21, 2024 - January 18, 2025)

  • Monday - Friday: 6:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
  • Saturday: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
  • Sunday: closed/li>

Spring Semester Hours (January 19 - April 30)

  • Monday - Thursday: 6:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.
  • Friday: 6:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.
  • Saturday and Sunday: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.

CRC Holiday and Break Hours

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend

  • Saturday, January 18: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. (Regular Winter Break Hours)
  • Sunday, January 19: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. (Regular Spring Semester Hours)
  • Monday, January 20: 9 a.m. - 11 p.m.

President's Day Weekend

  • Saturday and Sunday, February 15-16: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Monday, February 17: Noon - 11 p.m.

Spring Break (March 8-16)

  • Saturday and Sunday, March 8-9: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Monday - Friday, March 10-14: 6:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, March 15: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Sunday, March 16: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. (Normal Spring Semester Hours)

Patriot's Day Weekend

  • Saturday and Sunday, April 19-20: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Monday, April 21: Noon - 11 p.m.

Finals Week (May 1-9)

  • Reading Day, Thursday, May 1: 6:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.
  • Friday, May 2: 6:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
  • Saturday and Sunday, May 3-4: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
  • Monday - Friday, May 5-9: 6:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Visit Us

322 Aiken St.
Lowell, MA 01854
Phone: 978-934-5080

University Snow Closures

  • CRC opens at 10 a.m. during semesters and is closed during winter break when the university is closed for snow.
  • Check the UMass Lowell website for hours during a state of emergency.

Winter Break Hours

  • RFC Closed December 19 - January 20

Spring Semester Hours (January 21 - April 30)

  • Monday - Thursday: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
  • Friday: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Saturday: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Sunday: Closed

Holiday Hours

President's Day Weekend

  • Saturday, February 15 and Sunday, February 16: Closed
  • Monday, February 17: 12 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Spring Break

  • Saturday, March 8 - Saturday, March 15: Closed

Patriot's Day Weekend

  • Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20: Closed
  • Monday, April 21: Noon - 10 p.m.

RFC Finals Week Hours

  • Reading Day, Thursday, May 1: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
  • Friday, May 2: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 3: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Sunday, May 4: Closed
  • Monday - Wednesday, May 5-7: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Summer Break (RFC Closed May 2 - August 29)


Visit Us

1291 Middlesex St.
Lowell, MA 01851
Phone: 978-934-6476

Winter Shop Hours

  • Winter Break (12/21 - 1/20): Closed

Spring Semester Shop Hours

Spring Semester (1/21 - 3/16 through spring break) 
  • Tuesday - Friday: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
  • Saturday: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. 
  • Sunday and Monday: Closed
Spring Semester (3/17 - 5/8 after spring break) 
  • Tuesday - Friday: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. 
  • Sunday and Monday: Closed

Visit Us

5-2 Lawrence Drive
Lowell, MA 01854
Phone: 978-934-6797
email: freewheelers@uml.edu

Fall Semester Hours (Through September 28)

  • Saturdays: 1-6 p.m.
  • Sundays and Weekdays: Closed

Visit Us

500 Pawtucket Blvd.
Lowell, MA 01854
Phone: 978-934-5690
Email: kayakcenter@uml.edu

Campus Recreation Facilities

Inclement Weather Policy

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