Welcome to the Benjamin Harrison YMCA Family Center Info Page!

Below are the general operating hours of the Benjamin Harrison YMCA. Due to a staffing shortage, amentity hours may change. For these updated schedules, please call Member Services at 317-547-9622 or visit our Facebook page. Thank you for your understanding.

Benjamin Harrison YMCA

5736 Lee Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46216

(317) 547-9622

Directions

Center Hours

Monday - Friday5:00am – 9:00pm
Saturday7:00am – 7:00pm
Sunday11:00am – 6:00pm
Monday - Thursday8:00am – 7:00pm
Friday8:00am – 4:00pm
Saturday9:00am – 1:00pm
Sunday12:00pm – 4:00pm
Monday - Thursday8:00am – 2:00pm
4:00pm – 8:00pm
Friday8:00am – 2:00pm
Saturday8:00am – 1:00pm

Center Holiday Schedules & Hours

  • Martin Luther King Day - January 16
    5 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Easter - April 9
    CLOSED
  • Memorial Day - May 29
    5 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Juneteenth - June 19
    5 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Independence Day - July 4
    5 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Labor Day - September 4
    5 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Thanksgiving - November 23
    CLOSED
  • Christmas Eve - December 24
    CLOSED
  • Christmas Day - December 25
    CLOSED
  • New Year's Eve - December 31
    11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
  • New Year's Day - January 1, 2024
    5 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Center Amenities

  • 7 lane, 25-yard Lap Swimming Pool, temperature maintained between 82° – 84°
  • Shiver-free Recreational Pool, featuring two 25-yard warm water lap lanes, zero-depth entry ramp, and shallow water feature for your family’s entertainment, temperature maintained between 86° – 88°
  • Amazing Outdoor Pool with zero-depth entry, splash features, water slide, 2 lap lanes, and lots of room to play
  • Play & Learn Center with Indoor Play Structure
  • 2 Full-Court Gymnasiums
  • Computer Lab
  • Cycling Studio with 25 bikes and virtual cycling and group exercise classes available free of charge
  • Over 40 Cardio Machines
  • 18 Cybex® Strength Machines
  • Fully Equipped Free Weight Area
  • Family/Special Needs Locker Rooms
  • Adult (16+) Men’s and Women’s Locker Rooms
  • Boy’s and Girl’s Locker Rooms
  • Video Relay Service for the Hearing Impaired

Facility Benefits

  • Silver Sneakers® Fitness Program
  • Indiana State-Wide Membership Reciprocity

Opened in June 1997, the Benjamin Harrison YMCA was a collaboration of the Fort Benjamin Harrison Reuse Authority, the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, and the City of Lawrence to redevelop and revitalize a historical part of our city and state.

Located in Lawrence on land formerly known as Fort Benjamin Harrison, the Benjamin Harrison YMCA is the first YMCA named after our 23rd President of the United States. The Fort was opened in 1906 by United States President Theodore Roosevelt, honoring former President Harrison (1889-1893), who hailed from Indianapolis.

The property formerly served as a military athletic facility, where the Army trained physical fitness instructors.
The Athlete Village for the 1987 Pan Am Games was built inside Fort Harrison. The YMCA pool was once used for practice by swimmers in the 1987 Pan American Games hosted in Indianapolis.