About us.

Welcome to the Shades Valley Y

Located on Highway 31 in Homewood, the Shades Valley YMCA was one of the first suburban branches built, in 1968. The facility received a major renovation in 2012 and continues to serve the community through adult health and wellness, school age childcare, active older adult and aquatic programming.

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Come visit

Address

Shades Valley YMCA
3551 Montgomery Highway
Homewood, AL 35209
(205) 870-9622

Branch Operating Hours

Monday – Thursday: 5:00am – 9:00pm
Friday: 5:00am – 8:00pm
Saturday: 7:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm

Holiday Hours

New Year’s Day: CLOSED (2023)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: CLOSED
Easter: CLOSED
Memorial Day: 7:00am – 5:00pm
4th of July: 7:00am – 5:00pm
Labor Day: 7:00am – 5:00pm
Thanksgiving: 7:00am – 11:00am; Pool open 7-10:45am; Learn & Play closed
Christmas Eve: CLOSED
Christmas Day: CLOSED
New Year’s Eve: CLOSED

Pool Hours

Pool closes 15 minutes prior to branch

Shades Valley features a seasonal heated outdoor recreational pool with lap swim lanes, zero-entry area, splash park, and slides, and a year-round heated 6-lane indoor pool. Our goal is to always provide lanes available for lap swimming.

Fall/Winter 2023-2024 pool schedule:

We look forward to the reopening of our seasonal, heated outdoor pool on Saturday, April 6, 2024!

Indoor pool schedule

(8 Weeks to 12 years)
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Staff

Branch Leadership Staff

Patrick Kelly, Executive Director
Douglas Thompson, Membership
Trey Sullivan, Aquatics
Rachel Freeman, Wellness
Annie Sorrell, Family Life
Kaelyn Owens, Group Exercise