Welcome to the Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club!
The Dolphin Club is a volunteer-led community of 1800+ members, centered at Aquatic Park, with a boathouse at Lake Merced. The club was founded in 1877 with twenty-five charter members whose commitment to spending more time in and on the bay continues to inspire today’s Dolphins.

The Dolphin Club is currently open seven days a week, 5 a.m.-10 p.m. to members. Public access day-use hours are Monday/Wednesday/Friday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m from November 1 to April 30 (‘Winter Season’) and the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5 p.m. from May 1 to October 31 (‘Summer Season’). Visitors need to sign the Dolphin Club waiver and pay a fee at the front door. The day-use fee can be paid either in cash or by check ($12.00), or by credit card ($12.67.) Visitors should ring the front-door doorbell to gain entry. Please note that there is no public-access on state or federal holidays. For additional information contact clubmanager@dolphinclub.org.