Los Alamos County Aquatic Center
Canyon, Los Alamos, NM

Los Alamos County Aquatic Center Reviews

4.6 stars based on 107 reviews

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  Sheryl Gregory

  4.0

  If you prefer warmer water to swim & play, this is your happy place! There are 16 graduated-depth lap lanes, usually kept at 84°-86°F. and a smaller therapy pool, usually around 95°F. On M,W,F, there are flexibility classes in the smaller pool at 11:00 a.m. & power/endurance classes in the big lap pool, early, late, and mid-day. Can't swim? No problem! The lanes at that end are 13' deep, but all wear flotation belts so it's a no-fear zone. Really! Both pools have many hours daily of open swim, plus some adults-only time and time for fun with children & toys. This is a world class training facility for local and international teams, so some lanes are reserved at times for training and for swim meets. Unlike some other NM aquatic centers (Rio Rancho, for example,) you won't find the water slides, water basketball nets and so on, but the therapy pool has a long ramp to assist entering & leaving for anyone with mobility issues, & the lap pool has a lift chair. If you aren't put off by gang showers & smaller changing areas, come & give it a try. No Silver Sneakers benefit program for Seniors, but there are lots of options for single visit fees, family fees, Senior fees, and class fees that are all pretty reasonable, especially if you purchase a pass for a season, for a year, or for as little as 10 admissions. If you count on swimming or other water exercise for health, this is a great place to enjoy it. I encourage you to visit, soon!

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  Stacey Gray

  3.0

  Not terribly child friendly, the shallowest portion is 4 1/2 feet. No high dive anymore. It’s mostly lane swimming, scuba dive classes and the therapy pool. So for those things it’s great, but for family swimming it’s not really designed for that. They do on occasion set up a floating obstacle course which is really fun for kids-but that’s about it.

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  Steven Strevell

  5.0

  Great place to do lap swimming and have fun. It is only $3 to get into the pool which is fantastic! The aquatic center offers a large lap swimming pool, a play area with foam floats, a water basketball net. They have a warm water pool also which is nice to relax in after a good swim. Some weekends the pool will heat the water and put a floating obstacle course in. The facility is very clean and the employees are helpful and patient.

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