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Antioch Waterpark
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Categories: Swimming Pools, Amusement Parks, Beaches [Edit]
4701 Lone Tree WayAntioch, CA 94531
(925) 776-3070
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
8 reviews for Antioch Waterpark
Several pools, lots of water slides, nothing too complicated. $9 gets you in, but you can't bring in food or drink. Once past the weird TSA bag check station, it's a lot of fun.
There's not much shade by the pools, so bring a hat.
Money saving tip: if you don't want to buy the park's food, get your hand stamped, head out to your car and have lunch, then head back in.
When it was hot as Hades in Antioch, I decided to take my toddler to the Antioch Waterpark to cool off. After all, what's better on a hot summer's day than a day out to the friendly neighborhood water park?
It was mid-July when we went and we were in the middle of a heat wave. There were TONS of families there. Given how hot it was, this wasn't surprising.
I didn't have a problem with the admission price or the bag check -- pretty understandable. What I did have a problem with was the condition of the changing room/bathrooms. UGH! It was DISGUSTING. It looked like it hadn't been cleaned all day and certainly smelled that way. I hadn't thought to bring flip flops for my toddler and so sorely regretted it -- I refused to let her stand on anything but our towels! (Mind you, I'm not a germaphobe -- the changing room was just that icky!)
But I was STILL willing to overlook a lot of that. We went outside and it was busy. Again, not a surprise considering how hot it was. I do have to say that I loved the fact that the toddler tadpool was fenced off from the rest of the park. It is a great way to keep the bigger, rowdy kids away from the smaller ones. (Or at least you'd think so, right? Still it was good for keeping the little ones from wandering off!) I was so relieved to finally get to the water that I was also ready to overlook the fact that there was very little shade.
And then... it was time to get into the water. The tadpool water isn't very deep so you could see everything.
THE WATER WAS CLOUDY. I'm talking MURKY enough to be seen on photographs!!! OH MY GOD. I would have lifted my little girl out of the water right then and there but she gave me this look like, "I'm having so much fun!" that I just couldn't bear to. Plus, it was hot. :(
So there I let her stand, splashing away in this nasty, murky water while some big kids ran in like loons, messing things up for the little ones. Where THEIR parents were, I have no idea but thank you so very much for nearly running over my toddler and trying to run off with her water toys. Grrr!
I was so disgusted by the condition of the water in the tadpool that I actually got estimates for how much it would cost to build a pool in my own backyard. Too much. Damn. I guess for next summer, I need to find a friend with a pool to use.
Ugh. No, we won't be back. Between the quality of the water, the quality of the visitors and the atrocious changing room, there was no way I would ever go back there unless they did a massive clean up. As it was, my toddler spent the rest of the summer cooling off in a blow up pool.
I have been going to the water aerobics class on Saturdays during the summer session. What a great workout! The class is just long enough, the pool is usually pretty clean, and it's a lot of fun!! The instructor is energetic and plays a good mix of music.
Okay All YOu Mommies Out There On A Budget... This Is Definately Something Great For The Kiddies!
I was so excited when I pulled up because I had heard somany good things about it. I think I was more excited than my kids were. Being that I am new to the Contra Costa Area, I try to stay down toward this way instead of heading back to the East Bay. ( I'm from Hayward). I used to always take my kids to the Silliman indoor Water Center in Fremont, but I liked this much better.
The facility is very nice. It's not raggedy and broke down looking. The staff is very friendly and the prices are very reasonable. It's funny that I live right around the corner from Water World, but I drove to Antioch. Why pay $33 bucks plus freaking parking for some dang water time? Kids just wanna get in the water. Now if you have older kids, this might not be the greatest place for excitement; but its great for family outings. Alot of people were having Birthday parties and BBQ's. If you come after 4 p.m. You only have to pay $5 bucks!! We stayed until it closed. I looked like a Prune. So if you want to go somewhere affordable.. this is the place!!
Fun place to take the kids. Great variety of slides/pools. A little pricey, but pretty clean.
Great for smaller kids too. The only downside is that I will only bring my kids here on the rare weekday that I am off from work. Too many rowdy kids hang here on the weekends.
when u were going to black diamond this place was the shit!!!! ud go from opening to closing and they had the inflatable dog in the big pool! i could never do the lil pads... the water slides were pretty coo too.
water fun!
This place is great! Very clean, nicely planned out and landscaped, piped in pop music, decent food, clean locker and restrooms, and well staffed with lots of lifeguards. This park is especially great for young kids as the slides are pretty tame. There was only one slide my less than 42" daughter could ride (the Otter) but she LOVED it. The park has some shade, get there early if you want to claim a lounge chair and a good shady spot. There's lots of lawn space for lounging too if you want a more relaxed experience. From the Tad Pool we watched squirrels running around the lawn and over the cement rocks, very cute. The food offerings included the typical hot dogs, burgers and sodas, but they also had veggie burgers, fish burgers, burritos, salad, cheese pizza, juice and Haagen Dazs bars. No outside food is allowed and they do check every bag brought in; however you have in/out privileges with a hand stamp if you want to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy outside the park, or go out to lunch. For only $6 per person weekdays it's totally worth the drive from Pleasant Hill! And parking is free!
