About a half-hour drive from Berkeley is a wonderful, kid-friendly indoor swimming pool and aquatic center in Mill Valley. Carleigh, an El Cerrito mom and friend of {510} Families, tipped me off to the Mill Valley Aquatic Center as a destination worth adding to a list of pools for those who can’t wait for the sun to come out. (The roof at the Mill Valley Aquatic Center is retractable. WHAT!)
Some smart parents have tipped me off to their strategy of driving out to different suburbs in search of the winning combination of a public swimming pool with ample parking spaces adjacent and the weather warm enough to inspire diving in. That’s the thinking that lures me out to Antioch’s little kid-friendly water park at least once every summer.
Why is Mill Valley Aquatic Center great for kids?
A 120-foot waterslide is the main attraction for solid swimmers at this facility (must be over 48″). A large entry area with stairs allows smaller children to get in slowly.
During the Spring, the shallow area is open for Family Swim a couple of times per day, with the biggest window of hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The waterslide is only open on weekends from 12:30 to 4:45, and not guaranteed.
Pricing: Kids 2 and under are free; $9 – $12 for youth, adults, seniors
Location: 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley at Mill Valley Community Center
Hours: Current pool schedule >
More details here >
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