Ginty Swim Pool

3.6 mi

This is a nice community pool!…read more I wish they had chairs, but luckily there are plenty of grassy areas for setting down blankets and your own chairs, plus benches and picnic tables. I love that there is a separate kiddie pool for smaller kids and that it is fenced in and separated from the big pool. I also love that they keep a bin for community toys. I always end up losing my kids things when we go to the pool, so it's nice to know that we don't need to bring our own toys from home. The little kids pool is very spacious with a few sprinklers, and then the big pool is quite large with a slide and a diving board. There is also a playground area and a snack shack. Overall this is a nice thing to have in our community, and $500 for a family summer membership feels reasonable.

A Pool Where You Can Relax on the Grass…read more The Morris Plains Community Park Pool has some nice amenities: Swimming Lanes, Water Slide, 2 Diving Boards, Wading Pool, Grassy Areas, 2 Stationary Canopies, Men's & Women's rooms, and a Basketball Court. The Wading Area was gated and seemed relatively safe for little ones to play while supervised. The turtle and flower fountains were definitely something to see. The main pool was sectioned off into 3 main areas. The far end of the pool next to the Wading Area was set up for general play which included a little water basketball hoop. The center of the pool was set up use of the water slide, diving boards, and swimming lanes. The street side of the pool was set up for leisurely wading/swimming. Pros: The Pool Slide was fun and felt like it was shooting you out into the pool at top speed by the time you got to the bottom of it. The Wading Area was super cute. The grass lawns where you could set up some of your own chairs offered a sense of being at home or at the park. Cons: Even with the daily highs in the mid 80s for the past few days, the water was freezing. My family was all shivering even though we were swimming around in the water. The pool surface texturing inside the water occasionally felt like it was raking your feet instead of providing any kind of traction. The staff decided to clean the Men's changing room before the patrons were gone which caused it to be unavailable for use for more than 15 minutes. It was also left in soaked state which made it impossible to change out of one's wet clothes and into dry clothes in any kind safe or satisfactory feeling way. It was nice to visit for a few hours, but I don't think this will be the primary pool that my family visits during pool season.

Gated Wading Pool for Children Under 7 near a Grassy Area

Pool Slide and Grassy Area

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Summit Family Aquatic Center

4.6

(9 reviews)

7.9 mi

Love it!! family friendly, very clean, snack bar available, children will have lots of fun and I…read morewill definitely recommend it to spend your summer here.

Great place! Clean and wonderful warm pool! Water classes are great. Great for families!read more

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Millburn Township Swimming Pool

4.7

7.0 mi

I'm so old I remember when the pool was opened-and dad swam in the previous town pool (the pond in…read moreTaylor Park)! Renovated a few years ago, it's holding up well. Lotsa memories of pool hopping there as a teen!

New to town. My family and I love the pool. Much bigger than I had imagined and very clean. Also…read morelike that they have a concession stand. Lifeguards seem very observant.

Main pool. Kid pool in the back

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Burnham Park and Pool

2.1 mi

Amazing spot. 1)…read moreThere is a nice fountain and lake, which is great to walk around. 2) The park is nice and clean. 3) The park is next to Whole Foods.

Really nice town pool that accepts members from other towns at a reasonable price. Pool management…read moredoes a good job at keeping order. There is a limited number of pool chairs scattered around. Plenty of parking close by. There is also plenty of room to set your own chairs, including in the shade if that's what you want. The complex includes a diving pool and a couple or kiddie pools. Lifeguards are always on duty. Haven't tried the snack bar but at least they have one.

THOMAS PAINE author of Common Sense amongst other things

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Lake Hiawatha Swim Club

5.0

8.4 mi

Very nice place to spend your Summer ... Very family friendly...What makes this place special is…read morethe fact that many of the members grew up spending summers here and now have returned with their children .... I'm so happy that I found the Lake Hiawatha Swim Club !

Swim club is great for the kids and adults . We joined this year and loving the pool. Food is…read moreinexpensive also .

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Streeter Swim Pool

4.0

(1 review)

3.1 mi

Morristown's Streeter Swim Pool, a marvel of mid-century cinder-block architecture brought into…read moreexistence at a time of investment in public facilities, provides a great summer respite from the heat and is the site of recent divisional swim meets. A long, curving water slide, two diving boards and a separate kiddie splash pool provide plenty of options for a wide age range of swimmers. If it feels like you've been to this pool before, that might be because Morristown's Ginty Swim Pool and changing rooms appear to share the same exact layout. (Why build one when you can build two at twice the price!) There's slightly less foliage around the pool, but there are two substantial parking lots on each side of the entrance from Inamere Road. Happy splashing!

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The Jersey Aquatic Center

4.5

(2 reviews)

6.3 mi

Exemplary of a premier athletic facility, the Jersey Aquatic Center provides a range of swimming…read morefacilities for children and adults of all ages. From the main, 10-lane, Olympic-sized competition pool to warm-up lap and training pools, there's a range of programs and facilities for a wide variety of skill levels. We visited recently for the Rebels Meters Mania swim meet, and one of the highlights was the digital scoreboard, which displayed each swimmer's name, lane and heat time. I was also amazed to see the meet livestreamed on the event's YouTube channel, which allowed for distant family members to watch our kids swim. The only downside was the ear-splitting dance music blared at the audience before and sometimes during the meet, which triggered my Apple Watch high-decibel alert. Attending a swim meet shouldn't put one's family at risk of hearing loss. Swim meets are naturally loud events, with concrete and water surfaces exhibiting maximum acoustic reflective properties, so there's little reason to add to that characteristic. Watch from the upstairs viewing rooms or bring ear protection, and consider keeping small children at home, in order to protect from the nightclub-like audio environment.

Excellent facility, swim program & coaches! Our daughter is on the swim team and loves it!read more

The 10-lane, Olympic-size pool is a behemoth of a facility!

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Biosphere Pool

4.0

(1 review)

26.9 mi

The Biosphere pool is an awesome facility with an indoor-outdoor jacuzzi and a natural looking pool…read morewith waterfalls and a grotto jacuzzi. It even has a waterslide. However, if you come on a weekday the waterslide is closed. The pool area is 5 stars on weekends. However, the bar/cafe opens late on weekdays. They don't permit you to bring any outside food or beverages in but they also don't sell any on weekdays. I asked if I could have room service bring food and drink to the pool and I was told no. So if you're looking to enjoy the pool and a drink, make sure to do it in a weekend.

Berkeley Heights Community Pool

3.7

7.1 mi

The Berkeley Heights Community Pool, operated by the YMCA, is a wonderful facility that hosts…read moresummer swim meets. There's an Olympic-sized pool, although young swimmers use the 25-yard lanes that traverse pool instead of the full 100-yard length. There's a kiddie pool with safety gates to keep little ones from wandering off. Outdoor showers and accessible restrooms with showers complete the package. "This is my favorite pool," said my 9-year-old!

I could take or leave this place. Went here when I was a kid.. they had crazy rules back then. Like…read morebathing caps for girls with shoulder length hair.. hated htat. We stopped becoming members since the cost was a little bit high. Especially to swim in a urine filled kiddy pool. I did like the snack bar, knock hockey, and the good feeling of having a "purple badge" after passing the swim test. Still, if you can go to a nicer pool I'd do it. This is a place for moms to sit around and talk while their kids wander around in the water or getting into trouble elsewhere.. so if you are looking for that kind of place then come here.

A lovely setting for a wonderful swimming pool.

The kiddie pool has a gentle slope that's perfect for little swimmers.

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Twin Rivers Tubing

(66 reviews)

39.4 mi

HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend! Had the best time ever. I had a Groupon glitch but TWIN RIVERS was more…read morethan helpful and beyond kind. Then there's the tubing experience... soooo relaxing, soooo peaceful... soooo fun! Jet ski staff stayed on alert ensuring our safety everything was perfect. AND then to top it off, we dined nearby with a TRT discount on our meal. Thank you TRT for a much needed excursion... life is good!

It was such a great experience nice view not rushed my 13 yr old son loved every second can't wait…read moreto go back next year !!

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Jersey Paddle Boards

4.7

(42 reviews)

31.6 mi

My friends and I have been looking for socially distanced activities to do because of COVID and I'm…read moreso glad we tried paddle boarding with Jersey Paddle Boards! We've already been here twice. 2 hours cost $35 which is reasonable pricing. The lake is super nice and relaxing and you can go for a quick swim as well. The workers are also really nice and not strict on the reservation times. For safety, they also sanitize the boards and life jackets after every use.

This is my third time using Jersey Paddle and they never fail to provide a great experience. They…read morealways have equipment available at a decent price. The staff is always friendly and helpful.

The Lees family. Owners of North Jersey Paddle Boards

T rex on vacation on Greenwood lake ny

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Burnham Park and Pool

2.1 mi

Amazing spot. 1)…read moreThere is a nice fountain and lake, which is great to walk around. 2) The park is nice and clean. 3) The park is next to Whole Foods.

THOMAS PAINE author of Common Sense amongst other things

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Foote’s Pond Wood

4.7

0.9 mi

This small gem of a park is perfect for a dog walk, observing birds and turtles from the dock, or…read morejust a quiet lunch on a bench by the dam. I've seen people fishing but have no idea what they catch! The path goes all the way around the pond, perfectly smooth and level, ok for someone in a wheelchair. There's no parking lot, but you can leave a car on the street without much trouble. You can also enter the park from Overlook Road. Very occasionally in winter the pond freezes and you can ice skate here!

Foote's pond is a pretty and quiet little pong located in morristown. There are nice trails to walk…read moreon and always little dicks swimming in the water. This pong is nice for a dog walk or stroll around. You can listen to nature and even relax on a bench around the water. I have fond memories of visiting the pong as a child when I attended the elementary school located next to the pong. There was also a small dock where we used to feed the ducks. Definitely check it out and enjoy some of the simpler things!

Look for this sign on James Street

Western bridge

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Native plants

Sea OTT Swimming

5.0

(7 reviews)

1.5 mi

Sea Ott Swimming is a great school, from the teachers to the owner…read more After looking into several other schools in the area including taking some trial classes we chose Sea Ott. The owner, Coach Jenn Ott is great with the kids and does a great job of keeping a small class size so the kids really get time to swim. In other schools that we tried, our kids spent more time waiting than swimming. We first started with our older daughter who was 10 at the time with no swimming experience. Within 4 lessons she had real confidence and was swimming quite well. Now 2 years later she still takes lessons just to improve technique but has swam competitively in our town because of Sea Ott. We then enrolled our 3 year old. With her we did private lessons rather that group. The rates are very reasonable and the teachers are great. She is now 4 and has no fear of the water because of Sea Ott. We have just had great experiences here and would recommend them to anyone.

Sea Ott is not a fancy, big-name swim club BUT they brought my swimmer to a new level by working on…read moretechnique rather than just working on swimming faster as she was previously "taught" by another club. My daughter had shoulder pain at her previous club, also brought on by improper technique and overuse; no shoulder pain anymore. My daughter loves the coaches and the owner, Jenn Ott. The price is right and the location/hours are prefect with lots of options in a friendly atmosphere. If you are shopping for a swim team or lessons, you won't be disappointed.

Come see our smiling teachers!! Join Sea Ott Swimming!!

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Bee Meadow Pool

(6 reviews)

4.9 mi

Needs attention to cleanliness. Bottom of pool is really…read moreunclean this year. Also are the tables and chairs ever cleaned? Maybe lifeguards could do this kind of thing on slow days. Overall it's time for a renovation.

Great Place to go if your looking for a fun day with the kids. As a baby boomer, it brings back the…read morefeel of when I was a kid. Nice people to mingle with. the only thing I would suggest is that the people at the snack bar need to be people friendly and not be aloud to be talking constantly on cell phones . Get that under control and you have a home team advantage.

My Granddaughter ready for the new pool summer season!

On our way ! get the cheese fries ready!

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On Our Way ! Get The Cheese Fries Ready !

Wheeler Park

4.8

(8 reviews)

15.5 mi

Great hidden gem in Union county! People from all over come here. So much fun for the kids and…read moreadults too! The line gets pretty long if you don't get there early.

This review is for the awesome splash pad that is located in Wheeler Park. Every time we go we…read morehave a blast! I am also so happy that Wheeler park welcomes everyone from all over NJ (and elsewhere). Coming from out of the county will cost you a bit more, but not much. If you live outside of Union County it is $4.00 for kids ($2.00 in county) and $6.00 for adults ($3.00 in county). This splash pad has every water feature a kid could ever need - from bigger twisty water slides, to a small dragon water slide. Also, water guns that you can shoot each other with, a pirate boat, water shooting up from the ground, and much more. My kids spent a little over 2 hours here and had an absolute blast. We've been here about 3 times and it never disappoints. Just be sure to bring some sort of shade covering. There isn't much cover at the splash pad so we usually bring our small beach tent with us. There is also a dry playground in the splash pad gated area where kids can play too. They have staff who help keep the kids safe and to make sure everyone goes down the water slides safe and sound. I highly recommend Wheeler Spray Park on a hot summer day.