I really like the golden community center especially the nice people who work there the pool is great especially if you are with younger kids there's lots of fun activities for them to do and they let kids under 48 inches by the slide within an adult, which is really nice. Make sure to validate your parking inside when you go to pay and you can park right in front of the rec center, which was something we didn't realize right away. They also have a nice small play area for kids on the way in. read more

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The staff is so welcoming. The facility has always been clean and well maintained. The hot tub is a nice touch. read more

The Golden Community Center is a great facility with great programs. The GCC is a very affordable facility.

This has an amazing indoor pool. The water is so warm and there's a little toddler slide plus a huge slide better for the bigger adventurous kids. There's a rope log crossing looking thing plus tons of fountains. Zero entry area for the littles and life guards on duty. They have family changing rooms as well with showers. But the water never got warm when we were there ‍. read more

Lady at customer service 7/18/25 12pm rude, every time I go in it's a different price for the same 2 kids and myself, Pool is nice no complaints, people are the problem , the greeters should be friendly and accommodate so it's a nice time, don't like your job go somewhere else read more

Amazingly warm pool with activities for the kids. It's never super busy and my kids love it. I love it as it's only 3'9" at the deepest so I don't worry about constantly having an eye on my two kids who are just learning to swim. read more

I get invited to a lot of kid birthday parties. I mean A LOT. And while some people might think that's a bad thing I really enjoy it because so many of them introduce me + my family to so many cool new places we can go to again in the future, places like the Golden Community Center. This indoor pool area is legit for kids of all swimming abilities and my two older boys (ages 3 and 6 at the time of the party) L.O.V.E.D. it. From the zero entry wading pool to the twisty slide that drops you into about 3 1/2 feet of water, the funny floating log "obstacle course" to the lap pool there is a lot of fun to be had here. A word of warning about the water slide - they will let adults go down with kids, but they will not let you catch your child at the bottom if they want to go down alone so make sure you are comfortable going with them or they are comfortable swimming before you climb the stairs. I'm a fan of most of our rec center pools and this was a delight to discover! read more

I had my daughters birthday swimming party here a couple weeks ago. All the kids had a blast! The room we rented was the perfect size with a good amount of counter space. The staff were ok. I just feel like they coulda been a little more enthusiastic. Their attitudes were kinda dull the whole time we were there. Don't get me wrong they were nice I just felt as if the few I came in contact with weren't in the best mood is how it came off to me. The kids loved the swimming pool. They have some neat logs they can try to walk across, a couple slides and enough space to keep them occupied for long periods of time. I went down the slide which I kinda felt it was dirty. They did mention they are closing soon for renovations so hopefully that's something they are fixing. Overall it was a great place to throw a birthday party. I would return if one of my kiddos wanted to have another party there! read more

I got married on very short notice. (planned in less than a month) We were planning on doing something outdoors, but wanted a nice inexpensive place to eat and enjoy time with out guests. We choose Golden for its beautiful views, and we just happened to stop in to the community center while checking out Lions park. I was glad we did they had some beautiful ball rooms. I only used a small one, but WOW. The views were amazing. Well it ended up snowing on my May wedding... This place was so accomodating allowing us to come in early and use the facility hours before we had scheduled. They put up signs for our guests, they came by and helped out often and helped us decorate the room so we could work around the weather. I have NEVER known a place to be so awesome and accomodating. They made my day great! I want to move to Golden so I can use this place more. There's water slides that the kids can run energy off on for 5 dollars a kiddo too. I couldn't believe how inexpensive this place was for everything they did and the staff is top notch! GREAT JOB GOLDEN!!! read more

Great facility, great staff and a true community center. I visit the GCC regularly to swim. The pool is great. Actually there are two pools. A lap pool and a zero entry pool with a small slide, a large slide and fountains. The lap pool temp is perfect. The zero entry pool is warmer - perfect for kids. I also attend various community meetings at GCC. And we have had our own special events there. Thank you GCC! read more

Update- pool area is up and running again. Also, they just raised the prices for the second time in 8 months.

Our family loves the swimming facilities. The water is very warm, which is perfect for little ones. The showers have great water pressure and get hot. Bring your own towel and shampoo! read more

I love this place!! We spend a lot of time here has a family working out taking classes and enjoying the wonderful child care! & indoor play area. This is one of the places that we enjoyed the most together as a family living in golden! read more

The kids and I stopped here one afternoon to go swimming. We stayed in the shallow area and had a good time. The water for the slide doesn't go too fast, which gave both kids the confidence to go down by themselves. They both met other kids to pal around with, and had a great time. The lifeguards are relaxed and seemed to enjoy being there. The hot tub area water was a little too hot for my liking, but it felt good to sit and soak for a few minutes. We will definitely come back for swimming. read more

My family loves to swim. We enjoy this pool and it's nice they have an indoor playground for younger kids and are close to outdoor playground too for more fun. It's also a much warmer indoor pool than other Rec Ctrs so you don't freeze when stepping out. I would give it 5 stars but they need more life guards. One life guard for leisure pool and slide is not enough. Quite a few parents leave their kids to sit in hot tub or on their phones not swimming and there's been several incidents of rough play. The lifeguards see it too late. One kid was choking another kid who was underwater. The kids were pushing and shoving each other all over the pool. I had to step in and stop it. Or they do not see it at all and it's up to other adults to say something. The same is true for the indoor playground I've had to step in a few times when some older kids were being too rough. It appears the lifeguards are young and don't want to say no but it's a matter of safety for all. read more

The front staff are great, however swim area and life guards are next to useless. There will be two in guard room on their phones and two on deck talking to each other and not keeping an eye on the participants. Mean while there is dirt on the bottom of pool and railing are rusty and filthy same goes for shower area, all the wire hanging baskets are broken or gone and have been for months. I suspect the lack of action is because of the director and relatively new city manager. read more

Went to the Golden Community Center because our Wheat Ridge Center was closed this week for deep cleaning. The facility is very nice, the machines are awesome and there are a lot of them, and the people there are incredibly friendly. I was going to try and take a class but the instructor was out and her replacement never showed. Thankfully there was a really nice guy named James who usually took the class that offered to teach it! read more

Located adjacent to the beautiful Lions Park, this Community Centre is a great place to visit for a family swim. The pool is never too busy, the big water slide is good fun, there's a large hot tub, sauna, and a lap pool for more serious swimmers. Kids will love swimming here. read more

I am rating the music classes with Miss Stephanie. I took both of my babies (now 1 and 4) to her baby and toddler classes and was extremely happy. Miss Stephanie is talented, welcoming, and compassionate towards families with young children. Her class has a wonderful flow and she has fun, beautiful song choices throughout. The babies bounce, shake maracas, get tickled, laugh, and learn. They get to strum the guitar at the end and play on the big drum (baby class). I highly recommend this class to others!! read more

The family locker rooms are disgusting. Dirty, dirty diapers, maxi pads, globs of hair. Water everywhere so you can get your kids dressed & keep them dry. There is only on toilet in the family locker room so it''s often full. We try to follow the rule about no boys in the ladies lockeroom, but the lack of restrooms, cleanliness, number of rooms, etc. has us often taking my son into the ladies to get him showered & dressed.Absolutely awful. They are clearly over used and under cleaned. It's sad people can't clean up after themselves but for 3 years we've been going that is the case & the community center has done nothing to improve the situation. I dread going to the pool because the locker rooms are so bad. The women's locker rooms aren't much better, but at least the filth is spread out so you can find a small dry spot to change. Please up the cleaning schedule. I've mentioned this to the front desk several times & they always thank me for bringing it to their attention. In addition the pool often has bandaids and hair floating so in general the pool area is just not getting the attention it needs. We were there recently on a Tuesday evening & there was no life guard by the lilly pads, there were a couple older kids bullying the little kids, another mom went & talk to the older kids, they continued, reported it the lifeguards they did nothing. It's a bit rusty & dated. Usually crowded. We like how warm the water is in the play area. We like the swim lessons. Denver & Wehat Ridge pools & locker rooms I've been in are much cleaner & well maintained. read more