This review specifically speaks to their Kiddie Pool Play Time, because that's what I use. The…read morefacility has a competition pool with lap lanes, a separate leisure pool with water features geared more toward smaller children, and a separate, cordoned off spray park. On one hand, I do appreciate, as a person with two small children, that they have time that the kid side pool with a zero depth entry is exclusively reserved for babies and toddlers a couple of mornings a week...but, it is a narrow window of time (9:30 - 11:30, and then you have to leave, so they can open the full pool at noon). The biggest problem I have is that the lap pool is fairly frequently used for hosting swim meets, and when that happens, the entire facility is closed to the public (which usually happen to be on a day we were planning on going). I wish there were somewhere else to host swim meets...it seems unfortunate for the neighborhood on hot summer days when the neighborhood pool is not accessible. The spray park is okay, but it is part of admission, whereas other parts of the metro have larger spray parks in public parks like the one that surrounds this pool, and are free of charge. It's a bummer, because this is in my immediate neighborhood. But I'm usually better off going further to a public spray park that is available to my little kids more than just Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday for a couple of hours.

Moving to Prairie Village last November, I had NO idea how many public pools were only a few miles…read morefrom our home. The Mission pool was another added to my list last week. Headed here with my little guy on Tuesday. The kiddie pool is open on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings from 9:30 - 11:30am for just $2 per child. Adults are free! The kiddie area included two small pools, one of them had more of a zero-depth area with fountains. They only had one lifeguard watching both pools, but no children were allowed without parents and the maximum age was six and no more than three kids per adult so the kids were being monitored pretty closely. At least I know mine was. For only $2 it's a great way for kids to beat the heat. If only other pools would follow their lead!

I grew up spending summers here, playing in the pool with my friends, and taking my baby sister…read morehere for swim lessons while my mom worked. So I had tons of nostalgic memories when I decided to take my own kids here this past summer. In preparation, I did some research and looked them up online, reading about how much it costs, the hours, and I was specifically looking for information on pool toys and flotation devices to see what was allowed as I had a faint memory from childhood of there being some strict rules. Since it had been about 20 years since I'd stepped foot inside Tomahawk Ridge I figured it was time for a refresher. I read everything I could find online and couldn't find any info listed on their website. So, we made our plans, I packed up, and we drove over. Upon walking up there are pool rules posted on the outside entry and again, while it stated some things like no running and I think it likely said no large inflatables, it didn't say anything about flotation devices for babies, and arm floaties for young kids. We bought our passes and walked in. It was a cloudy, but warm July day and the pool was empty aside from one other family so we got our girls ready and as I was about to get in with my baby one of the 20 teens that were staffed there came up to me to say I couldn't use her baby flotation device in the pool. I looked around, literally seeing no other people, and said "seriously", and the guy was like yeah, you can't use it at all. I asked why this wasn't mentioned to me when we bought tickets as the floatie was clearly visible and we clearly have a baby, and the teen just shrugged and walked away. I was annoyed since this really limited what we could do with our baby and I would understand if the pool was packed, but honestly even then, it's a bit wild to me that this is a rule, and even more wild that it's not posted and not communicated to you until you're there and ready to enjoy the pool as a family. Once we got through that, and made a new plan for how we'd take turns with the baby, we got our five year old ready and as she walked into the pool wearing her little arm floaties another teen blew the whistle at her (again we are one of two families at this pool) and the issue was her arm floaties. We were told that those also were not allowed and that she would need to wear a coast guard approved life vest. Well, she's five and just about done needing any support, and I told the teenager that she is far too old for that and that she just needs a little support. He said she could not enter the pool wearing those. Again, I asked why this wasn't posted, and why this is such an issue and again I just got a shrug. At this point I wasn't even sure if we could use a pool noodle since my daughter needed something to assist her in the water and didn't want to have to be in a baby pool as a five year old, so I sent my husband over to ask if we could use a pool noodle. The teen did not know. They ended up not being mad at us for the pool noodles so we had an ok time. The facility itself is still really nice, and if your kid is a confident swimmer there's some really fun slides and inflatable obstacle course that my cousin's daughter really enjoyed. Overall I think this has the potential to be a 4 or even 5 star pool but the website needs clear signage and the folks working at the front desk need to let you know about the rules regarding arm floaties and baby floatation devices. If these aren't allowed and your small children need them, it will impact your time here. I would have had a pretty good time had I been able to plan for this and not been constantly accosted to say I was doing something wrong at the pool, despite being right with my children the whole time. This honestly left me feeling like this pool is more for older kids, and just not friendly to young families.

This is a nice facility. Well maintained, spacious and clean but there are way too many…read moreover-zealous teen/20-something lifeguard "Karen's" who are constantly reprimanding kids for being kids. "No running'" "dont touch each other", "don't walk on the grass" "stop throwing that ball" It's a product of our Marxist nanny state. Sad state of affairs. The Karen's have taken over.

I love this pool!!!! The summer membership rate is very inexpensive. The parking is so convenient…read more I am a lap swimmer and always have a lane to myself. The staff is friendly and helpful. THANK YOU!!! Ann

This place was horrible. The staff was very rude and judgy, they kept staring and one even body…read moreshamed a girl for being too tall for trying to get on a floaty that was in the deep end. One of the staff members heard that we wanted to swim in the 13ft part, then waited for us to get into the pool to tell us we couldn't. the diving board sucked, we could only bounce on it one time. I see no point in having a diving board if you're just gonna tell people you can jump one time. the staff couldn't keep their eyes to themselves and they were just overall very rude. They made us very uncomfortable. The front desk lady was also very rude about my friend not wearing a bathing suit, which I get but you could've been nicer about it and not give us an attitude about it, honestly it was just a very bad experience and I most definitely won't be coming back.

This pool features a main pool with a slide, a youth pool with fountains and a slide, a sandy…read moreshaded play area, a 25 meter lap lane, and beautiful landscaping. Very nice.

Recently I was there on a semi busy afternoon and all of the employees that I had contact with were…read morehelpful and friendly. In fact as a mom who was there so my kids could swim I literally get a birds eye view of everyone including the staff which genuinely seemed to be enjoying their day. Overall great day at the pool!

This is a very nice public swimming pool with a 22 feet high spiral water slide, a diving board,…read moretwo kiddie pools, a 25 meter lap lane, a concession area, locker rooms, rest rooms, a shaded seating area, and a dedicated parking lot. There is also a nice half basketball court, and a play area outside the pool area. Very nice!

Best music playlist of all the OP pools. Everyday I come the jams keep on kicking. Whomever made it…read morebravo!

A nice variety of activities and all the life guards were friendly and helpful. Nice price too!…read moreOnly thing I would suggest is family friendlier music.

I don't care what nobody says, I love the Bay, I mean I know half of it is closed but what they…read moresuppose to do with half staff. They are not only ones, a life guard shortage across all KC. Some places have been closed all summer. The lifeguards are chill, the family pool and slide are out young families favorite. Today they opened up one of the big slides which was awesome. 4$ to get in and a regular pool with a bball hoop. They open at 12:30 but some days it's closer to 1 when more life guards show up. Again I'm not bothered by it, we bring lunch and hang out all day. They have a large parking lot, a playground and splash pad that's no cost. It's not the best but from my lounge chair by the pool it comes close:)

I don't belong to this community center but I have used their free kids play area which is so nice…read moreto offer it for free. The place seems very clean and the staff is friendly. I have been to birthday parties on some of their rooms they rent and they were good to deal with and friendly. They have a nice pool and workout area as well.

Had a mixed experience here. The front desk interaction was a bit unprofessional; the staff seemed…read moreconfused about whether to charge for a 2-year-old, leading to an awkward "up to you" exchange between employees before they decided to charge me. However, the pool itself was excellent. The water was perfectly warm, and my son really enjoyed himself.

This beautiful, quiet park has something for almost everyone, including a play area, a pool with a…read morenice water slide and concessions, two tennis courts, two softball fields, a volleyball court, and a small creek. Amenities include restrooms, a drinking fountain, and a dedicated parking area. It's a great place to enjoy sports activities, or just relax, and enjoy nature.