Staff is friendly and pool is clean. Crystal Lake Pool is a great spot for families with kids of…read moreall ages! I enjoy the occasional visit when it is not too crowded, mostly weekdays. I miss that there is no deep section or diving boards for recreational diving to be allowed. However, the young kids area is better than most other pools I've seen.

The pool was nice and big but the people who go there were inconsiderate and played their awful…read moremusic so loudly it was as if we were at a concert. The music was not kid friendly as the lyrics were, shall we say "adult oriented". The staff were competent and friendly and I don't blame them for not asking these selfish patrons to lower their radios as they seemed like the type to start a major problem if you said anything to them.

Enjoy a swim with the kids and BBQ. The children loved their time in the outdoors and running…read morearound. Weekends in the place are a little crowded but in the week days it wasn't so bad and we a great time. Showers were very private. The bathroom facilities were also clean. Overall we had a good time and would visit again.

Excellent programs for the community! The gym, pool and state of the art gym equipment is awesome.read more

The pool is AMAZING for my family. Huge indoor slide, splash area for my little one, and hot tub…read morefor adults.

I'm 81 yrs old and ate the age of 13 or14 Kelly pool was in our neighborhood that we had not the…read morethe only ione but the only one in tarea area that we where allowed into swim in BUT Kelly was first class we went most every Sunday when the swim period was the longest . The other pool didn't allow blacks !

Perhaps the most beautiful pool in N. America!…read more Lap-swim friendly in 2023: The only public pool in Philly where one can swim laps. There are three permanently roped off, 50m-long lap swim lanes! It's big: Olympic sized (50m x 25 m). It's free: No charge! Capacity & time limits: Sometimes when it's really crowded (eg, hot and sunny weekend afternoons), a line forms outside the pool, because they limit capacity to a number that lifeguards can safely support. When there's a line, every 20 or 30 minutes, they'll ask everyone in the pool to leave the pool grounds, and then they'll invite the next batch of people to enter the pool grounds. If there's a line, you could try to ask the gatekeeper if they can say when they'll next clear the pool, so that you could decide whether to enter for that bit of remaining time or wait to enter with the next batch for the full time limit. Family friendly up to a limit: lots of big kids, little kids, babies. I'd guess the pool is 4 feet at the shallowest. There is no wading pool. Fun for grownups to hang out (in 2023): this season they've instituted adults-only hour on weekdays, 6-7 pm. I think kids can continue to hang out on land, but can't be in the pool after 6 pm. Showers are meh: There are 4 outdoor, totally exposed showers (and no indoor or private showers) and their drains tend to swamp with standing water, so you'll want to rinse your feet separately if you shower when exiting. They don't mind if you shampoo and soap in those outdoor showers. Also it sucks that they leave the showers on continuously, wasting hundreds of gallons of water per day. Great setting: Ample parking. Next to beautiful Please Touch Museum, lots of beautiful, soft, green grass for sitting or laying on, and the pool is surrounded by Fairmount Park's acres of picnicking lawn. The rules are pretty standard: wear a swimsuit, no floats. The only things that would make this pool better: more life guards to increase capacity, add a wading pool, add a snack stand (but then they'd always be overcrowded, so they'd have to hire even more lifeguards), let people use floats during adult hour. And clear the shower drain and fix the shower controls so we don't have to waste water and leave them on all day.

Number one swim club in Barclay! 3 m High and 1 m low dive…read morewith 12 foot well Well maintained 25 yard 6 lane pool With separate baby pool Gaga court shuffleboard jungle gym Snack bar Lots of fond memories here

let me start off by saying this facility is very clean and well maintained. My problem with this…read moreclub is that they have summer camp and 1 pool. Its noisy, crowded and not relaxing So Mon- Friday I dont go. But still have to pay full price, since they don't offer weekend rates. In fairness.. they should offer rates for the weekend only. Will be looking for a pool club that does.

Joined this year, clean, comfortable, good clientele. The chair issue is a bit odd, more upright…read morechairs than loungers, so come early or late. I haven't tried the snack bar but hear its fantastic. Typical SJ swim club, but I found it to be more appropriate in price.

We've been going there a couple years and we love it. Hope to see more activities and fun for the…read morekids. We loved movie night. Hope to see it more often. We'd like to see more guards on duty. We didn't like them just hanging around and talking. We'd also like them to fix the lighting in the back and all new gas grills and also make sure there clean for the next person to use. Oh yeah maybe ad a jacuzzi pool.

Having grown up in an area where day passes to community pools were a given, it was quite the shock…read moreto move to Philly and realize it's next to nearly impossible to get a day pass anywhere. This past week we went to the Marsh Creek Swimming pool for the day with our twins. It does get crowded with campers, but all in all it was a good experience. The pool is sectioned off nicely with a ramp into a very shallow area - perfect for toddler play. The "deep" end is only 4 feet deep, so it isn't too crazy. They have a fantastic splash pad area and you can rent the pavilion. We brought beach chairs and sat in the grass - the grass areas are limited, so I'm sure it's insane on the weekends, but it worked perfectly for us.

I was surprised that my 10-month-old was charged full admission. Most airlines don't even charge…read moreinfants to travel to another state or country, so paying full price for a baby who isn't using the facilities the same way adults are felt unreasonable. The pool was also extremely crowded. People were jumping into the water, throwing balls, and tossing each other around, which led to people accidentally getting hit. It didn't feel like there was much enforcement of pool safety or courtesy. I imagine the experience would be much better on a weekday when it's less busy, but I still think the pool should have clearer rules and better supervision to keep everyone safe. Overall, I'd recommend reconsidering the admission policy for infants and enforcing pool rules more consistently to create a safer, more enjoyable environment for families.