Chinquapin Park Recreation Center & Aquatics Facility

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2025-02-14

My mom brought me here as a toddler from 1986 to 1988. I remember having fun in the play room (which looks like it's seen some upgrades since then) and getting strawberry smoothies and granola bars from the snack bar. Does it still have a snack bar? Anyway, only four stars because I still have a scar on my chin from hitting it on the sharp edge of the tile while trying to hoist my four-year-old self out of the pool. So be careful, toddlers!

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2024-10-10

The soft play room is great for babies and toddlers and it’s one of the largest public pools in Alexandria. The staff are always courteous and the facilities are perfectly clean if not brand new. The reason for the 3 stars is despite being “public” it’s closed basically 24/7 to small children so people who pay for private swim lessons ($200-$250 a month for group, or per lesson for private) can have the entire space. They suggest coming back during the tiny window it is free (1-3PM).. which as any under 5 parent knows is nap time. So basically only kids whose parents want to pay that much can learn to swim. Really disappointing for something that should be accessible to everyone.

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2023-05-14

Great local swimming pool for lessons and training. I attended a scuba refresher course that was put on by Blue Octopus scuba also I'm Alexandria.