Adrienne Scott

This is a giant, nice, new(?) playground. There are chairs to sit in under the big tree for shade, a pavilion and tables and grills. Bathrooms. Huge parking lot. Enough for little kids and bigger kids - small slides and climbing options, and also big climbing options like the rope Selma Bridge and Montgomery bus climbing net.

We paid the Fairfax county resident day rate. Currently $11 for adult and $7.50 for kid. I had one kid in summer camp and had the other kid with me at the pool (the pools are indoors). It’s a great option for bigger littles as the whirlpool (for kids to go around in circles), lazy river (no floats), and slides are on the slower side. I bet the most fun age is around 7 or 8. The tube slide is for 48 inches and taller but is NOT fast or scary but fun enough for my 9 and 11 year olds to love it. There isn’t much seating for non-swimmers but that just means parents are paying more attention to their swimming kids. The hot tub (maybe they don’t call it that?) is for 16 years and older and is very hot (good) with lots of back jets and probably space for 20+ adults. There was a sign for lane sign-ups in the lane pool in the other room, it looks like you have to sign up for lanes late morning like 10-noon give or take. The women’s locker room was giant with lockers, showers, sinks, bathroom stalls. A swimsuit dryer would be a nice addition even though they’re not really great for swimsuits if you use them frequently, and swimsuit plastic bags would be great (we had both when we were YMCA members in Colorado, I’m not sure how common that is). My 9 year old showered in the family bathrooms which were pretty dirty. Not moldy but the floor was gross with hair and dirt and it was soaking wet. A quick mop every few hours would go a long way. We brought food and ate it upstairs overlooking the pools.

It looks like childcare for kids up to 10 is an option for a few dollars and a couple hours, but it would probably be difficult to go for strength training or aerobics or classss if you bring kids 10-16 as I’m assuming the equipment gym is for maybe 16+. But those are assumptions- you’ll need to double check all of that.

If we lived locally often enough (we are Ffx Cty residents but only here one month every six months or so), I’d definitely get a membership but would need to figure out options for adults with tweens.