The Urbana Park District is pleased to announce the opening of Crystal Lake Park Family Aquatic Center to the public for swimming on Thursday, July 4, 2013. Members of the public may pay and enter starting at 9:30 a.m., and swimming will begin as soon as the winners of the First Ride Down the Slide Raffle have completed their first use of the play equipment and special features.
Daily admission is $6 for residents and $9 for nonresidents. Punch cards for five and 10 visits and season passes will also be available at the gate. Season pass holders enter at the turnstile where they swipe their cards.
The brand-new aquatic center has a deep water pool, recreation pool and competition pool and a number of active features for all ages including sand play, a diving board, a climbing wall (one of the nation’s first at a pool), slides, dump bucket, and more! Outside of the pool is a FREE splash pad, however that portion of the complex remains under construction.
Pool patrons may bring their own food in a soft cooler. No glass or open bottles are allowed. A cooler check station will be outside the pool entrance.
“You can bring your empty water bottles and fill them once you get to the facility,” said Aquatics Supervisor Leslie Radice. “We will allow anyone in and out once they have paid admission for the day, so you can enjoy a picnic outside the gates and come back in as well,” she added.
Patrons may also purchase snacks and drinks from the vending machines. A vending machine with often forgotten supplies is also on site. It carries swim diapers, sunscreen goggles and other pool-related items.
Only Coast Guard-approved flotation devices will be allowed, so leave water wings and floaties at home.
Crystal Lake Park Family Aquatic Center is open daily for public swimming and has weekday lap swim in the competition pool. For a complete list of hours and fees, see http://www.urbanaparks.org/
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