Apex Center

Maybe update your phone line message? Says the pool is open until 8:30 and we were bringing about a dozen people only to find out you closed at 6. And your website says 6:30 too. Great. Thanks.

This place is seriously the best place in the whole world. They have EVERYTHING! I always have tons of fun and if I could, I would go there every single day. It’s a huge place so you never feel crowded. I can’t wait for my next visit!

I have been going to the Apex Center for many years. O would say the highlight is their kids pool area and the free in house play area for toddlers. As a high schooler there was the weight room, running track, and skating that kept my interest. They have two skating rinks both hockey accommodates that most of the time. Now as an adult I would say there are many things likable about this place however however the swimming area for adults is so super tiny. I wouldn’t recommend this place for adult swimmers. They have a lap pool but there are so many water aerobics classes it rarely looks open. Golden Rec Center has a much larger swim area for adults. On that same note if you have a child older than a toddler there isn’t much for them to do if they don’t swim. They do have rock climbing but it is super small. The Apex tries to accommodate the residence of Arvada by creating date nights where you can drop off kids for babysitting and then they have games and movies for kids of all ages.
It’s a nice place and really quite popular for the hockey community and now the skate boarding community with their outdoors skate park.
I think they do a great job trying to accommodate for all athletic preferences, but the facility just isn’t big enough. They have another location about 10 minutes away that accommodates for indoor soccer, football and any additional sport that needs a large field.
It is a great place. A members is too pricy for me and my family but we enjoy going occasionally.

We most often use the pool facilities and the children’s play area.
–I find the cleanliness of the pool area, as well as, the presence of the lifeguards to be excellent.
–As far as the kids indoor play area, its one of the best that I can find in the metro area and bonus —– free to both residents and NR! The only drawbacks can be:
a) that the employees assigned to the kids play area, insert themselves into the management of children playing there (whether assigned to their care or instead, kids with parents present). Unfortunately, it seems their application of rules is inconsistent (from the gazillion times we’ve been there to play.). It sure would help if rules staff was enforcing were posted for kids and adults to see.
b) Also, but not as significantly, I would love it, if they’d turn off or turn down their piped-​in music (country, rock ‘n roll, you name it) when the volume of kids increases. It helps us all out, in remaining peaceful! Thanks, Apex!

I was really excited about joining this gym but when I got a day pass, I wasn’t impressed and changed my plans for membership. The workout area was small and didn’t offer much. The climbing wall was a joke, compared to what I am used to, at least. I appreciate the indoor pool and playground because they provide options for restless kids when weather is crappy. But when the weather is nice, I prefer an outdoor pool. The pool area was super warm and reeked of chlorine.
The indoor play area was free when we visited. Hopefully that is still the case! It’s a fun area but my toddler gets lost in the damn play structure (think McDonald’s Play Place) and can’t get out! So until she overcomes that issue, I won’t be bringing her back. The staff was super nice and let me climb up there to get her, twice. But it was not pleasant.
Still, I am looking forward to the holiday events that they have here and hope to use this center occasionally as it is the closest one to me.

They need to have a limit on the people at the pool and the length of time they can camp out. Huge families take over areas and there isn’t space for others. Get there early and claim your spot if you need a place to sit to watch your kids.

I am really dissapointed, we brought our three kids in, ages 13 – 7, to ride the slide and do the activity area for the pool, drove all the way from Longmont. Once we arrived, we were informed all slides and the activities around them, were closed. There was no explanation, no estimate on how long they would be down, and no information about the closure online. We checked and called several times before we drove down and they never told us about any closures. We will not be returning.

We have such a good time here with our 2 year old daughter. The pool is great for the kids!

Love this pool for the kids. We live by DIA and will drive to this location because the kids love it so much. Staff is friendly and pool/​locker rooms are clean.

The locker rooms aren’t the best, but the staff makes up for it! Good adult league with balanced teams… and really there’s a climbing wall and a pool if you really want to warm up before a game!!!

I really love this place. It really has it all. When the Jagger is at Hockey practice, there is so much to do from swimming and weights to spin or even rock climbing. It’s family friendly and the staff are great here. They keep it pretty clean for the extreme amount of traffic thought there.

I am really impressed by the Apex Center. It’s clean and the staff are very friendly and the managers all like getting to know the people who use the rec center. They are very kind to those with special needs and those with a service dog. Hands down this place is a great place to work out and also to go meet new friends. Everyone is very friendly here, at the different classes that are provided with membership and they even have a grant program for those who can’t afford a complete membership, where one may only have to pay half of the membership fees if you get approved for the grant. They are very accomdating and they strive to make sure you are healthy and happy.

Great place! The club house is free for the little ones and can keep them entertained for hours. The pool is great as well. Never too crowded and plenty of supervising life guards.

We visited the APEX center one day to enjoy the water area, we had never been here but we wanted to take a little trip to visit a rec center that we hadn’t been to. The pools were clean and everything was working as far as slides and play areas. We drove about 30 – 45 minutes to get here, and I wouldn’t hesitate to make the trip again.
My boys played for a few hours in the pool, with each other, without fighting! I have no idea how that happened, they must have been having a really good time.
There is a little snack and drink area. The locker rooms are clean and they have private family rooms, although they only have a few, so you may have to wait for one.

Of all the rec. centers in the Arvada Westminster and Thornton this place is far more superior to bring you family

Such a nice center! We went to the pool today, which was packed because of spring break. But it was still a lot of fun for my one-​year-​old. Plenty of play area for kids of all ages. They even have 2 slides. Lots of lifeguards around, so it felt pretty safe.
There is also a free indoor play area for kids. Pool + indoor playground = one happy and tired kid. Great way to spend the day. Prices are fair, too. From what I can tell, the exercise equipment is all nice and new. They even have a rock climbing wall. In addition, there’s an ice skating rink at the center. I did not go to the rink, though, so no input for that.

The Kids night out here is TERRIBLE!!!
The staff is rude and irresponsible and they don’t help with bullying at all. They sit back making $ 1000s of dollars while most everyone hates it. They bully me destroy my property and the staff says nope and does nothing. Do not come here waste of $ 10

Incredible.
This multi-​level fitness habitat has it all.
Literally.
An outdoor skate park (check), indoor ice rinks (check), basketball courts (aw come on, easy one-​check), a climbing wall (check), a gym and running track (check), an indoor water park (check), you get the picture.
Hey, if you’ve got squirts, middle school offspring or if you’re looking for something to do… this is it. You have to see it to believe it.
What are you waiting for… summer is right around the corner. Admit it, there’s no better baby sitter than water slides, vortex pools and «zero depth» beaches. And yes, there are things for the kids to do there as well.

I am very discouraged that I took time to call and find out if my room rental could be extended for additional time. I was told yes, and then sent the form for change, and then after I already changed my invites and updated everything then they called me to tell me the room had been booked by someone else and was not available.
I really hope this is worth it.

I’ve been to rec centers all along the front range, and I’ve never seen one as cool as the Apex Center before. The pool alone would be worth the price of admission. It’s like a mini-​Water World in there! They have a waterworks-​themed, in-​pool playground that the kids love. There’s a total of 3 pools. One for laps, one for the playground, and another for free swimming (with a lazy river, and a tube slide).
Also, the kids play place (which is free) is a great way to have the kids burn off some steam for an hour or two. And you can drop them off there for a while on certain nights while you go out!
There is an amazing skatepark outside, which I haven’t used, but it is always full of excited looking kids. There’s also a great gym/​fitness area, complete with a climbing wall. I think they might have an ice rink too, but I’m not sure on that one. I haven’t used it if they do.
Overall, the Apex Center is excellent!