Lone Tree Recreation Center

Too expensive for what you get. Its certainly decent, but the weight area is packed in almost as an afterthought and the pool lap hours are very limited. It seems there is a ton of wasted space. At $ 800 a year for a family, I would expect more (which is why we only occasionally do day passes). This place is worth more along the lines of $ 400 a year for a family.

Good place to play indoor basketball when they have it open for the public. Only $ 7.25 for a non resident fee which you can use to goto the pool or work out on the weights also. Very nice indoor basketball court which gets you out of the elements here in CO!

A nice, small community center. Hours and facilities are limited. The staff is extremely helpful and professional.

I TRULY LOVE THIS PLACE! I go here for the pool only so I’m can’t really comment about anything else. First it has the nicest family changing/​locker room/​shower area I’ve ever seen. The women’s restroom area is pretty clean too. Can’t say anything about the men’s restroom. Then, the pool has a pretty big and deep (on one side) area where you can do laps and or shoot hoops for the older kids. Then, there is the twisty water slide that is about 2 ½ stories high. Then, there is the lazy river/​whirlpool area where kids can float and let the jets push them around or race around it like mine do. Then there is a tiny rubberized slide that empties into about ankle deep water for the little kids and the spray garden area in the even shallower pool area. Which, brings me to my favorite part, the HUGE hot tub. Where you can sit and relax while your kids swim. They have lifeguards on duty all of the time that are pretty diligent. I also like that you can bring in food/​coolers/​whatever. They also have adult swim times at the hour, of every hour so if you want to do laps without being splashed, you can. Also, a lot of kids get out and go to the bathroom at this time, which is pretty nice considering where they would be going if not out of the pool, lol. They do have dippin’ dots and some drinks for sale-​pretty expensive and a few vending machines available, but I would reccomend packing a cooler as it can get pretty expensive. Also, they offer passes in the Summer months that for people like me who are a non-​resident of Lone Tree, I really appreciate the discount I get when purchasing them since we swim here so much. Two negative things I will say about this place– they have a rule that kids ages 7 – 12 can be in the hot-​tub only with a parent. That is a good rule. My daughter is pretty tiny and even now, at 10, she can probably pass for a 7 – 8 year old. One of the teenage girls who was working as a lifeguard yelled at my daughter to get out of the hottub with me standing right next to her. My daughter so scared, she was in tears. and no my daughter wasn’t being crazy or wild or splashing anyone. Just sitting there. Anyway, I think this one crazy teenager doesn’t represent this place. The other problem is that if you don’t get there right when they open, you don’t get a seat or a table. They need more chairs, period. this isn’t the sort of place you can just lay down a towel and have a seat. It’s concrete and it’s wet.

This is a very nice, clean rec center. They have all of the standard exercise equipment, basketball courts, racquetball, etc. The indoor pool is very nice. The kids absolutely love the slide, lazy river, and water features to play in. The pool area does get loud on the weekends and in the summer (dozens of screaming kids) so I would never go to lap swim, or attempt to relax in the hot tub during these times.

Fun indoor pool area. The pool is graded so it’s as if you were walking on the shore of the beach. The pool does not go any more than 4 feet at the deepest parts. The kids’ area goes to 3ft. deep. There is one big slide for kids and adults as well as one small slide for smaller kids. There is a lazy river that will take you round and round in a circular current which is fun. You can try to go against the current for a workout. There are 2 lap lanes. This place is like a water park where there are a lot of fountains and spouts for kids to play in. They keep the temperature of the pool and the building nice and warm so even during the cold Christmas holidays, swimming here is pleasant. Both my young boys had a lot of fun.
There are women’s, men’s, and family changing areas. Bring a padlock if you want some security for your items if you use a locker. There were signs posted for some thefts, though we never experienced that. Overall, the place is great. My kids and myself had a great time.