Heber Springs Community Center — Local services in Heber Springs

The pools and facilities are nice, clean, and roomy. However, I rarely have a pleasant experience with the staff. Being an ex swimmer, I usually go to the pool to swim laps and practice drills. I almost always get stopped, asked if I've paid, asked where my parents are (I'm almost 20), told I need to leave, or something of the sort. On top of that, if I want to bring my niece and nephew, no floaties or toys are allowed. Or much splashing. This facility is for 50+ year olds, unless there is a kids day camp or a birthday party going on. So if you're an older person looking for a beautiful, nice, clean place to sit in some water, this place is perfect. If you're younger or looking for water to swim in, steer clear unless you are prepared for terribly rude customer service and overly...

They have several basketball courts with a track above them and several machines like bikes or ellipticals to work out on. They also have a men's and women's weight rooms (separate), squash courts. In the same area they also have an areobics/Zumba room. They also have conference rooms available to be used for anything from a birthday party to an employee Christmas party, each of them have their own little kitchenette area as well as a large commercial kitchen. In the other building they have a therapy pool (heated) and a regular chlorine pool with lanes roped off to swim laps in. They also have a party area in this building. They have men's and women's shower areas, as well as a family shower room, over in the...

It is a very nice, clean facility, but it is definitely not geared towards children. The rules expect all children to behave like adults. We are a family with 5 children that are widely spread apart in age. We can not come to this facility and enjoy equipment or racquetball courts without issue. The pool rules are overly strict. I understand this is a retirement area but a community center needs to be family oriented. My suggestion would be free admittance for kids due to the restrictive nature or put some board members in place that have...