Clearwater Park Swimming Pool — Local services in Lake Township

I went back and forth if I should leave a review or not. Because up until last year, we would have given five stars all the way around. This pool was a great place to take my children to. We have been passholders for about four years, and this is the first year that we will not be going to Clearwater park. First of all, it was $600 for me and my three small children to get a pass last summer. Which would be fine, except you aren’t allowed to go on certain weekends, and the first or second week of August, they close the pool during the day, and don’t open it until 3 PM. They state it’s because their lifeguards all go back to school. If you’re going to charge that much for a pool in the summer, you should figure out how to employ lifeguards that aren’t in high school. Secondly, I was borderline harassed Every time I came in because they wanted me to purchase a $15 ticket for my breast-feeding infant who was too little to even go into the pool. I did throw a fit about this, and one of the kids who was really sweet, would come out and tell the woman at the front that I did not have to purchase him a ticket. The cost keeps going up, but they do nothing to refresh or update the pool area. You also are treated as a second class citizen if you have a pool pass., Because they strive to cater to the campers. Even though, when we were campers, we paid less to camp there, then we spent as just pool passholders. You are not allowed to use the park area, or any other area at Clearwater. The staff is very friendly. And it is a nice pool if you have small children. But it is by no means worth $750 for a summer pool pass. If you have multiple small children. There are far too many other options out there that are not as expensive, and...

We just got the full day pass for $25, then when you're done swimming you play a round of mini golf to dry off. They have gem mining for varying pricing, we got a nice big crystal geode in the $20 bag, but if you can splurge I'm sure the $40 bag is worth it. we took our own lunches, but they offer concessions. Lockers are 50 cents every time you access them. They have a shower room in the bathrooms which are clean and well stocked. Lifeguards...

Clearwater is in dire need of some upgrades. The pool lining is dirty and makes the water look brown. In the deep end, there is a layer of crud at the level where it’s too deep to stand . The food is decent and not too pricey, and you can bring your own stuff in . The lifeguards were alert and did their jobs well . We came after 3 and are local so the passes were only 10 bucks apiece , which for 3 hours of swimming for the 3 of us was...