Licking Aquatic Center — Local services in Licking

Today was our first time going here, and me and family had a blast! Only downside, it was a bit overcrowded. For a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 kids) was only $24. Most items on the snack bar were decently priced. My only concern was, since it was very crowded and there was atleast 5 different kids screaming bloody murder... If there was a child drowning, it may go unnoticed. Also, bigger kids play very rough, and I've noticed the smaller kids get smacked into, or fallen into, elbowed because of playing catch in the pool and they take up most of the pool from 4ft on up, Smaller kids who can swim in the deeper end,...

Not many seating options, and even less options for shade (helpful with babies and young children). Every hour, they have a break for for the lifeguards so all children have to exit the pool. I'm not sure of the reasoning, but they have closed the pool early while it's not mentioned on their website. If you're having to travel to visit the pool, make sure you call and verify the hours...

For a small town it is a good sized water park. It has a kid area, lazy river, water slide, diving board, swimming area for adults, and time set aside for adults only swimming. It is also a more than fair price to get it. I think kids 4 and under get in for free. They also have a place for food, drinks, showers,...