Without a doubt my favorite public pool. The pool has a nice temperature and there is so much for…read morekids to do. If you can pass a swim test and are 48" tall, there is a great water slide that is a part of the couple of bucks you'll spend on admission and you have access to the diving board. I love that they open nearly the entire pool to open swim when it's open swim time, so you don't have to deal with lanes. The staff are always so nice and they do a good job of being consistent with their rules.

An update is long overdue...and it's 3 stars. I should've written an update when it was a solid 5…read morestars but this summer (2025), the City of San Marcos partnered with Premier Aquatics and unfortunately, sometimes with change, things go a bit downhill. Before Premier Aquatics, there were plenty of chairs and lounge chairs in the shade, the pool was open during the summer 7 days a week, 12-5, and every Friday night was 'Family Nights' from 6-8. The lifeguards brought out a huge obstacle course and all the kids loved it. Not anymore. The pool is open less hours for recreational swim. M-Th 12-3. F-Su 12-5. There are way less chairs, and no more 'Family Nights'. It's pretty obvious why the rec hours are limited...Premier Aquatics makes more money off swim lessons than they do with recreational swim. They offer more pool passes at different price points, but none of them are through the City of San Marcos. You're buying it straight through Premier Aquatics. My kids still enjoy it, but....meh. 3 stars.

My children get swim lessons here and I am extremely happy with the pool and lessons. We have never…read morecome during "open swim" so I can't speak on that. My children said the pool water tastes salty and doesn't smell like chlorine, which means it's likely a salt water pool. A cool added bonus. There are also stands for the parents to sit and watch along with plentiful shade over the stands. I highly recommend checking out the city of Escondido swim lessons. The prices are reasonable and we enjoy the coaches!

This is a rather small public pool located in Escondido's Washington Park. Life guards were there…read morewhen I checked it out, but I didn't see anyone using the pool.

Located behind the California Center of the Arts, the James A. Stone Municipal Pool is used for…read morevarious activities including party rentals. opening swim hours, and sports practices for water polo. Check website for more details on events and rental opportunities. Details - 25-yard swimming pool Small children's pool Heated Summer Open Hours - Saturday - Sunday: 2 - 6 p.m. Issues - Lots of homeless milling around area and parking lot. HUGE cockroaches after dark..

This pool is great. I've done open swim here a half dozen times. The staff is great, pool is clean,…read moreand I really appreciate that it's heated. There are gender specific locker rooms and showers. I've only had good experiences here.

Our 4 month old goes here and we love it. Nicole is very knowledgeable and supportive. We enjoy our…read moreweekly lessons and so does our baby.

We've had a wonderful experience at Big Blue Swim School! The staff is always so friendly and…read morewelcoming, and we love that they assess each child during every lesson. As soon as a kid masters new skills you get a notification of their progress and they move them up to the next level once all required skills are met, so they're always progressing at the right pace. The facility is consistently clean, and the little extras like hair dryers and bags for wet swimsuits are such a thoughtful touch. We highly recommend Big Blue to any family looking for swim lessons!

This is an "off-season" review. We were there the end of February, 2025, during the week. During…read morethis time, you just use your room key to get in. Greeted quickly and given two towels per guest. Unless you reserve a Cabana, it's first come, first seat. We decided to sit by the Lazy River. We had not been to the pool since before Covid and found out they no longer provide any floating devices for the Lazy River. The gift shop apparently has some for sale and they do have an air-compressor there to save you from getting out of breath. We declined and just decided to float / walk the river. A couple we met said they got their floaty at Walmart and bring it every time. The Lazy River is only 3 feet deep so you can walk/float without assistance but it's definitely not as lazy and relaxing as it would be using a floaty. If you are planning to get some food while at the pool, note the day of the week. They share the kitchen with 'Rita's and 'Rita's is closed on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. They did have a shrimp cocktail and a salad of some kind but if you'd like a sandwich or something of substance, you'll need to walk through the casino (to the entire other side of the casino mind you) to get to the eating places inside. Starbucks is only halfway through but the Cafe (they charge $5 extra for To-Go orders), the chicken place, Smashburger or Earl's sandwiches is all the way on the other side. Not a big deal normally but if you are only in your bathing suit, you'll get to parade walk around the other guests and gamblers. We opted for Earl's as it's easier to eat while lounging. Plus, I picked up a couple of cups of ice from the sports bar area for the bottles of soda I bought at Earl's. While disappointing that we couldn't get the type of food we wanted from the pool staff, this was an okay workaround. We know for next time to bring it with us when we arrive. They do have servers for cocktails and buckets of beers as well and, on the days that 'Rita's is open, Mexican food from them. The seats are placed very close together, touching in most placed. Moving the umbrellas is a Herculean task and some of them are broken / missing screws making it hard to raise them on your own. But, after only trying two, I found one that went up easily, we just had to move around a number of chairs to get ours into the shade (I know, most will want to be in the sun so...). Lazy River is cool but gets crowded. Even in the off-season. It's a bit cold as my wife did not want to get in after tipping a toe. I jumped in and it was okay. The waterfalls are great and definitely pound your head as you float underneath. As mentioned, to be a relaxing river, a floating device should be used. Cabanas can be reserved and they have water coolers with plastic cups spread in multiple locations (free). There are multiple pools and jacuzzies. Pick the area you are most comfortable in, put on the sunscreen and...enjoy!!!

Pretty laid back poolside bar when I was there on a Thursday. If you buy a tumbler and bring it…read moreback, it saves you about 10 dollars per drink. Feels worth it if you come here often or if you're here multiple days.

We had our first swim lesson yesterday with an instructor Noam. He was very patient with our two…read morekids. We will be returning as soon as possible. The swim school is located at Palomar College Aquatic Center. It was crowded, as the High School kids train there and they have competitive swim teams there as well. But great experience. Look forward to the next session.

My daughter has been swimming for 2 years now with ICAC. Coaching is great. Great community. Most…read moreaffordable swim club-biggest bang for your buck and the kids learn a lot. They have lots of activities for the kids provided by the booster club. The booster club also puts their annual banquet together. Kida love seeing each other in regular clothes and without swim caps at the banquet.

This swim club was the most awesome find for us this year! This swim club is based at the Palomar…read morecollege pool. My 6yr old son started with their summer individual swim lessons. These swim lessons are taught by ICAC's most seasoned competitive swimmers. Each session is 2 weeks long, Mon- Thurs for 30 minutes of private instructions. The cost was $140 per each 2-week long session. My son loved these lessons from the very first. He was always fearful of water. I tried having him take group lessons before but he did not care for those. I am so glad we switched to ICAC. From not being able to swim even for 5 secs to completely swimming the length of an Olympic size pool took 6 weeks. After the end of the summer, he tried out and even made the swim team! He has been on the teal swim team (beginners) for about 2 months now. He is able to swim multiple laps (200m). They do all kinds of fun swim related activities during practice such as practicing their dives from the diving board and from the side of the pool. They play swim games with toys and pretend they are sharks and minnows. What a fantastic opportunity to gain confidence in his ability to swim. He is quite fearless now about being in the water and we owe it all to ICAC! Plus head coach and ICAC founder, Scott, is so nice and very dedicated. I see him all the time at the pool. The other coaches are the same.

Clean, not busy if you pay attention to when diving and other activities are scheduled. I've…read morealways had my own lap lane. Good price. Great neighborhood pool!

Been swimming here a month now, a couple of times a week. When I get there at noon, I sometimes…read morehave to share a lane for about half my workout. They have monthly and multi-monthly passes, I got four months for $60. They also have swimming lessons, including the one I tried, "drop-ins" on Monday and Wednesday nights, where I got one-on-one instruction on improving my technique. I'm giving them a five-star because it's actually got me back to working out on a regular basis.