I recently took my children to the Hilliard pool and splash pad, it was so clean and nice. I can't…read morebelieve I haven't taken them sooner. I'm so proud for having such a nice amenity for our town. We couldn't stay as long as we would have liked only bc of weather. There were also 2 lifeguards on duty for safety and another maybe doing a private swim lesson! We will definitely go back next season. Thank you town of Hilliard.

Absolutely wonderful: clean, warm, agreeable lap swimmers. Easy to access and pool calendar is…read morevery helpful.

So happy I signed up recently to swim here! I have an outside pool at home but the water got too…read morecold to use. They have this pool moderately warm 82 degrees or so so I'm able to swim my laps. There is sometimes swim team or lessons going on but they do not use all the lanes so I've been able to swim every time I've gone in my own lane.

11/15/25 vendor.Holiday market, noon till 5pm. Many vendors selling paintings, jewelry, foods,…read morecatering, travel agencies, huge stained glass window to set up on porches, educational services, before/after school places, etc.

I have been inside the recreation center now twice. Once for an art auction and now for the CCW…read morewrestling championship. Yes nothing like a good old fashioned knock down drag out wrestling entertainment to get anyone yelling. The gym are is large as they had a wrestling ring set up along with an entry way for the wrestlers to come into the area while being introduced. This place is big enough to have chairs all around a wrestling ring and to the wall and standing room only, (I think they had to turn people away) this was a popular event. During the art auction, the rugs were laying all over the large floor area, plus they had numerous paintings and sculptures displayed. During events, there is a kitchen area where they sell hot dogs and sodas and probably other items depending on the concession person involved. Please watch your step as you exit the building at night as the lighting is poor and the brick planter area out front is a tripping hazard as we found out during our exit, thus the check in at the ER.

I live near the area and finally got my Photo id so I can…read morecome to the pool for the summer and play tennis Baseball and basketball.

I just find it really stupid that you can't bring people in unless your 16.I honestly don't…read morerecommend it either because they are really rude when you scan your card as well.

When we went to build our dream pool, we interviewed 6 pool builders. One stood out above the…read morerest, Oak Wells Aquatics! Paul and his team are true craftsmen. They took amazing care to make sure that every detail was perfect. Even when we had small issues, they were resolved quickly and to our satisfaction. If your going to build a pool in North Florida, don't use anyone besides Oak Wells!

Do NOT contract with this company. They are slow to repair and will drag your project out…read moreunnecessary amount of time. Our condo association project was supposed to start January and they didn't apply for permit till last week of February. They worked a few half days with 1 worker and tore the pool and deck apart. Made all kind of excuses. Did not do anything for 2 weeks then sent 1 guy to work a few hours. April did a little work with 1 guy a few days. 2nd week of April spent about 5 days with 1 guy and that guy made a lot of progress. As of today May 17 we might have a pool in a day or so. So a month project has taken almost 3 months. Who wants to be in Florida and no pool? Word of advice find another company!

Absolutely beautiful so much fun! I love it so much and good for all ages and amazing fun and…read moreincredible memories and incredible the staff is fantastic and nice and kind and amazing knowledge unbelievable remarkable unbelievable I love it so much! Brilliant and so smart unbelievable safe remarkable so beautiful! From Lauren

Overpriced, lacking in maintenance, events are lame, food is terrible, drinks are terrible and…read moreoverpriced... used to be a whole lot better maybe 4-5 years ago...

This is a must visit. The pool is 85 degrees. Its huge. They have movies on a massive screen…read morewith an awesome sound system. The locker rooms are clean and kept. There is a nice patio area. They have concessions with junk food, soft drinks, beer, and wine. The list of offerings is too long to write in a review. Check out the website. There is nothing like this in north central Florida. Check the schedule for adult date night. That's right - drop your kid(s) off at the pool on select Fridays and they'll keep the kids entertained for the evening.

Overall, far less than impressed. It's a new-ish facility but already showing its wear and built…read moresmaller than its current capacities dictate which planners should have realized when it was planned. The dive well has only 1m boards and a 3m could have been included, but wasn't. Locker rooms are absolutely tiny. I've been to an aquatics center in Lewisburg, West Virginia which is a town about the size of Lake City or smaller that pool is better than Cecil and is about the same size. For Jax-area, this needs to be much larger. Then there is my personal experience. I called ahead to ask if I could practice water polo here and the lady on the phone said, sure, of course. I show up with my polo ball and another girl is like "no, you can't take that ball in the pool". I explained other staff said I could and this was standard practice for water polo. She said "the other person must not have known what water polo was and that it involved balls". Sorry, you should not work at an aquatic center if you don't know what water polo is, period. Train your staff, Cecil. Also, face masks for underwater swimming which cover the nose are not allowed--these are standard training gear for swimmers. The lifeguard didn't know why and agreed the rule is stupid but said that's the rule. I'm a licensed USA Diving coach. I'm also very versed in high school and collegiate swimming and water polo. I also happen to run a youth sports program at another institution and per all this I can validly say the rules here and lack of staff training/knowledge are pathetic and far below national or World Aquatics or even FHSAA standards. Get it together, people. I gave two instead of one star because the pool itself is alright for lap swimming at the least.

I live on the westside and was looking somewhere for my nephew to take swim lessons while he stayed…read morewith me this summer. He had some a few years ago but needed a refresher now that he is older. I signed him up for two weeks of lessons. A total of 8 lessons for just over $60. This was a great price! I was able to pick evening lessons which was good for my schedule. By the end of the first week, he has learned the freestyle and back stroke and was very excited to go each day. The facility is nice, the pool is well maintained and my nephew was super excited for the diving boards. They have changing rooms so that he was able to change each evening before leaving. The coaches were great and very patient. I like how they ended up with about 4-5 students per coach which was great. My only issue was that out of the 8 days, three days ended up being postponed due to rain. I am sure they have their reasonings but I didn't quite get it as the pool is indoors but maybe it's because it's in a metal covering? I don't know but that was just a tad frustrating, also we were called about 25 minutes before lessons started when we had already left to get there on time. Either way, I would sign him up again if needed and the facility is better than I anticipated. I do wish there was some more airflow inside as well as it did get very warm while parents sat through lessons and even some jokes were made as the male parents were able to remove shirts for some relief but women could not! It was super warm!

lights at the basketball and tennis court don't work and everyone that works there doesn't know how…read moreto turn them on I mean we just wanna shoot some hoops

Pool is way over crowded and needs to be expanded or another pool needs t ok be built. We moved…read morein and we're lied to, no other pool will be built, and this one is over capacity.

I have been on the argyle waves swim team since I was 7 years old. It may not be the nicest pool in…read moretown, but the community that has been built around it is beautiful. If you come here, you will be welcomed like family. The review before this is outdated, lifeguards are no longer allowed on their phones and must be certified in city or Red Cross. The swim lessons and team are run by people with years and years of experience and is in my opinion, one of the best pools in Jacksonville!!

Our family renewed our membership again this year only because of the convenience and need of a…read morepool for physical therapy. The facilities are acceptable, and the swim lessons were exceptional when we did them several years ago. The most important thing that prospective members should know is that THE LIFEGUARDS DO NOT WATCH THE POOL. They use their phones and visit with friends. This has been the case for years so we are sure to keep our own eyes on our kids. They are pleasant enough, but wouldn't keep a job at any other pool.