High prices, average marina experience. Nice people there. Will be nicer once the construction is…read morecomplete.

This park was created when the Corps of Engineers dammed up the Des Moines River and created a…read moreflood control system. It's a man-made lake fed by a large river, so you need to be careful boating, especially after hard rains or storms. With the above in mind, it is an awesome place to rent a pontoon boat, go swimming, fishing or camping. The campground is really well maintained and has concrete pads with nice fire pits. Latitude 41 is a nice bar / grill atmosphere, and has almost anything you would want. If you want to take your kids fishing, I suggest driving all the way to the back of the marina on the SW side and fishing off of the docks. You will almost always find croppy and other small lake fish that are easy to catch with minnows or worms with a bobber. There are so many recreation opportunities here - our favorite is biking and the nature center.

$6/person and I believe the sign said under 14 free, so that is an amazing deal for some summer…read morefun! This was my first time at the pools here and I came early Sunday morning for water walking in the lazy river. I was surprised the current was on because it looked like people were mostly hopping along with the current. But after I got in, I could tell this would be a fun workout. And after I walked for about 90 minutes, my legs were like jelly getting used to land again and my back was a little sore. Fun activity to do with a friend so I will be back!

I have never had a good experience at this pool. Last summer my son was going to go off the diving…read moreboard with float things on but we were told no because they would actually drag my kid under and make him drown. IDIOTIC! Thats the complete opposite of what float things do! I asked to speak to a manager and asked where on their "pool rules" does it states that. They had no answer. I also said that we have been to other pools and jumped off the diving boards with float things on and their only response was "well sorry that's just our rule here" and my response was where does it say anything about that. Today was the WORST! Within 5 minutes of being there we got yelled at for snorkels. Not a big deal we put them away. Then, my husband got yelled at for wearing his sunglasses down the slide at age 35. Ridiculous! Then, going around the lazy river my son wanted to get out and hopped out of his tube.. instead of lifting him out of the water immediately we waited we walked to the exit and got yelled at for getting off the tube even though he was tall enough to be in the area. The worst part was my nephew jumped in to the 3ft 10in area and a lifeguard jumped in afterwards. The manage had to come scold us for doing absolutely NOTHING. We did nothing wrong. The lifeguard said she thought he was "too little" and he made her nervous so she jumped in. Funny thing was the same lifeguard DID NOT jump in nor 2 others to actually save a little boy who was struggling and I was the one to swoop in and save him. The manage had to tell me that the lifeguards are trained and that I need to trust them in which I said okay thank you I will be with my nephew and he is actually plenty tall to be in the area... she continued to preach at me in a very demeaning way. I said the matter did not need to be discussed more and walked away knowing that my nephew was in tears because of how they were treating us. Instead of respecting me she went to all her 17 year old friends and talked about me. My nephew sat for over an hour SCARED to get in the water because of how awful we were treated. We will NEVER go back and I advice you DO NOT go to Clive Aquatic Center - unless you want to get yelled at by a bunch of teenagers.

8/2026 Park/Swim Area/Marina…read more We've been here several times now and really enjoy it. The playground structure seems really well maintained and is quite large with several options for kids to choose from. There isn't any trash throughout the area and there are many trash bins provided all throughout the park. The bathrooms are also pretty well maintained and stocked. The only downfall with those is that there are no light fixtures in there; they are strictly natural light. The three main large covered picnic areas/gazebos have plenty of tables and quite a bit of room for gatherings; you can also reserve them. Same goes for the little individual gazebos along the shoreline. Each of those has one picnic table that is covered, with a grill and trash bin close to it. The water is clearly marked throughout the lake and the swimming area is pretty large. The entire lake is a no-wake zone, which is nice when you're kayaking. We have also rented a few kayaks and a pontoon boat from the marina. This is such an amazing option! Each time we have gone there, the guys that help us are incredibly nice as well as patient. They helped load the kayaks into the water and they helped eve

We visited the beach area. The enormous play area was pretty impressive. The entire area…read moreaccommodates large groups and has multiple areas of shelter for gatherings. Restrooms were clean and stocked. Plenty of parking spaces available. It would really awesome if there was some type of concession stand.

Went to the boathouse for a land based learn to row class sponsored by above and beyond cancer. In…read moreaddition to the large space where the boats and equipment are stored, they have a nice workout room where they have a great number of rowing machines.

Love this place. Great for fish, corals and all your reefing needs. Highly recommend.read more

One of the best aquatic pet stores I've ever been in. The selection is great, prices fair and the…read moreowner is one of the nicest and most knowledgeable people I've ever dealt with. Crowned Aquatics is my go to for aquarium needs.

The waterpark itself is a good place but the staff there suck. The staff there suck because this…read moreone life guard decided to have a problem with me and management placed a boundary on that specific life guard even though she started the accusation of me staring at her when I was in a line full of other people on the flow rider. When I asked one of the managers if I could explain my side of the story she rudely said "no" and so I said "ok, have a good day." And complained to a different manager of the park about that life guard. The rules they have there are also very dumb like you can't butt bomb off the diving boards you can't flip into a dive or if you accidentally flip in the toilet bowl slide they'll get onto you about it. The same life guard that accused of staring at me she's also grumpy all the time and shows attitude while others even if they're having a bad day they're still polite. Again the managers most of them are rude especially this manager that wears a white head band or a head band in general. As I said this place is good I've been there since I was little and is my child hood waterpark but this year I'm not sure who picked the managers or life guards but they sucked which made the park not fun anymore unless there are people who are a similar age range or you decide to go with other friends.

Very nice park...lots of things to keep ever entertained!! Unfortunately the bathroom ( women's)…read morewas disgusting. Toilet paper not filled, trash on the floor, and no soap to wash your hands. The other issue was the bridge over to the umbrellas was so hot it gave us blisters on our feet.

Austin and Larry were great. Very helpful, clear instructions, and communication was excellent. We…read morewere running late and still got all of our time. Definitely would recommend this place. We will be back for sure.

Visiting Quarry Springs and Quarry Springs Outfitters for the first time, we were pleasantly…read moregreeted by Greg. He explained how we were to pick up our 2 kayaks for our adventure. Everything was awesome, we enjoyed our entire visit to Quarry Springs Colfax, Iowa. We would highly recommend Quarry Springs Outfitters for a total turnkey kayak adventure.