A lot of fun for whole the family. Water slides are a lot of fun. Very clean. Lots of lifeguards.read more

Awesome aquatic center on the west side that might be overlooked…read more Came Out on a Thursday afternoon 1:00pm and stayed till 4:00 and it was not packed!!! Great size pool for young kids and then transitions to a deeper pool in the middle. I enjoyed this pool as it was not that large as Valley View near Jordan Creek. No lazy River. Three giant slides are the highlight. Diving board and a drop slide. Overall it was a cool pool and highly recommend visiting if you want a smaller setting.

$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.

Very great place to workout, front desk guy is the sweetest but some staff are actually very rude…read moreso props to him, also I would just love if there was smith machines. But other than that it's a great place.

I feel so blessed to have Lifetime fitness close by! The diverse classes make it perfect to stay…read moreinterested and to challenge yourself in new ways. In the Lifespa, Josh has been an incredibly talented massage therapist and has helped me with resolving stress and pain. I have recommended him to many people! I have loved Katrina's dance class over the years and she makes it so fun and yet you don't feel uncomfortable if you aren't perfect with the moves which gives you encouragement to try. Recently I have been going to Tai Chi with Lindsay and when I leave that class I just feel amazing. Meredith on Sunday Yin Yoga has a special gift in guiding you to a peaceful place. I love Sandra's Thursday shred as the time goes by so fast. Kandee Bishop is also amazing at keeping you energized and her format is great for bar class. I recently tried Aaron's for Root Hatha and can't wait to go back. The pool is beautiful and they take great care of it! The cafe is great and people are friendly and they have great service. The front desk always has kind and nice people to welcome you! Angela Clausen

I really love this place…read more Several types of machines to choose from and I've never had to wait for one, same goes for the universal machines and free weights. My personal trainer, Sammy, has been outstanding to work with. She takes the time to really understand your goals and tailors a program to meet them. Membership rates are very reasonable. I literally have three large healthclubs and several specialized gyms within a few miles of my home but I choose to drive out of my way to come here because I enjoy the equipment and staff so much.

We switched from the YMCA a few years ago to Prairie Life, mostly because they always have lap…read moreswimming open both inside and outside. The outdoor pool is great for our son in the summer months. We can take him there for an hour or two and not feel like we have to stay all day like when we pay to go to a public pool. The facility and equipment is very well maintained. I've only done a few workout classes here including HIIT, kickboxing and yoga, but all were good. The kids area is very clean and staff are pleasant and attentive.

DO NOT HIRE! This has been one of the worst experiences that I have ever had, and I don't want…read moreother consumers to have it, or be in the financial situation that this guy will put you in!! We just fired Chris from our project yesterday, with the pool incomplete. We are going on three months, and he continues to lie about having product that was paid in full in November 2019. As things started to unravel and the last several weeks, I started calling manufacturers and suppliers that he said he couldn't get invoices from for the "ordered" product, and nothing had been ordered (again, paid for in full in November). I had to order concrete myself and pay for it last week to get the deck poured and asked his guys directly to finish it. He then asked for us to also pay him for the concrete when I had already directly to the company. He starts projects to get your down payment and then doesn't finish. He also totally destroyed our yard, so on top of not getting the pool done, not ordering parts we paid for, we now have to pay a company to come in and regrade and resod. Please feel free to reach out to me, but I even had many people on his team talking me through what was going on as they started to see it - so PLEASE save yourself, and do not use this company. I don't want you to have the heartache and stress that we have had! He will take your money, lie and then play the victim. It has been unreal. So again, Please do not hire!!

So what do you do with the kiddos when it's the 1st icky, hot weekend and start of summer break?…read moreThe pool!! The mini me convinced me to take her to the pool and we decided to hit up this pool. Super disappointed the slide was closed today but we did manage to snag a spot with easy access to shade. We got there a bit before they opened and paid the admission ($2 kid, $4 adult). Not that bad of a public pool with several shady areas by trees and canopies. One complaint I have is that the mini me was trying to do her swim test but other swimmers kept getting in the way for her to complete it. I asked the life guard if they ever clear the pool out for the swim tests, and I got a big fat No from the teenage lifeguard. So my little nugget wasthis close to accomplishing it but didn't pass the test because of another swimmer in her way. There is a snack area where they offer the usual: hot dogs, nachos, pretzels, ice cream and pizza. It looked like the pizza was from Pappa Johns ( we saw the delivery). Of course, no food near the pool area. Overall, the pool cooled us off on this hot summer day. I'm sure we will be back again.

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.

Lifeguards are friendly, facilities are clean, water slides are awesome. My grand-kids had a blast…read moreall day. Admission seems a little pricey, but we had a great day! There is an area for toddlers, but overall the pool and the slides seem geared for 7 year olds thru teen-age.

My daughter was here for a swim meet. The pool was super dirty so was the blocks! I would give it a…read morethree just cause of the dirty pool! But everything else was ok! The locker rooms were a little dirty!!

Found a pool this Summa!!!!…read more Review during COVID19: Birdland pool is like a hidden gem for Central Des Moines this summer! Never been here before but we've been here twice now. No FRILLS pool. They have 1 slide and 3 diving boards. A wading pool that goes 2.5'; very large size too. The pool is clean water and the environment is clean. The price is great too! $2.00 for kids; $4.00 for adult. Free for 3 and under. People around us do not wear masks. There are different ethnic families that live near and visit this pool. They play very loud music. A different variety but I think they play most recent rap and hip hop the most. Staff here is great! They also have two local officers inside the pool to keep things safe. The pool is located by North High school so that's probably why they have officers; it's a little rough neighborhood. The two times we visited we have watched the pool capacity website before arriving. This pool stays under the capacity limit every day and have found it to be very compliant to COVID social distancing regulations. The staff wipe surfaces every hour. At the end of the swim session they are cleaning everything immediately. They also wear masks when they are around people. There's a snack bar open but we've never visited. The water slide is the highlight of the visit for the kids. Young jumpers must go through a swim test before allowed on the diving boards. I recommend visiting this pool this summer. I'm not too sure during any other year as they may be a lot more full but I've enjoyed our visits so far. We will be returning more this summer as we feel safe coming here and seeing how the staff and the people around us are abiding to social distancing rules.

Their maintenance of pool and exercise equipment is inferior. I dropped my membership.read more

Love this place. If you are a swimmer be aware that many women will use the lap pool for walking…read moreor just standing around and talking. They publish a LAP POOL SCHEDULE, but don't supervise its use. There is an exercise pool. 2.2 Lane Usage - The lap pool is for continuous lap swimming.