One of 14 pool facilities in The Woodlands park system, the Rob Fleming Aquatic Center features a two-story water slide, 450-foot lazy river, three lap lanes, and a play structure equipped with a dump bucket.
"The design of this was meant to be a mini water park feel," said Chris Nunes, parks and recreation director for The Woodlands Township. "It is not uncommon in this park, especially on a sunny day or a weekend day, where we get 1,500 or 2,000 people. I believe our all-time attendance record was a couple of years ago where we had 78,000 people in that year."
The center offers a variety of swimming programs for children and adults, including recreational and competitive swim teams, a water resistance program for young mothers, aerobics and aqua-Zumba, aquatics superintendent Karl Shaw said.
"We have a water resistance program that we do here in the lazy river for young mothers and their kids where they will basically walk against the current of the river and it helps them get back in shape and get the babies used to the water at the same time," Shaw said.
The parks and recreation department hosts its Dive-in Movie Series this year and will present a screening of "A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventure" on July 19 at Cranebrook Pool, and "Despicable Me 2" on Aug. 9 at the center.
"Basically we rent a big blow-up screen and start the movie at about 8:30 [p.m.] just as [dusk] sets in, and it runs until about 10:30 [p.m.]," Shaw said. "It is $5 entry for everybody. We do two of those each season here, and one at the Cranebrook facility."
The Woodlands residents can buy a pool pass, which allows access to all Township pool facilities for the year.
Non-residents can also purchase a pass at a higher price point, Nunes said.
Pool pass:
- $6 (2 years and under)
- $40 (Ages 3-64)
- $15 (65 years and up)
Aquatic Center daily rates:
- $8 (Under 48 inches)
- $10 (48 inches and taller)
- $6 for all other pool facilities
Aquatic Center, 6535 Creekside Forest Drive, The Woodlands 281-210-3950, thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov
