Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation

The park itself was great! Google maps brought us to the wrong side of the rec center and we walked and walked with our kids until we saw it up on the hill and got back to our car to drive over. My kids loved it and want to go back!

I wanted to take the kids somewhere inside on spring break because it was freezing outside. For $12 or $15 depending on whether the kids are age 15, you can get a day pass. We got to play basketball, use the gym if over 11 yrs old, and go swimming in the pool/Waterpark. Cal and check times for open gym and pool times.You can leave and reenter with your receipt. I like the electronic codes for the lockers you don't pay extra for. The locker rooms were decent could be cleaner. The hall way from the locker room to the the pool was freezing. The pool was a little stained in places. I got to do some water aerobics in their class. The basketball courts were nice. There is also walking trails and an outdoor water park. In another area there is a park with covered area with lunch tables and a splash pad.Overall nice park and rec center

Lovely setting and a wide variety of recreational opportunities... Very modern splash pad play area for the kids, lovely shelters overlooking the water, the complex also includes access to the community center and a nearby waterpark which is a bit small and quaint but looks very well kept and has a couple of slides and some kind of lazy river in it

Had the grandchildren, ages 12 and 7 for a week, decided to spend one day at the water park. Online photos/videos looked amazing. We rented a cabana for $90 and it was quite nice. However upon arriving, the cabana next to us had at least 10 people, so they decided to use ours prior to our arrival. Food, trash, litter greeted us, plus 2 people who had taken over. We shooed them away, cleaned up their trash, and rolled our eyes. The kids didn't care and could not wait until they got into the water. Our 12 year old male grandson could go on everything however loved the surfboard area. Unfortunately, our granddaughter was under 48 inches, so even though she's a strong swimmer the only exhibit she could use was a blue slide in 1.5 ft. of water. Everything was geared for older or extremely younger kids. The lazy river was crowded with teens and adults, throwing trash before grabbing an inner tube for the water ride. It was a free-for-all; no lifeguards or staff monitoring. Summarizing, it was just okay. The clientele was rowdy and aggressive. The cabanas are so nice to rent for the day, giving you a place to relax, store your items, bring a picnic lunch; excellent. Uncertain if I'll be back. Food and litter all over the concession area. The curtains in our cabana were torn and did not meet when closed. All in all, lots of ill mannered kids, unkept surroundings.

This was our first time coming and we only came because we were doing a photo session. Glad we did. It has lots to offer from scenic trails to a splash pad to a huge playground with lots of fun things for kids of all ages. Unfortunately it was too cold to do the splash pad but my son loved the playground and surprised us by doing lots of activities we didn't think he could just yet! Because it's so nice it does draw a crowd so be prepared. They have on-site bathrooms and covered shelter areas for parties or picnics. We live about 40 mins away so won't frequent often however I'm sure we'll be back!

Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation is a top notch Parks and Rec group. They have got SO incredibly much to offer for all types of people and interests. The Monon Center in itself offers all kinds of classes for every age including work out classes, art classes, nature classes, dance classes and so much more. Their parks are all over Carmel and are each specialized in something different. Want creek stomping? Flowing Well Want a huge play area and splash pad? Westermeier Commons. Want a kid friendly climbing/ropes course? Inlow Park. Something with lots of grassy area to fly a kite, walking paths to push a stroller and a playground? West Park. Definitely check out the Waterpark at the Monon. They have a fun Splash Bash at the end of summer for kids 6 and under with low crowds. They also have an adults only night called the Monon Mixer that is a really great date night.

Love, love, love, the aquatic center/pool area! I couldn't find much online in the way of pictures or anything for this place so I didn't know what to expect but this place is awesome! I think it was $10 for adults and $7 for kiddos. They have three slides, a lazy river, a flowrider, big pool, splash area, and baby pool. The grounds are super clean and over all just really nice. They have about 15 cabanas that you can rent for the day around $99. There are 3 concession areas where you can get soft serve ice cream, Hawaiian ice, burgers, nachos, drinks, chips and so on. This being my first time I didn't know you could bring outside coolers in but many people had them. Also, outside the pool area but in the same parking area there was a huge park for kids and a splash pad (just over a cool looking bridge) we drove by and people had fishing poles out too. All in all a super cool place. We are planning a day trip there for next month so we can do all the things.

We love Central Park and the Monon Community Center & Waterpark. Great hiking trails, beautiful scenery, and my son LOVES the skate park. Camp in the summer was great - especially during COVID.

Great selection of parks for all ages! The water park is a favorite of all in our family!

Bought a summer membership in order to be able to take our young child, but the baby pool is almost never open due to low staffing (including several beautiful days on weekends). Our child is too young to utilize many other features (not to mention that the things that are accessible get even more crowded when the baby pool is closed), so this was a total waste of money. Very disappointing.