Surprise Aquatic Center - Surprise, AZ - a place for family fun in Surprise, Arizona

Surprise, Arizona can be found forty-five minutes away from Phoenix, Arizona and is surrounded by a regional lake, the Sonoran desert and mountain park lands. State legislator Homer Ludden founded Surprise during 1938 when it was farmland consisting of a square mile and named it after Surprise, Nebraska which was his hometown. Today Surprise has a population of over 100,000 people and offers recreational facilities to those that visit including the Surprise Aquatic Center.

The Surprise Aquatic Center located at 15831 North Bullard Avenue in Surprise, Arizona offers fun for the entire family. The amenities of the aquatic center include a no depth area with water play features, a flume slide, tunnel slide, and vortex whirlpool in addition to a competition pool. There is also a diving well and two one meter boards at the facility.

The pool at the center is open from 12pm until 7:30 pm from Monday through Thursday. During the recreational hours and from 6:30am until 7:30am on Monday through Thursday during the months of June and July there is a lane set aside for swimming laps. On Friday's the pool opens at noon and closes at six in the evening, on Saturday and Sunday the pool opens at noon and closes at five in the evening. The pool is open on Memorial Day from noon until five.

Swimming lessons are given at the Surprise Aquatic Center from 6pm until 7:30pm on Monday through Thursday and sections of the center will be closed for them. Admission to the center is $5 a person for non-residents of Surprise, residents of Surprise, Arizona only pay $2 for those aged eighteen and over, those seventeen and under only pay $1 for admission. Proof of residency in Surprise, Arizona is required to receive resident admission rates.

Surprise residents may purchase pool passes for the Surprise Aquatic Center that allow them to visit the facility as often as they would like. A family of five can purchase a pass for $60; individual passes can be gotten for $40 for those eighteen and older. The cost is $20 for those seventeen and under to purchase an individual pass.

The pool at the Surprise Aquatic Center is available for rental by private groups, non-profit agencies and educational institutions to hold events at on a limited basis. Rentals will be scheduled to ensure there is no interference with the regular activities of the center. Fees for renting the center vary from $230 to $400 an hour depending on the number of people. Reservations for the pool are for a minimum of two hours with four hours being the maximum; no rentals will go past 10pm. The curfew of the city and park ordinance will not permit it.

Those that live in Surprise, Arizona and those just passing through can visit the Surprise Aquatic Center anytime they would like. The residents of Surprise that plan to utilize the facilities on a regular basis can benefit greatly from purchasing a pass. Information about renting the facilities for activities can be gotten by contacting the center directly.