Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex

First time and it was a fun place!! A lot to do, especially for older kids. Younger kids had the little play area. One of our kids forgot her swimsuit so we were able to rent one which was good. It was nice to have a combo with this place and the hot pots. Fun place!

Really fun park with platforms to jump from a well as diving boards. 4 gnarly slides. Bring in your coolers and chairs, have a picnic. Hot tub, kiddie pool, shade! Great spot for the fam.

Lot of fun for the family. We enjoyed the slides and the high dives. The kids were occupied having fun all day long!

It's an amazing place first time to be there but is awesome place we had a of fun

Fun times lots of people on Saturdays but only 12 dollar Most people leave around 330

My family has been coming to Lava hot springs our whole lives. We love it! They have a great lifeguard team who work hard to keep everyone safe. One thing that they could improve on is their waiver line. We filled out our waivers online but had to wait in the same line as everyone else. It took over half an hour. If they had one line for people to fill out waivers and one for people who have already filled them out it would be much easier for everyone.

We paid and went in... and not even 30 minutes later, we get kicked out of not only just the pool..... but also the entire inside facility... which i understand shutting down the pools and having people leave the general outside areas... however, I DO NOT understand not allowing people to stand inside the indoor areas that aren't near the pools.. even if for a maximum of 15 minutes, as some people don't drive themselves and sending us out into severe weather with nowhere to go, is EXTREMELY unprofessional and straight up RUDE. If you want to act like you care about your customers, I don't understand why you would throw them out into a storm... And not only just that, but when we finally came back when it reopened, we got to sit in there for about 7 minutes before they kicked us out into an even WORSE storm!!!! We literally got to be there for 40 total minutes, most of the time spent walking around looking for ANYWHERE shady to sit down, but guess what..... they also do not provide ANY shade or seating, nor anywhere to sit down to eat.... Which brings me to the fact that it literally cost me $45 to feed myself and my two children.... and the food was absolutely TERRIBLE. We couldn't even eat most of it, which is extremely sad for $45. After being kicked out a second time, I asked for a refund since we basically didn't even get to spend any time in the actual water, and they told me "we don't do refunds"... Like okay... Thanks for robbing me blind and then refusing to fix it at all. This is downright the WORST water park that I have EVER been to, and my family travels A LOT!!! 100% do NOT recommend. 100% not going back to this place ever again. Thank you for a terrible experience LHS Olympic Swimming and Water Park! 🙏🥺😡✌️

Well to start the tampon dispenser only takes quarters and it eats the quarters so what should be quick took 30 minutes, to add to that after the fact they hand me a tampon. So I wasted all that time. Second there isn’t enough staff, the lines are so long, and I couldn’t get my towel money back due to the long lines and one worker and the people who come to the pool being rude and cutting in line. So they owe me towel money and overall I wouldn’t come back until they staff better.

Its okay. Could be cleaner. Could be less muddy. The staff were young and annoying. I would recommend floating the river or the hot springs

Awesome hot springs. Nice atmosphere. Nice little town. Little spendy with kids but worth it.

Somewhat overrated if you'd ask me. Not sure you did, but I like to share my honest opinion. So here it is. We visited yesterday for the first time since the great covid depression. I mean it is a pool, and on the average day I find it is always nice to see trees and a body of water, but due to being overly advertised and extremely popular it gets crowded really fast and with it come most of the known issues that always appear with greater density of population. And I am not just talking about rude drivers and awkwardly oriented pedestrians, who are reluctant to survive or hoping drivers will notice them and slam on the brakes last minute, people transporting passengers in beds of pick up trucks and all, but, literally after paying like $15.00 per person for the joy of swimming in the outdoor pool you will soon figure out that actually swimming is not an option as if you even dare to stretch your hands you'd hit the person standing nearby, flotation devices are not allowed, the lady at the entrance dreamed to work for TSA and will derive weird pleasure out of going through the underwear in your bag. Ok, not a biggie she just does her job the best she can while making sure we are all safe from the perils of all those people trying to sneak the contraband items to the blessed pool. Another odd thingy is a cloud and half sets everyone here into a panic mode and mind you it is actually located in South Eastern part of Idaho where wind below 45 mph is not even perceived like anything out of the ordinary. But bigger cloud sets the emergency alert and horrible ear-splitting alarm goes off. So you'd be like, cool, we just drove few dozens of miles and also paid $60 to just soak in your overcrowded pool for 30 minutes. Now you can't wait to get rid of us. Won't let us change before we leave? Cool. We never coming back. Much better option is open pool in Indian Springs or even your half-a-pool at the local Gold's Gym. Trying to raft nearby also sucks big time as the trees on each side are not maintained and one risks to get a branch onto their eye or to hit the body on the rock. Also Portneuf river is far from cleanest. Let me just put it this way, and do not even get me started on weird posters mentioning bare butts. So if you ever dream to feel like you going through the customs at the airport and then enjoy socializing standing in the body of water this place is for you, if not I'd look elsewhere. Thought to attach photos later. P.S. I won't attach photos as my time also has value and editing 35 other people who would not want to be on picture is a chore. If the actual safety of patrons was really a concern the owner would enforce the maximum occupancy limits. In case there is real and not imaginary threat, this location has a potential to make the news.

I was not looking at the website, I was looking at the large sign in front of your establishment. The sign (attached) clearly states the Twilight Rate under the Weekend rates, which would suggest they apply to weekend rates. Please update your sign for future visitors.

I'm a local to the lava area and I can't say enough wonderful praise on the Olympic size complex and Hot Pools here in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. My friend and I swim and exercise here as much as we can. They have awesome, friendly and helpful staff!!. The water and facility are very clean and well taken care of. We will continue to do our swimming routine and be thankful we have this facility so close to where we live!! A special Thanks to the Lava State Foundation and employees for taking pride in what they do!! Destiny, Bridget, Tyson, Brenda, Carl, Priscilla, Emily, and anyone else I may have forgotten by name.

Our entire family had a blast here (ages 15, 14, 13, and 7). If you want to go down the slides, you'll need to sign a waiver and get a wrist band. If you need a locker inside for your things, bring quarters. We left our stuff outside with us. There's a grassy area that's easy to see from the pool. We had a blast and hope we get to come back someday.

Seriously one of the best swimming pools I have ever been to. It's HUGE. There is a pretty large shallow area and an even bigger lane/deeper area! I never feel like pools are deep enough, but most of the pool is at least 6 feet deep, so I could tread water until my lungs were burning. There are 6 slides: Two fast, steep ones, two slower curvy ones, and two kids slides. There are also platforms at three different levels and 4 diving boards! Plus, in the indoor area, there is a kiddie section with a play structure, and there is a super fun aqua rock-climbing wall. There is so much to do! On top of all the fun pool things, there is a huge grassy area, so chances are you can come at any time and find a spot for your towels and cooler. Obviously the great spots get taken first, but there are still other places that work. No matter your age, you'll love this place! You can easily spend an entire day here without getting bored.

I lost my watch jumping off the third story and this place is very honest and awesome people

This place was a lot of fun for the adults and my kids. My only caution would be that as your walking around, be careful. Sidewalks where it is extra slippery are not marked. I saw one man fall and then I fell in an area That didn't seem like it should be slippery and messed my knee up pretty good. No staff anywhere.

This is a fun place to go. I love the platforms and diving boards the best. There are also some slides that are pretty cool too. Just be ready to land in the water the correct way, or you will be hurting!

Probably the funnest thing to do in Lava. The water slides are fun, and fast! Lots of options for kids as well as adults, pool was very clean! Public bathrooms were very clean. Food/Concessions truck on site but we didn't eat there so I don't know how it is. They have storage lockers but you'll need quarters to use them :) no alcohol allowed which was a bummer but we still had a great time!

We stumbled on this water park during a two week cross country trip and it was definitely one of the highlights of our trip! So much fun for our two teenagers! We loved the very relaxed family atmosphere of this place and went 4 days in a row! Super affordable! We did the twilight hours most days for like $5.00 a person from 6-8 pm after rafting the nearby river during the day. We did one full day at $12.00 a person and that included a trip to the near by hot springs. Seriously $12.00 for like 12 hours of fun and hot springs! So worth it! We loved the large grass areas that we could bring our easy up, chairs, cooler fill of snacks and drinks to! Our children spent hours doing tricks and jumping off the Olympic sized diving platforms! Very friendly staff and lifeguards! Wish we lived closer to this facility!

Overall good but no where to put any of our stuff and the lifeguards were rude, don't recommend

A water slide that runs above a road. Is there anything that could possibly be cooler?? I didn't think so until I came and visited myself. The slide I saw is one of four. There's a fast one, a bumpy one, an open curvy one and an enclosed, curvy one. There's a diving platform that seems to reach to the sky and stands so tall that on the upper level you can feel this solid concrete structure swaying in the breeze. I nearly pooped myself. That diving platform is a test of your masculinity. Even on the lowest level I started to have second thoughts. I peered over the edge and gasped and tried to calm the inner freak out. "It's fear, not danger" I kept reminding myself. And then the lifeguard gives you the green light and it's time to turn off the brain and go. I felt very relieved and a bit studlier afterward so when my oldest said she wanted to give it a try I was a little shocked. I beam proudly as we sign the waiver and we make our way to the platform. She's spooked but when the girl said to go she went and I thought "That's right. I got the toughest 9 year old around." And not long afterwards my little girl says she wants to go. This, I can't believe. This is the little girl that will run into her room sobbing when someone doesn't pay attention to her. But she scrawls her name on the waiver and we head to the platform. She walks right up to the edge and when the girl gives her the thumbs up.... she just steps off. No drama, no fuss, off she goes. I was so proud and shocked and impressed that I just stood there, frozen for a second. So come and experience a few minutes of shear terror and overwhelming pride and joy and fun and wonder. What amount of money would you not pay for that? 2013 #153 / 365

Awesome place to swim the kids love it the rock climbing wall is incredible for the young ones the slides are a blast not too pricey really fun place to experience

So incredibly fun I have no idea how to explain it! This was the first water park we have brought our boys to (they're 4&6) and they had a blast. My 6 year old is a shorty but tall enough (42") to go down the red and green slides which he loved. The 2 speed slides were crazy looking. For the thrill seeker for sure (not me). There is also an indoor area for the littler ones that is pretty impressive as well. A bunch of water features and a slide in like a foot or so of water. Hours and hours of fun. Then get a stamp, go home and rest then come back for some more! An admission ticket was valid for all day. It was 11am-8pm the day we were there.

Terrible service, not very attentive life guards, grass is all dead and defiantly over priced. It's just the local water whole.