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!

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

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.

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

The pool was not nearly as busy as I thought it would be on the Labor Day, the last day of summer pool hours. We had plenty of space to spread out and activities to entertain all ages. Big changing area with showers. Nice warm water. The big slide wait time was not worth going down very many times. I gave it a 4 star rating because of the bees in the water.

The place is fun for the whole family. The indoor kitty pool will keep the little ones entertained. Next to the kitty pool is a hot pool. With water straight from the springs. It is very relaxing and is the perfect temperature. Outside the big pool has it all. The shallow end all the way to the high dive platforms. With 3 levels 16ft, 23ft and a towering 33ft. You must sign a waiver and and listen to some instructions before jumping. There is no waiver needed to ride the slides. There are also 2 food vendors inside the pool area. Definitely will be going back again.

Had a summer of fun bringing my kids to Lava many times. Above average skill level patrons flippin' all over this place. In other words I love the diving boards and platforms, like everyone else. Frequenting the hot soak is also a must especially when I hit the water wrong sometimes. The kid toys are right next to the hot soak, perfect for watching my kids while soaking. I find the staff at Lava to be so much better than multiple pool facilities from my hometown. While the reality is that the people from my hometown just have problems all around, it especially earns Lava full marks from me. Thank you Lava! We will be back.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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

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

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.