Best Water Parks Raleigh Near Me

4worldlovers: The City of Raleigh has eight pools and aquatic centers throughout the City where you can enjoy splashing around, exercise, learn to swim or relax pool side.


You can enjoy our pools and aquatics year round at one of our indoor facilities or during the summer at one of our outdoor pools.


View All: See all eight pools and aquatics centers with photos and addresses at a glance.


Search by your address: Use our interactive park locator tool to find pool nearest you when you enter "swimming" under amenities.


By type: Year round pool vs. summer pools are listed in table.


Residents and non-residents must pay an admission fee to visit a City of Raleigh pool or aquatics center.


Where to pay for daily admission: Pay daily admission fees and Punch Passes (15 admissions) at the front desk of one of our pools / aquatic centers.

Where to buy multi-day Passes: Buy monthly and annual passes at any of the year-round pools (Optimist, Millbrook, Pullen, and Buffaloe Road Aquatic Center).

Note: Children 12 years or younger must be accompanied by a paying adult age 16 or older. Monthly and annual passes are purchased at any of the year-round pools - Optimist, Millbrook, Pullen, and Buffaloe Road Aquatic Center.

Raleigh Aquatics is committed to providing quality Learn to Swim programs. Sessions will be scheduled pending instructor availability to ensure a safe, enjoyable swim lesson experience. Any additional sessions will open for registration on Mondays at 9 a.m. Please visit RecLink to view available sessions and to register.

You can learn to swim with group classes or request a private lesson. You'll find information about how to sign up in the table below.

Raleigh Aquatics offers beginner to advanced American Red Cross swimming lessons for adults (14 years and older) and youths starting at 6 months.

You can find and register for upcoming swim classes online by using Reclink and browsing "Aquatics".

Private swim lessons and stroke development are offered at Buffaloe Road, Millbrook, Optimist, and Pullen Aquatic Center. Private lessons are offered at times when group lessons are not being conducted and based on instructor availability.

Return the completed form to the facility where you would like the lesson (Buffaloe Road, Millbrook, Optimist, and Pullen).

The City of Raleigh does not allow individuals or groups to conduct private instruction at any City-owned swimming facilities.

At our Raleigh pools and aquatics centers you can sign up for a water exercise class or do laps during scheduled swim lane hours.

We offer classes to help you build strength and cardiovascular endurance like pool Pilates, hydrofusion, and water walking. You can purchase either a single class or a multi-class pass.

Lap lanes are available on a first-come, first-service basis at our City pools. Swim lane hours vary by location.

The City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department welcomes the participation of all individuals, including those with disabilities or special needs. We are committed to compliance with the ADA and will provide reasonable accommodations to facilitate participation in our programs.

4worldlovers: TreeRunner Raleigh Adventure Park is a premier aerial adventure park in the Raleigh-Durham area. With over 90+ exciting obstacles, ropes courses and zip lines, five difficulty levels, and 8 different courses, there is plenty to explore at our Raleigh outdoor adventure park! We also have a Junior Park for kids ages 4 to 7, for the little ones to enjoy!

4worldlovers: The fun for all ages Trampoline Park lets you play in a way you never could before.

Feel the thrill of dangling from the ropes stories above the ground with our Spacewalk Ropes Course

Enjoy a little adult time by relaxing while your kids play in the safety of the Mission Control Station

Jump into the Orbital Spin Zone and relish in the crazy spins twists and pivots of these unique bumper cars

The ultimate laser adventure that is serious fun for all ages.

4worldlovers: The Splash Pad operates from Memorial Day to Labor Day. 10:00am-7:00pm

Residents can attend for free but must have a Resident Splash Pad card which can be picked up at the Community Center during regular business hours (Monday-Tuesday 8 am-9 pm; Wednesday-Friday 8 am-5 pm; Saturday 8 am-12 pm). Please bring proof of residency such as a driver’s license. If you recently moved in to Town, please bring in a utility bill, or some other proof of residency, along with your driver's license. A new card must be issued each year! *Residents who do not present a valid residency card will be subject to the non-resident fee schedule.

There is a $2 fee per person for non-residents for all day admission. One parent will be admitted without charge. Children under the age of 2 are free of charge. A resident is defined as someone who lives within the town limits and pays Fuquay-Varina property tax.