Harold Hall Quarry Beach

This place is a small local pool, that looks like a beach. I have been here several times and been happy every visit. I am not a resident so it cost $ 8.00 but that is way less than all the other water parks in the area. Parking is free. I recommend coming early for parking and getting good spots closer to water. They also have limited picnic tables. I only come to this park when it is in the 90’s and up. Anything lower the water tends to be on the colder side. They allow you to bring your own food and drinks, and you can also grill. We cook at home and bring the food so we can enjoy the water more. It’s starts to get crowded around 3 p.m. but it is still very comfortable. It is also very clean. They sell food like hot dogs and burgers but it nothing special. They have large changing rooms in bathrooms with showers but it’s kind of out dated. They have 2 volleyball courts. This is a great place to bring the family and its affordable. Lots of families and kids come here. If this place was bigger I would have given them 5 stars.

That small beach is an excellent place to go to a beach that is not half a country away and is very close and not far. And it’s a good place to bring friends and family to relax on a beach or go for a swim.

Ok moms here’s what you need to know. First this place is pretty fun. There is a ton of stuff for the kids to do from water slides to diving platforms to wibits to basketball. We were there on a crowded day and it didn’t even seem crowded. You can bring any water toys, rafts or balls that you want so feel free to pack your favorite raft!
Here’s the skinny on the water — this is basically a small lake so there is no chlorine or filtration. There is a sand bottom that gets kicked up while in use. In order to be truly comfortable, you are going to have to come to terms that you are swimming in dirt, bugs, bodily fluids and more. If you have issues with germs or dirt, this is not the place for you.
Overall, I would go back. It’s a little dirty but kids loved it.

I’ve been going to the hall quarry for the past few years, and I am mostly satisfied. The water is dirty, but that’s because kids kick the sand around. What do you think? The place is packed on warm days, but on cold days not packed at all. They need to improve on getting more chairs, and try to clean up the shore from all the debree from the trees and stuff. The bathrooms are disgusting, they smell and it’s way to dark. Try to improve on that, and I think the quarry would be a perfect place to be on a warm day in summer

Okay so as a mom of three boys I scour the suburbs for fun, active and new, mostly outdoor things to do. This past Wednesday ⁸⁄₁₃ we tried the quarry. I brought four boys 5, 6, 10 and 20 and the cost was around 30 dollars for the four of us. Positives lots to do; diving boards, shooting slide, kiddie slide (ages 2 to about 6) and sand. Volleyball court a nice addition as my boys threw their football around and inexpensive to eat because I carried in a backpack cooler with lunch, although there is a grill too! Negatives, the locker room was filthy, literally one toilet had poop on it, yes poop and two of the five were out of order, the water was freezing!!! and the lifeguards not very observant. My 5, 6 and 10 year old couldn’t really go on Lilly pad jumpers be use a bunch if middle-​schoolers were monopolizing and literally pushing them off. I had to scold an 11 year old for pushing my 5 year old under water and no lifeguard interjected, even after the request of another observant parent. The diving boards seemed a bit unsafe as kids were diving off and swimming in random directions making it impossible not to get almost jumped on. I am glad we tried it but would rather go to three oaks in crystal lake or centennial beach in Naperville!
Amy S.

We have recently visited twice. The first time it was not crowded. The second time it was very crowded, but that didn’t bother us. The other parents I talked to were friendly. We were able to find a shady spot to play in the sand and the line for the slides moved quickly. My 3 year old had a blast on the little water slide. The bathrooms/​showers feel dirty so I wore flip flops. We plan to go one more time this summer.

The water is extremely all the time. Don’t ever expect to go there and have a comfortable temperature in the water.

Since the lining was replaced for this season, this swimming hole has even further settled itself in my book’s first place. And we’ve checked out many waterparks. The quarry is like a beach without the ick. ie — no slimy bottom, no seaweed. Nestled among tall, green trees one can easily forget the vast suburban landscape just a mile away. I highly recommend checking this place out!

I’m sorry but positive reviews here must come from people who are not very observant. I took my kids and their friends here and the place was filthy. Discarded food on the ground, dead flies and live ones eating the food. Yuk really nasty. The kids refused to go in the water cause it looked dirty. When kids notice things like that you know it’s bad. Also. There was no place to sit. I say stay away. Centennial beach in naperville is far better.

I visited this beach this week with my 3 children and it was a HUGE hit! It was 100 degrees and you couldn’t tell due to the nice shade and cool water. Kids loved all the «rides» as they say… diving boards, slides, and platforms. Really a perfect day I am eager to repeat! You can bring a picnic or buy food there… I was really impressed!

Kind of like swimming in a lake… but somehow felt even dirtier. We’re Batavia residents so I took advantage of the $ 7/​person admission but in retrospect would’ve rather paid twice as much and gone to Sunset in Geneva or Otter Cove in St. Charles…

Want a place to cool off in the summer rather than a boring pool? This is the place to be. The Bavtavia Quarry is a man-​made pool. This facility offers a high dive and 2 other diving platforms along with a springboard. If you want to just enjoy some lap swim, there are lanes that are available for that. There’s also a drop slide. For the little ones, there’s a small slide a a few water structure available.
I keep coming back to this place, because this facility offers outdoor grills in their grassy area. Not many other places allow you to bring in outside food. Because they offer such accommodation, I continue to go back every year and plan a group outing for my staff. Their rates are very reasonable, and they offer group rates when the group has 10 or more people.
I highly recommend this place to anyone that’s looking for a place to relax and cool down in the summertime.