Kettering Recreation Center

I’ve only used the outdoor water park and the ice rink at the Kettering Rec Center and have had good experiences at both. Clean, family friendly facility. A great place to spend an afternoon with family or friends.

This review is for the water park. I really like the water park. It’s always fun to go and relax in the water. I would of gave it 4 or 5 stars but there are a few things I dislike.
1) the parks over all size is too small for how many people pack in there on hot afternoons.
2) There is never any chairs for you to sit in. I think I counted 20 lounge chairs around the big wading pool.
3) Kettering spent a lot of money several years ago for improvements and they did a nice job. But they should of put in a lazy river. That would of been super awesome.
If you go you will enjoy yourself. But if you want a better water park experience I would take the time to drive the 20 minutes to Huber Heights and visit their water park. It’s a bigger place, better slides, more lounge chairs, and they have a lazy river.

I am writing about the waterpark as I’ve never been inside the actual rec center. The waterpark is definitely a hidden gem that most people do not know about. If you are not a Kettering residence (like me) then you will have to pay to get in, but for what the waterpark offers its a steal. They have tons of lifeguards on duty, but a few looked quite young. I am sure they know how to do their job or they wouldn’t be allowed to be a lifeguard. Anyways there are three pools (from what I remember) including a small once for little kids. We spent most of the time in that pool as our daughter was only about 8.5 months when we went. It was a cool little area and all the other kids/​parents were respectful. The water wasn’t very deep and my little one could sit in it just fine. They two slides for the kids. They looked like the little ones had fun with them. Our daughter was too young to do those and there was no way for me to help her down them so we just skipped that part. Overall a really cool waterpark that I will definitely be trying next summer.

The Kettering Rec is really an amazing place. They have a nice basketball area, a really nice swimming pool, an ice rink, and a lot more. If you live in Kettering they will give you a nice discount too. Go check it out if you like being active.

I’m reviewing this simply based on the water park. This is definitely a treasure of Kettering, one that you would never guess would be there. If you are a resident of Kettering you would be crazy not to have a membership here! Based just on the water park alone. I know they also have a skate rink and a gym inside as well.
It’s pretty fantastic was the Rec has done with their water park, they recently renovated it to make it even more awesome too. You seriously can’t beat the prices… even for non Kettering residents it pretty cheap. I don’t know the prices off the top of my head. I just remember that I thought it was cheap. And I am kind of a cheapskate, so that says something.

An update of the facility since it is now essentially completely renovated and all parts are open.
All of the equipment in the Fitness area is now installed and operational. It is great using the Cardio Equipment while looking over the pool complex. Lots to see if you don’t want to use the attached TV’s.
The indoor section of the pool is also now open and the retractable sections of the roof are cool. The original plan to have the entire roof slide open was replaced by having a series of retractable panels that slide down about half the way of the roof, sort of like sliding skylights. The hot tub has had some teething problems but now seems to be working fine. Much larger than the previous unit and more open.
Lockers are plentiful with both a set near the Fitness area and another whole set in the old pool locker room. They did replace all of the old lockers in the pool room with new units. Both sets have three sizes of lockers so make sure you get the size you want when checking in.
There are now spinning classes and something called TRX which has you hanging from straps attached to the ceiling with your feet on the ground while you sway around. Never tried it myself but it seems popular.
All in all the renovations are simply spectacular and a fantastic bargain for what you get.
Cheers

I’m really surprised that there haven’t been more reviews of the Kettering Rec Center, this place is great! We’ve enjoyed the «rec» for quite a few years now but with all of the recent upgrades and improvements, they’re even better than ever! The pool area was very well thought out and has something for everyone from small children to adults. I’m glad they did away with the sand play area, that was a mess! the splash pad that now stands in the same place is great for the kids and not a sandy disaster. More seating and concrete was a very welcome addition, they really did a great job overall! I’ve recently started working out here also, I’m happy to have ditched my Urban Active membership and love it at the «rec» so far. New cardio machines, very clean throughout, great indoor track, and tons of classes including TRX suspension training (which kicked my butt!). This is one of the real benefits to living and working in Kettering, be sure to check them out!

Visited the Kettering Rec for the first time this past weekend, and had a pretty good time considering it’s been quite a while since I’ve been to a public pool (I’m only commenting on the water park/​pool portion). It’s clean, lots of lifeguards (although a few looked a little on the young side) — definitely a good way to spend a few hours on a hot sunny day when there isn’t a whole lot going on.
The only drawback was there there are a TON of kids around, and it was pretty crowded, but still fun. The water slides aren’t totally crazy, but fun nonetheless. The concession stand is pretty typical, but they’re not taking anyone’s first born as payment either — prices are reasonable. $ 7.00 to get in for non-​residents, so not hateful for a few hours. Membership a must have if you’ve got rugrats, they all seemed to be having a blast.

The Kettering Rec is the most comprehensive and most affordable recreation center in the Miami Valley. This is great, but it also means that you’ll be fighting for elbow room with the old folk on the indoor track or in the pool. (They know a good deal when they see one.) Fortunately, the seniors’ old bones stay away from the ice skating rink.
In 1990 the Rec opened Dayton’s first water park. Its three acres of water and sand was dreamy to a 10 year old, like myself. There are two decently long water slides, a very large mickey-​mouse shaped pool (0 – 4 ft deep), and lots of sand-​play areas. The most entertainment might be offered by the super-​soaker waterfall, which takes off bathing suits very very often.
In 2005, Rob Dyrdek, a Daytonian-​Skateboarder dude and founder of Alien Workshop, decided to build a skate plaza next to the Rec. My skate-​skillz go very little beyond wearing Vans shoes, but word is this place is da diggity bomb. (
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