Courtesy of flagstaffaquaplex.org

The Aquaplex is a multi-generational, multi-scheduled community recreation center. The Aquaplex offers affordable community fitness and fun for everyone! Swimming Lessons, Kids’ Climbing Wall, Open Gym, Recreational Swimming and more. They are open seven days a week for your fun and fitness.

The Aquaplex offers a full spectrum of programs, drop-in activities and events to help you reach and keep yourself and your family healthy.

See this and more at the main Aquaplex website.

Photo Courtesy Town of Paradise Valley

What would a trip around Arizona be without a visit to the spa? The Valley of the Sun boasts an array of spas and resorts, drawing visitors from all over the country to relax and bask in the beauty of the desert.

Paradise Valley is home to several of these resorts and spas and the trip to relaxation is just minutes away from most Valley cities. Historic boutique hotels like the Camelback Inn and Hermosa Inn reside in the vast desert landscape of Paradise Valley and other luxurious resorts like Sanctuary Camelback Mountain and Montelucia Resort and Spa, among others, call the town home.

Another benefit of being a resident of Arizona – lower rates at hotels and resorts during the summer! Be sure to check your local resort for summer rates that will have you relaxing in the spa while your family hits the pool.

http://www.ci.paradise-valley.az.us/352/Resort-Spas 

Photo Courtesy of City of Glendale

Foothills Aquatics Center

The Foothills Recreation and Aquatics Center has everything you need for summer.

The center consists of a lazy river, competitive lap pool, diving well, two slides, a leisure pool with zero depth entry, and an aquatic playground. And for those who need a break from all the water-centric fun, there’s the activity room that includes billiards, ping pong, arcade games, a big screen TV, game tables, a jogging track, rock climbing wall and fitness center.

Surprise Aquatic Center 

Ready to help you beat the Arizona heat is the Surprise Aquatic Center. The center has many amenities including a zero depth area with Water Play Feature, two slides, a completion pool, vortex whirlpool and diving well.

Remember to keep the little ones safe by enrolling them in fall swim lessons! The city of Surprise offers lessons in August and September: http://www.surpriseaz.gov/DocumentCenter/View/22821 

Tolleson Public Pool 

The Tolleson High School Public Pool is now open! Come enjoy some fun in the sun where food, games, lessons and swim teams are offered for all.

Additionally, the pool will host various special events during the summer including a water safety day, dive in movie nights, and a special swim lesson day.

For more information please visit www.tuhsd.org or call 623-478-4398.

Photo Courtesy of City of Scottsdale

The McDowell Mountain Ranch has everything a person in search of a pseudo beach adventure could want. Amenities at the center include a large tube water slide, 600-foot lazy river, zero-depth entry into a large play pool, water play features, interactive spray pad, grassy sections with multiple shaded areas, 8-lanes lap pool, diving boards, and a party island. The best part about the center is its midnight swims. The pool is open for night-time swimming the first Saturday of the month from June to August.

With four amazing facilities, the City of Scottsdale Aquatic Centers has a lot to offer this summer for aquatic fun! This summer, Scottsdale has themed its aquatic centers with the “Amazing Swim 2014: Swim the SEVEN WONDERS!” where you can visit any Scottsdale aquatic center and track your miles to swim your way to great prizes, better health, and fun destinations. There is no registration fee; just participate each time you use the facility throughout 2014.  The idea is to swim (the distance around or through,) the seven natural wonders of the world including Mount Everest, Victoria Falls, and the Grand Canyon! Compete against yourself, or compare your progress against other swimmers in Scottsdale.

For more information, call 480-312-POOL or visit http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/sports/aquatics.