(Photo from planotx.org)
The entry fee for the Tom Muehlenbeck pool is $3 for ages 3-16 and $6 for 17 years old and up. It's a big facility that is appropriate for all ages. For the very little ones, there is a water play structure with a slides and spray.
Right next to it is a circular area (see the picture above) with a fountain in the middle and spray waters surrounding it. The kids can walk in the circular area. The water between that and the fountain in the middle is 3.5 ft deep with a sitting area on either side. My adventurous 4-year old daughter would jump from the spray area into the water over and over (wearing a vest that is provided by the facility). My 15-month old enjoyed walking on the sitting area around the middle fountain. I just followed him around. Out of this circular area is the rest of the pool. The entire pool is 3.5 ft deep. There are steps that gradually go down into the pool.
For the older kids (minimum of 48 inches tall) there are a couple of slides. The slides end on a landing pad and not into a pool. The lifeguards were strict about the height. My 6-year old is 48 inches tall with shoes, but of course he was barefoot when we were there and was refused entry to the slides. Bummer.
Though I never made it to the indoor pool, my husband said there is also a small water structure for the little ones and a slide that drops into the 3.5 ft deep pool. There are tables and beach chairs but it's best to come early if you want a good spot. For a fee of $5 a cooler is allowed.
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