Silliman Swim Center

This morning Christopher and I went to the Silliman Swim Center in Newark. It was about half an hour from San Ramon, off of the same exit as Fry's Electronics. We went for the Mini-Recreation Swim, where they just open the "small" activity pool. The funny thing is that this pool was HUGE, probably 40' wide by 80' long, with half of it being 2.5' deep, or 3' at the max, and the other half was probably 12-15" deep with an awesome play structure with two slides and water shooters and ropes to climb. One side has a beach entry and the other side has steps, and they had tons of water rings and kick boards for people to use. The facility was very clean, there were family changing rooms complete with a shower and enough room that you could comfortably get ready. Oh, I forgot- it is very reasonably priced: $7.50 for adults and $4.50 for kids ages 3 - 5th grade! There are other prices in between there if your kid is older but it felt like a miniature water park, except it was indoors and the water was heated! Speaking of that- I like my water a touch warmer than this water was- but it was definitely swim-able. Christopher and I swam around for almost the entire two hours. Definitely a worthy family trip if you get a chance. I am not sure how busy it is on the weekends and during the summer months but there was plenty of room for everyone today. Oh, there are lifeguards on duty too, and they have life vests free for anyone (kids) to use too. Check it out if you get a chance!