About
The Bay Drive Pool, also known as the Niceville Community Pool, is a public outdoor swimming facility located at 1050 Bay Dr, Niceville, FL 32578, USA. It typically operates seasonally during the summer months, offering recreational swimming, a main pool, a shallow kiddie pool, and sometimes a diving board for the local community.
Specific, regularly published pool temperature information for the Bay Drive Pool is not readily available. As an outdoor community pool in Florida, its temperature is primarily dependent on ambient weather conditions during its operational summer season.
What are people saying (AI review summary)? The pool facility receives mixed reviews. Positively, it is described as a decent, relatively large, and clean pool, appreciated by members for lap swimming (especially early mornings/evenings) and being heated. It is considered kid and family-friendly, offering space for children to play and picnic tables. Some recent updates have been noted. However, significant complaints include outdated and often non-functional common areas, particularly the bathrooms which are reported to be smelly and have broken sinks. Members feel the high membership fees are not justified by the facility's condition. Overcrowding due to swim classes, especially during peak evening hours, is a major frustration for regular lap swimmers. There are also reports of rude staff, inconsistent rule enforcement, and an insect problem. One past incident mentioned a faulty heating attempt that nearly harmed customers. Despite these issues, some members find that the pool generally meets their needs.
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May 4th, 2024SOBI's Hobbies
The pool itself is decent. It’s relatively big and can accommodate good amount of people. However, my main complaint is with the common areas (i.e. bathrooms, snack areas). They are very outdated and some of the sinks inside rest rooms don’t even work. Now considering the amount of membership fees they charge the facility management should be able to afford (in my opinion) to address those shortcomings. Also, due to the swimming classes the pool sometimes can get overwhelming crowded. Now, I understand that people want/need to take swimming classes but the schedule of the classes are also right around the same time when regular members also want to come and knock out few laps after their regular (8 hour) work day schedule. With all that said, if there was an alternative swimming pool selection in town I’d definitely consider trying it out.
April 16th, 2025Kellie Feciuch
Rude staff. An old lady with long grey hair immediately scolded me for allowing my son in the pool 2 minutes before his swim lesson. Granted this was the same thing we did the last few weeks with no mention of an issue. I paid extra for my son to swim in this pool and had no idea that he was not allowed in the pool 2 minutes early. I complied but the approach was rude and the worker immediately went inside her shed not paying attention to other swimmers who were doing the same exact thing. So I guess the rules only apply to certain people.
February 11th, 2023Kyle Hart
Been a member for years. Grateful it’s there for laps early in the morning or evenings. I use the other two pools also depending on time of year and day. Great for the kids too. Lots of kids to play with usually. Heard someone complaining about no military discount. That seems silly because approximately 75% of us are active duty or veterans. It’s a military community. Also, someone said something about it being heated, it is and I am grateful for that when it’s below 70 degrees. Never had a problem with the pool being heated the last three years. They’ve made some updates. It could be improved for sure. But it meets my needs.
May 26th, 2020Daniel Newhouse
There is an insect problem and I once remember an attempt to heat this pool for year round use that went wrong, they nearly cooked their customers. It is 8 feet deep. The bathrooms are not fully functional and smell bad.
June 26th, 2021Grant Wolfe
Very nice pool in the are membership only have to have pool passes. That's the only reason I gave it 4 stars very clean and kid and family friendly. Has pick nick tables where you can have a meal at if desired.