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Beach Ottumwa

101 Church St, Ottumwa, IA 52501, USA

161 Reviews

About

Sprawling water park featuring slides, a wave pool, a kiddie area, an otter water slide and a baby pool.

While specific numerical temperatures for each pool at Beach Ottumwa are not consistently published, the water park generally heats its pools, particularly the leisure and children's areas, to comfortable levels to ensure an enjoyable experience for all visitors throughout its operating season.

What are people saying (AI review summary)? Reviews for the park are mixed. Positive feedback highlights it as a fun place for families with a wide range of ages, enjoying features like the wave pool, and commends the pleasant and nice staff, and clean restrooms in some instances. However, several significant issues were raised. These include a lack of clear communication regarding policies (e.g., outside food) and operational changes (e.g., unannounced early closing for a booked party), as well as missing advertised attractions. Customer service for complaints was reported as poor, with unreturned calls. Other concerns include non-functioning outdoor water slides, general maintenance issues like a chipped pool needing paint, and severe cleanliness problems such as excessive goose poop on decks and near the water, raising public health questions.

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Amenities

  • Good for Children
  • Accepts Credit Cards
  • Accessible Entrance
  • Accessible Restroom

Reviews

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Richard Hancock July 5th, 2025
Richard Hancock

Great place for the family. The wave pool was very fun. I have kids from 2 years old to 14.

MEGAN Abel July 8th, 2025
MEGAN Abel

It was fun! We had a wide range of ages in our group and we all enjoyed it. Website says you cannot bring in food and many others had food/coolers. That would have been nice to know. Otherwise, it was great!

Emma Harden June 21st, 2025
Emma Harden

Recently paid to have my son's birthday party here and it just was not what we paid for. First off, we got there at 3pm and were told "oh by the way we are closing at 5pm". The park is supposed to be open until 8pm and not a single person called to let me know of the change of hours. In fact, when we got there the front desk said "oh we weren't sure you were coming". You pay when you book the party - so I'm not sure why we wouldn't be showing up. Furthermore, the website clearly states the inflatable obstacle course is in the pool Sundays, which happens to be my son's favorite thing they have - but it was not in the pool. I was extremely dissatisfied with the entire situation and was offered to leave my contact information at the front desk so the head manager could call me once in office. It has been two weeks and no one has called. I have called and left two voicemails requesting someone call me. We will still go to The Beach to swim since there isn't really other options around here - but I will never be using them for birthday parties ever again.

Tammy Davis July 31st, 2025
Tammy Davis

Unfortunately, we were there on a day when the outdoor water slides were not working. It was a Thursday and it was not crowded at all. Very pleasant staff and clean restrooms.

Cindy Donohue June 10th, 2025
Cindy Donohue

There was so much goose poop on deck and on edge of water! Can not believe this passes public health standards! Pool is chipped and needs paint. Staff is very nice and could be great experience if it was cleaned

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Opening Hours

Sunday 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Monday 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Tuesday 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Wednesday 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Thursday 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Friday 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Saturday 12:00 – 8:00 PM
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