Park Policies & General Rules

GENERAL

Alcoholic beverages are prohibited
No Outside food or drink, with the exception of scheduled birthday parties
Glass containers are prohibited and will be confiscated.
Smoking is prohibited inside The Beach
Only Coast Guard approved flotation devices allowed in the park
During summer anyone who enters the beach must pay the admission price not matter if they are swimming or not
No pets allowed in the park.
Guests wearing cut off shorts with metal rivets may not ride ANY of the slides.
Guests should wear appropriate family beach attire, with every private area covered up. Failure to not wear the correct clothing (like a thong bikini) gives any staff member (based on their discretion) has the right to ask anyone to change, put more clothes on, and even leave the property if refusal to listen to authority.
NO PAGING. Parents who need to find a child may enter the park with a 10-minute parent pass free of charge. 10-minute passes are only available to parents and guardians.

Guests with open cuts, abrasions, and/or sores are not permitted to enter the water.
Children age 8 and under must be supervised by a parent or guardian age 13 or older while in the park.
No running or horseplay.
No fins or snorkels are permitted in any pool except for adult lap swimmers.
Full-face Masks are not allowed in any pool.
No diving is allowed in any pool, with the exception of the deep end of the indoor pool.
No deck furniture permitted in any pool.
Lifeguards have the authority to require swimmers to wear lifejackets.
Throwing balls, Frisbees or other toys is prohibited in any pool (allowed in sandy play area)
Kids that cannot swim, with or without an adult, may not pass the lifeguard in any pool (with the exception of kiddie play)
Failure to follow any rules gives any staff members the right to remove anyone from a pool or if need the property.

Summer passes are valid from Memorial Day Weekend through the last Sunday in August.
Use of individual pass is limited to the person whose name appears on the pass.
Fraudulent use of the pass will invalidate pass permanently.
We will keep people’s passes at the front desk if necessary.
Holder of pass must abide by all rules and regulations of The Beach Ottumwa. Failure to follow all rules may result in the forfeiture of the pass and all privileges without refund.

$10 deposit required to start a payment plan for summer season passes.
Outstanding balance must be paid in full by May 1st.
Outstanding payment plan balances will not be refunded. The value of the incomplete payment plan will be distributed in the form of 1-day admissions to The Beach Ottumwa.

Wave Pool

Guest may enter and exit the wave pool ONLY from the zero depth end of the pool. Entries from either side of the wave pool are prohibited.
No running entries or exits.
No standing or kneeling on tubes.
Only one person per tub, with the exception of small children, then two can share one tube.
Use of ladders is restricted to emergency removal and staff use only.
Only guards are allowed in the area between the ropes and the edges of the pool.

Kiddie Play Area

Children must be 52” and under to enter the Kiddie Play Area
Children playing in a rough and unsafe manner, regardless of height, will be asked to leave Kiddie Play.
No walking up Otter Slide
Feet first riding on Otter Slide, no exceptions!
Lifeguards have the authority to restrict parents and adult guardians from riding the Otter slide because this increases the possibility of collision and injury at the bottom of the otter slide. Based on patron load, lifeguard may make one of three decisions:
1. Parents and adult guardians may ride otter slide
2. Parents and adult guardians may ride otter slide only if an infant is riding on lap
3. Parents and adult guardians may not ride on the otter slide under any circumstance
Anyone above the height of 52” must have a child under the height of 52” to be in the Kiddie Play

All Slides

Guests must behave in a safe and orderly manner
No swim suits with zippers, buckles, rivets, etc allowed
Pregnant guests and those with heart conditions or back problems should not ride any slides
Physically challenged guests are advised against riding slides because of risk of serious injury
Do not enter slides until director to do so by a guard
All riders must ride slides feet first, on backside. Exception: otter slide-riders may lie on stomach as long as they are riding feet first.
Children may not ride with an adult. No double riders allowed. Exception: otter slide
No lifejackets to be worn on any of the slides. Exception: otter slide
If a child needs caught at the bottom of a slide and no one offers to do so (mom, sister, etc.) the guard MUST catch them. Exceptions: Indoor slide pool (but only one person on the south side of the pool)

Speed Slide

Body Slide

Ride feet first either sitting or lying down
Guest must exit catch pool immediately. No swimming in catch pool, sitting on – top 2 steps is permitted. Only guards are permitted to catch riders exiting the body slide.
Riders must be 48” or taller to ride.
No stopping, spinning, standing, or kneeling on slide.

Basketball (Outdoor)

Indoor Pool (Comp)

Only lap swimmers in lap lanes
Starting blocks for swim team use only
No hanging on or touching lane ropes
No back dives or flips allowed
Front dives allowed only in the deep end of comp pool
When jumping/diving guests may not land within 6” of other guests in water. Supervision in the comp pool – swimmers should be able to demonstrate the ability to swim one width of the pool without a flotation device or assistance.
Lifejackets are only allowed on the shallow end of the pool, NO EXCEPTIONS

Indoor Slide and Catch Pool

Guest must wait at bottom of stairs until guest ahead exits the bottom of the slide.
Guests must ride slide single, no double riders allowed.
Exit catch pool stairs immediately after riding slide.
Open swimming allowed only in the north half of the pool.
No hanging on, touching or pulling rope.
A parent or guardian may catch a rider exiting the indoor slide, however only 1 guest at a time is allowed to enter the south half of the catch pool for this purpose.

Basketball (Indoor)

The basketball must be thrown from inside the water. (No jumping from pool deck to shoot)
NO DUNKING / hanging on the net
No horseplay – lifeguards can take the ball away at any time
No bouncing the basketball outside of the pool

Wibit Inflatable