Niles Park District Oasis Waterpark

Nice place for all year. For family fun time. Break every 45 minutes it’s awesome and perfect time for safety swimming

Water safety is this places priority and it’s evident when you go there. Clean, friendly staff, excellent hours. The lifeguards are trained very well and there are many lifeguards out at one time I am impressed with their conduct every single time I come here. Wow!

Love this pool… very clean and the splash park for little ones is great. We bought family pass which it very affordable. If you are on the fence about trying this place, give it a shot… you will love it.

Been to this water park a few times over the summer. It’s very nice but expensive. You are forced to take a 15 minute break every 45 minutes. That’s an eternity for my kids and annoying for parents. The 15 minute break even applied for the kids splash pad. The snack bar only takes cash and had limited items. Better pools around for the money than this one. Not going back.

We went for the first time today and had a great experience with our 2.5 year old. We arrived when it opened and easily got a seat in the shade. There wasn’t too many people there for at least an hour which made it easy to place in the toddler area. I’m not sure what the other reviewer was referring to when they stated you could not help toddlers down the slide. You can easily stand right next to the slide and reach them at the top to help. I guess I understand them not letting adults actually go down the slide so no complaints there. There is a water spray right at the top of the slide which some kids are afraid of but you can put your hand over it and block most of it.
There is a different slide for slightly older toddlers which we enjoyed. This one was a bit more challenging since parents don’t monitor this one as well and «those kids»… you know, the ones that are at every park/​museum/​event you go to… cut off littler kids and push to the front of the line. My toddler didn’t seem nearly as offended by the blatant rude behavior as I was… :/​What’s good about this slide is there is an employee at the bottom catching kids and getting them to move out of the way.
They say they don’t allow food/​drink here, but no one checked out bags. We didn’t bring an entire meal, but we did bring in snacks and liquid for our toddler. We did buy a pizza from them. Price for a personal pizza was $ 4 and hot dogs were only $ 2 so really not bad. The pizza wasn’t very good, but good enough for a hungry child.
The locker room was clean with plenty of lockers and shower stalls. Bring your own lock if you want one! Overall I thought the staff was friendly and enforced rules consistently. The facility was clean both inside and out. They have piped in music which was decent and the announcements they made over the speakers were loud enough to be heard and clear enough to be understood.
This was a bit pricey, $ 11 per adult for non-​residents, so we likely wouldn’t go too often, but definitely worth the occasional day of entertainment.

I was extremely happy with my experience here. The staff was great. The lifeguards were strict yet fair. I really felt as though my children were safe.

This place is too strict for their prices. No food or drinks allowed, no lifeguard approved floatations for toddlers, no strollers & parents can’t even help their little ones down the toddler slide! The place is taken over by all the summer campers & their counselors. They should just close it off to the public if they are having such a large group of campers.

great staff, nicely kept, cool waterpark, reasonably priced summer passes, well worth the price

I have been to several water parks in the suburbs and I was highly dissatisfied with the lack of consistency. Our kids went on the water slide (which you are supposed to be 48 inches in height) and was told after he had gone down several times he was no longer allowed by another life guard on staff. After speaking to managment they said, «It was a judgement call by each individual life guard on duty.» It was very disorganized and some of the staff was down right rude to us regarding the issue at hand. We will not be going back to this water park ever.

We finally had the opportunity to get together with fellow Unilocaler Mike O’s family. We were super excited. Both of our families have made this the «Summer of water park and pool exploration» instead of committing ourselves to a family pass at one pool district only. I openly admit that I am a follower of his reviews. He’s found many a gem.
We needed to find a place that was convenient for both our families and worked within our schedules. Google brought us to the Oasis Fun Center in Niles. The pictures online were amazing; they recently renovated the entire water park. It just reopened May of this year.
My first impression upon entry? It’s brand spanking new and clean! And yikes! It’s not cheap. It cost $ 28 for the three of us to enter. They have lockers right near the entrance right outside of the changing rooms to conveniently store your personal items as well as inside of the changing rooms. Bonus… they have 2 family changing rooms! No need to worry about perverts or be forced to look at other people’s nudity. This is an A+ infinity for me.
The pool area is breath taking. They have a splash pad playground for the smaller set, a zero depth wading pool that extends to 12 feet, 2 incredible slides built into rock facades and a drop tube. There are plenty of lounge chairs and the water temperature was perfect.
They also feature a concession stand and picnic tables with all the things that you would want to eat. Kids get hungry after a swim. Too bad that they closed so early.
I would give this water park a solid 5 stars had it not been the fact that the teen-​aged life guards that were situated every 30 feet were absolute killjoys. I don’t remember ever being yelled at or whistled at so much ever in my life. If you’re having too much fun, watch out! There are no water toys, wings, or any thing allowed in the pool other than your own suited body. You can’t run anywhere even in the splash pad. Parents are not allowed on any of the equipment designated for children. You can’t even climb up to help them.
The 15 minute safety breaks on the hour were obnoxious. Kids are not allowed to sit at the pool’s edge or even get their toes wet during this time. Adults can take this opportunity to play if they have someone watching their children. They think it’s cute the first time, but 15 minutes can be an eternity to a small child.
It is without a doubt a beautiful and clean water park. We had a great time during our play date even with «Little Brother» watching. We were disappointed however. I think that there are definitely better options for your money with less restrictions.
Just an FYI. They will accept Mastercard or Visa for entry payment, but the concession stand is strictly cash.
Please note that their hours are limited during August 23-​Sept 6^th.

Located next to Triangle Park and Jerry’s Fruit Market, this newly remodeled water park is visible from Milwaukee Avenue. Since this whole summer has been our water park exploration journey, we met up with fellow Unilocaler Amaliya L, along with her husband and their son.
First thing I noticed is that it’s pricy compared to our water park trips to Schaumburg and most recently in Glenview. Two adults and 2 kids, non-​residents came out to $ 34.
So we got out there. We were playing no more than 15 minutes when the lifeguards instructed everyone to stop and take a 15-​minute break. Apparently they do this every hour on the :45 mark. In the parks we have visited so far, we haven’t encountered that. Norridge does it once every 2 hours, but nobody else enforces such a break.
Anyway, we got back in and played some more. We brought some heavy rubber torpedo toys that you throw underwater and someone catches it at the other end. Unfortunately, no toys in the pool allowed either. By that time, I noticed the lifeguards walk around with their whistles on their lips, ready to blow on a moment’s notice like a basketball ref ready to call a foul for the slightest bump.
The pool temperature was nice and it wasn’t too crowded on a Monday evening. There’s a kids area with splash pad, sprayers and buckets, but my kids pretty much just wanted to play on the small yet fun water slide. My Stunt Boy kept going on it over and over again, as none of them were tall enough or good enough swim-​wise to go down the bigger slide at the park. There’s also a diving board and a steep, chute-​style slide that launches you into a 12-​foot pool. It’s a nice park but not in the same class as Flick Park in Glenview or Atcher Island in Schaumburg, or even Mystic Waters in nearby Des Plaines.
By 7 PM, hardly anyone was left, so we had it to ourselves. When we were done, we took the kids to a family changing room to get them dressed. I was going to shower the kids to wash off the chlorine and I was amazed they didn’t have warm water in the shower. Even at the warmest setting, the shower was still pretty chilly. After playing in the water on an overcast evening, a warm shower would have been nice.
I wouldn’t say it’s a bad place as everyone had fun, but there are better parks with better value nearby, along with fewer restrictions and warmer showers.

Ya, this is our place to be in the hot summer sun! The kids love it, and they have lawn chairs for you to lay out on or leave your stuff on. There’s also a snack place, so if you forget yours or need a drink they’ve got ya covered. The best part is the safety break, when all the kiddies have to exit-​o for 15 minutes and mom and dad can enjoy a swim all their own! You can’t bring in your own food (I’ve smuggled in things once or twice) because they check your bags on the way in. But you can go in and out, so you could always have a picnic in the parking lot!

This is a really good looking water park. It’s not anywhere as big as Wet N’ Wild waterpark. But this is Niles and it is a park district facility. This place can get packed with kids of all ages on a hot day. It’s alot of fun. I’m glad this place is here.