Pirate’s Cove Family Aquatic Center

Fun for kids, huge line for lazy river and concessions. Was in line for about thirty with each. Bring ur own food!

This place is super cute and fun. It is more for kiddos under 10, but anyone would enjoy this water park because it has something for everyone! I love that it is not crazy expensive, the lifeguards arw attentive and take their job seriously, and it is a neat clean place. I live in Thornton but am willing to drive all the way to Littleton for some much needed family fun.

Amazing park. Great prices, fun rides for children (and even a cool place to go for older kids/​adults due to the purple side, lazy river and bay) and an amazing place to work. Everyone there is friendly and it’s a great place to spend a summer day.

Place is small but inexpensive, you can bring your own food and drink, place is well manage from staff to cleanliness of the place. there are a lot of lifeguards on duty making this place more ideal for the kids.

Love this Place! Can’t get over how inexpensive it is for a family of 4! If you are a resident in the area, you get discounted tickets. $ 28 for 2 adults and 2 kids… I’ll say that again… $ 28 for 2 adults and 2 kids!!! Why go to any other water park (and spend an arm and a leg) when you can go here?!
Some of our favorites… The Lazy River! Get a nice tan and lounge in an inner tube and relax! The water isn’t too deep for the kiddos. And there are plenty of lifeguards! For the adults and the bigger kids you got the water slides. Then you have the Pirate Ship with little slides for the kiddos and the shallower water to swim around. Take note that every few minutes the big Bucket fills up (and the bell will start ringing to summon the brave ones) and pour tons of water! The small splash pads are perfect for for the little ones after they had a some lunch. It isn’t too crazy for the kids, so it give their tummies some time to digest their food, perfect if you parents have a spot close by and want to sit and relax in the sun/​shade and still keep an eye on your kids.
For the most part, parents do keep a good eye on their kids. The lifeguards are awesome. But parents, please please watch your kids!
The staff are super nice, awesome lifeguards, and seriously this place is well kept and clean!
Oh, best thing to do is to pack a lunch, come early before they open, stand in line while someone from your party purchases the tickets (it’s also a perfect time to put on the sunscreen if you haven’t already)… And when they open up… Find the perfect spot! Anytime after 11:30am is tough to find a good spot (especially on a Saturday).
I can’t say enough good things about this place. Good family fun for the adults and little ones without spending a fortune!!!

Not a bad course but they sit the lights off right at 10. They didn’t say anything when us and 7 other parties showed up at 9. They gave us coupons for another round which is good, but I never would have started if we couldn’t finish. And there are no lights to even find your way back to the parking. Dangerous and rude

I’m really torn about this place… We came on a 72-​degree day so it was kind of cold, but I suppose that kept the crowd down too because there was plenty of space to roam and almost no wait for the slides.
The price is reasonable at about $ 10 for adults.
That’s all fine, but we left a little disappointed because this place is pretty small. They have one water slide structure (3 slides), a lazy river, a play area for little kids, and one other pool. So not much. We were hoping for a little more. By the 2 hour point we were bored and left.
Cleanliness was good but they need some fresh paint here and there.
I would give three stars based on all that, but this place deserves at least one extra star for having A LOT of lifeguards on duty.

We came here today for my son’s third birthday party. We had a nice little place set up that was shaded and we were comfortable. However, I felt like we were rushed through our party. Our pizza did not show up on time and so the cake cutting was rushed. Another thing that bothered me was that on reserving the party I am told online that we get invitations, party favors, and a super squirter for the birthday boy. I did not receive any of these. Even though the party planner was helpful, I felt like she didn’t care about our party and was not excited about it. I just feel that if I’m going to spend that large amount of money on a birthday party and to have a planner help us, I would expect more.
As for the place itself, it’s a great area for little children. But, by mid afternoon the place was overly crowded and I felt extremely uncomfortable. I think they should put a cap on how many people can enter because it starts to get dangerous, especially for little children. I love how there were many lifeguards, but I saw one lifeguard dozing off. That’s definitely alarming to me as a parent.
I probably would not have another party here because of my experience but I would definitely say if you were planning on visiting and checking it out to get there right when it opens, before the crazy crowds.

The main reason for my five star review is very simple, there were more life guards than you could shake a stick at! The guards were on point and helped keep what can only be described as an incredibly chaotic environment safe.
I have twin 3.5 year olds and I felt they were in a safe environment, granted my wife and I were always with them but again the guards were a great help. We also had our nephews with us, ages 4 and 7. The 4 year old stayed with us mainly, but the older nephew had a blast on the giant, purple, yellow and orange slides.
There were actually more slides/​rides than we could handle in a just one visit; but by the end of the day the whole family was happy and all the little tots slept very well that night only to wake up asking to go again.

I hosted my daughters 3^rd birthday here and wouldn’t have done it any other way. Booking online was pretty easy, the deposit was simple and when I showed up, they expected me. That’s a good start. They reserve a shaded + seated area for about an hour and a half which is nice, they provide ice cream and cake but food is extra.
Only a couple complaints is that when we were ready for the cake and ice cream to be served I couldn’t find the birthday lady (whatever you want to call her). So someone at the front told me to give her a minute because she was with another party. Then they came about 20min later and rushed me to gather a bunch of kids because they were «ready now». I found it very irritating. But needless to say the kids had a blast!
Also the party limits you to either 15 or 20 guests (including adults) which is stupid and then to add more it just gets pretty pricey. Idk about most people but I usually have huge parties so I guess this is more of a personal thing.

I’ve been working here for what’s going on to my 2^nd year and I’m appalled to have not received payment for the last 3 weeks… this is beyond ridiculous and the BBB will be contacted

For the price, this place can’t be beat! It is fun, well kept, and had plenty of staff to keep the kids safe! I expected, with it only being about $ 10 for adults, for it to be really rundown but everything was nice and fresh, and the park was a lot of fun! I could only make it like two hours because the sun killed me, but I had a good time while there! Word to the wise, this is a place for children. If you are just hanging out with your friends and are over the age of middle schoolers, this is not the place to go. I went with my best girlfriend’s toddler so it was a blast and he was so excited. A great way to spend a day.

A few hours at this water parks was loads of fun for my 2 and 6 year olds. The park is clean, the bathrooms were clean. They have showers with privacy curtains which was useful when we got cleaned up to leave. There is no soap, so bring your own. They allow you to bring your own food and drink. The prices are very reasonable.
We got there at 9:30am to try and beat the crowds and get a good spot. This paid off nicely as we were the 10^th person in line. It’s good to beat the busloads of kids there. We also went on a day that thunderstorms were expected so that might have kept the crowds down. There wasn’t a line to get in the river and the line for the big slides was about 5 minutes long.

A friend and I took our little boys here for the first time today. We bought our tickets online ahead of time but there was no sign that we could wait in a different line so we wasted 30 minutes in line (we parked at 10:05). By the time we got inside, the only seating options were in the grass. This was also due to the fact that at least four school buses unloaded while we were in line.
My kids were welcomed by Santa Claus (?!) so I had to explain to my 3 & 5 year old why Santa was there in July. There were so many people in the water that it was difficult to keep track of two kids. We left the play area and waited 30 minutes in line to get a tube on the crowded lazy river.
My recommendation would be to raise the price to keep some of the questionable people out and maybe also keep the attendance slightly lower. We stayed less than two hours which was disappointing since it was 90 degrees outside. We definitely won’t be coming back. I would rather stay at our neighborhood pool.

We live in north metro and decided to give Pirate’s Cove a shot. We read reviews and knew going in that it would be busy on a mid-​July, Saturday. We got there around 10 and we were pleasantly surprised. We found some of the last available lounge chairs and enjoyed the water. The park is well laid out and comfortable. We had a good time for a couple of hours. We soon noticed that the park became absolutely crammed with people. I understand that this is a popular place on one of the biggest days of the year. The big issue that gave me pause was that the water filtration system was not keeping up with the demand. In my opinion, the water quality had markedly deteriorated. We were a little unsettled with some of the things we witnessed in suspension in the water. Cool place, but too many people stewing in the broth for me.

The thing to remember here just like other reviews state is that this is aimed more at kids than adults.
With that being said I give them 5 stars for service.
My glasses got knocked off while I was there watching my niece. I am almost completely blind without them. I had my niece find a member of the staff and they shut down that area of the pool just to find my glasses. Great service to me because I couldn’t afford new ones.
While I was stressing out about it they even treated my niece to a free flavored ice. I will always bring the young kids in the family back!

Pretty good deal for the price. The park was pretty clean and great for small children. You can have fun ages 2 and up, and the are pretty laid back about rules. My daughter and I enjoyed the lazy river, although it was pretty crowded. If you’re an adult, I’d suggest Water World, but if you have little kids, you can’t beat the price.

Bring your wallet or a cooler. They gouge you pretty heavy for grub so watch out. The kiddies love the place, but it’s not cheap, still… I would rather go there than Elitches all summer, we go about once a year.
One thing you should check out is the last day they are open. It’s called the Doggie Plunge and about 50 dogs are allowed into trash the pool, it’s certainly something to see.

I love water parks, but Water World is so big, expensive, and intimidating that I haven’t been there. Pirate’s Cove is small but nonetheless entertaining.
A few things I wish I had known before going:
Pack your own lunch. The only restrictions are that you can’t bring glass or alcohol. Don’t wait in that snack bar line!
It’ll be crowded, even on a weekday, so get there early.
You can bring infant pool floats, which comes in handy!

I heard many good things about Pirate’s Cove, so I decided to make a Sunday afternoon of it. As expected, Pirate’s Cove’s theme is targeted towards children and why not take the 5 year old daughter there to experience it. Needless to say, she had a blast.
With the summer heat, the water park was packed with people by noon. I’d suggest getting there early (10:00 AM) or coming later in the afternoon around 2:00 PM to avoid the crowd.