Review: Olgebay Outdoor Pool

GPS: 40.104540, -80.658365
Address: 465 Lodge Dr, Wheeling, WV 26003
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Visit Day and Time: Friday August 18, 2017 at 6pm until 7:30
Temperature at visit: Probably low 80s after a warm day
Crowd level: very mild

Pros

• Splash pad area (new as of 2016)
• Ramp for easy entry
• Blowup activiy are a for older kids or adults
• Wall climb area
• Large swimming area
• Lots of very nice seating

Cons

• Changing area needs updated (Men's area does not have curtains in the showers or changing stalls)

Cleanliness

• General pool area was good
• Again the changing areas could us an update and that would help with the dingy feeling

Adult Info

• Our toddler was cold and tired by about after 1.5 hours so for the first time go in the evening for their discounted entry price of $3 per adult.  Its a good test to see if you and your child will have fun.

Access

• Splash pad was zero entry
• Ramp access the main pool
• The splash pad area is fully fenced from the rest of the pool so you can feel pretty comfortable knowing you only have to watch for one exit to the main pool and one exit to leave the pool completely 

Restrooms

• Restrooms were very tiny (very difficult to squeeze a toddler and mom in, I actually let my toddler use the potty with the door open it was that small and there was no one in the area)

Misc

• There was a concession stand, it was overpriced.  A soft pretzel was priced at $3.75, when we left we went to the playground and the concession area near it a pretzel was $1.75.

Pricing

• Evenings (after 5 pm) $3 per adult $1 per child
• I cant quite remember but I think it was about $9 per adult unsure about the child rate

Playground: Oglebay Park, Wheeling, WV

GPS: 40.097827, -80.663141

Visit Day and Time:Wednesday May 3, 2017 from 2:59 pm until 3:02 pm
Temperature at visit: Cool
Crowd level: Mild (There were several families there for a total of around 7-10 kids all kids were under 4 years old)

• Pros
• Large playground with multiple play structures
• Area for small toddlers
• Plenty of various types of seating
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• Cons
• Could be hard to keep an eye on your child if they move from structure to structure
• My daughter fell several times going between play areas (luckily the rubber turf kept her from getting hurt) so some kids might have a hard time adjusting to the rise that the rubber turf creates
• Trash Info
• Several trash cans available 
• No loose trash
• Shade Info
• There is some shade over some of the adult seating areas 
• Play structures don't have a lot of shade
• Adult Seating
• Several benches
• Several Picnic tables
• Access
• There is a sidewalk from the parking area to the playground
• Multiple access entries (stairs, pipe climber, and chain ladder)
• Misc
• Rubber flooring under play area
• Broken equipment
• None to note

View of lake from one parking area

View of lake from one parking area

View of the playground coming from one of the parking areas

Newer play area to the right coming from one of the parking areas

Playground: Dallas Pike, WV

GPS: 40°00'53.3"N 80°31'37.3"W

Visit Day and Time: Sunday around 3:01 pm until 3:47 pm
Temperature at visit: over 80 degrees (Hot for the end of April)
Crowd level: We were the only park visitors

• Pros
• Low/No crowds
• Good line of sight from the adult seating to the play areas
• Cons 
• Lots of boring bees buzzing around and some wasps
• Some broken equipment
• Getting to the tube slide could be difficult without help for little children
• Trash Info
• Low (pair of socks and a couple other pieces food wrappers)
• There was a trash bag tied to a pole (that had some trash it)
• Some minor writing on the interior of the higher club house
• Shade Info
• Adult seating in the sun
• Open air slide in the sun (it was hot to touch the day we were there so my toddler preferred the tube slide
• The club house area is covered 
• The tire swing is under the play structure
• There was some shade in the swing area because of the club house
• The picnic area is covered
• Adult Seating
• Wood bench with movable back to sit facing the playground or the basketball court
• Wood bench (no back)
• Composite bench glider
• Picnic tables at the shelter (6 tables)
• Swings
• 3 standard swings
• 1 baby swing
• 1 tire swing
• 1 rope disc swing
• Slides
• Open air gentle grade slide
• Tube slide (access to this slide is difficult for little ones to do on their own)
• Access
• Climbing chain ladder
• Pipe ladders
• Tunnel to climb from one platform to the other
• Pipe handle/stair to access the tube slide (could be difficult for little ones to do on their own)
• Misc
• Telescope 
• Lower level play house (might have been a sandbox at some point)
• Broken equipment 
• Steering wheel in the club house
• Baby swing was in need of repair but functional
• Rope disc swing seat was pretty worn
• One of the benches back support was gone

View from the parking area

Shelter (I think this is associated with the Dallas Pike community center)

View from the far side of the playground 

Swing area

Basketball court

View from the newer bench area

View from the clubhouse are near the tube slide

View of the area where you enter the tube slide (note the yellow pipe is what my toddler used to climb to the platform)

View from the clubhouse (note the broken steering wheel area)

Parking area