Aquatic Center and Military Hill Park - Pullman WA

The Pullman Aquatic and Fitness Center is located at the intersection of Larry and Hall streets, next to the high school in Pullman. It's a small center with two pools and a workout room. The facilities are the best I have seen and tough to compete with the Student Rec Center at WSU except the cost is far less. A year membership for a family is $480 and if you keep an eye out they have specials throughout the year which reduces that cost. We got ours during last September's anniversary sale for 50% off.
There are a lot of things I like about this center. Overall, it's a decent facility but it's crowded and the workout room is small (more than 10 people and you can barely get to any equipment). They have added to the workout room this past year but they haven't done anything about the over-crowding of the pools. The pools are filled with swim team practices and swim lessons while open to the public making it very crowded. The swim lessons are a fine money maker for the facility and many members take advantage of the reduced rates. This makes it less fun for those who have purchased their passes for fitness reasons. There are adult classes during the day but don't do anything for those who work "normal" hours.
The fitness center does have a fair amount of special events that are quite fun - like movie nights and Splash and Dash (a sort of swimming babysitting so parent's can have time to themselves).

Military Hill Park is a nice place to spend some time. There is a covered area with picnic tables and BBQ grills. The only problem is it's now located next to the machinery for the Aquatic center so you can't hear anything.

It doesn't take much space away from those machines to find peace of mind. There's a nice playground with newer equipment.

Up over a little hill, you'll find a basketball hoop and tennis courts. The tennis courts are nice and they seem to lack use so it's a great place to play and not worry about looking silly. We're going to go up there to practice our really bad backswing but who cares - no one is watching.

Up above the tennis courts is a soccer field. The park is huge with lots of little things tucked here and there and plenty of open spaces. From the water tower and back around the area is a walking trail. It's rundown because there are new trails in town but it's still a lovely view (if you don't mind the new construction where the wheat fields used to be). All in all this is still one of my favorite parks and one that I forget about (like most people). It still has so much potential for family fun and it's underused so it's getting neglected.

Reaney Park - Pullman WA

Even though Reaney Park is off the beaten path a little, it serves as a community event center. All summer long, free activities can be found at this little park. In August, the Saturday festivities of the Lentil festival will be held here. It's a good park to get to know.
Located at 690 NE Reaney Way, Reaney park has lots to offer. To get there, take Main Street and turn north at the west end of the bridge onto Spring Street. Lentil Lane will be to the left. Turn there and the park is right in front of you. There's a small parking lot to the left and a larger university lot to the right (access is from Spring St). The university lot is available to the public for free on the weekends and evenings (check the signs at the lot for exact times).

The park houses a gazebo where concerts and other events occur, two areas of playground play,

BBQ grills and picnic tables

Horseshoe pits

and most importantly, a swimming pool.

You can purchase a year pass for the Aquatic Center on Military Hill which will allow you access to the pool at Reaney or buy a Reaney pool only pass. Passes start at $35 (daily is $2-3 per person depending on age). The pool does close for weather but Reaney passes can be used at the indoor pool at the Aquatic center in those cases.
There are two outdoor pools at Reaney. One goes from shallower to deeper and has diving boards where the other pool is more consistent for lap swimming. I wish I had paid more attention to the depth since the information is not on their website.
The park's website doesn't have information about the park except the history which is rather interesting. The park was "started" in 1914 and the first pool was built in 1917.
It's a great park and one that holds a lot of memories for Pullmanites. I am going to try to go to the Concert in the Park tonight so I can share that with you on Friday. If you are interested in attending, the concert starts at 6 with The Mullan Road Band playing tonight (hopefully it won't rain).