South Yuba Club

What to know before you go:

1. Reserve a lane in advance for 30 minutes or 60 minutes. Reservations are open within two days of your swim. The good news: You can reserve this time and purchase a day pass on South Yuba Club's website. I had no problem getting my reservation at the time I requested.
2. Bring your own towel or rent one there ($2/swim when I swam there). Take it with you to the pool area. A sign in the locker room requests you towel off before going to your locker. This may be obvious...but it took me learning the hard way.

The pool was a great find for my time in Grass Valley. I was concerned about it having only four lanes, but I seldom had another swimmer in the lane with me. The club is within walking distance of downtown. I really loved the weekday 4:30 AM start time.