Indoor and outdoor swimming pools offer not only fun for the whole family but also the ideal way for kids (and grown-ups) to learn how to swim – an essential skill for any child living in our area where lakes, rivers, and Puget Sound mean there are countless opportunities to be in and on the water. Most of the pools listed below offer swim lessons but the swim classes often fill up quickly so you’ll often need to plan way ahead to get the kids signed up.
[Read more: A complete guide to swim lessons in the Seattle area]
All but two of these pools are public and therefore require only a low daily fee to swim. The two private swim pools included below – Samena Swim and Recreation Club and Evergreen Community Aquatic Center – require membership to swim.
Note: Staffing shortages are a problem for many public pools in 2025. Be sure to check the pool website or call before heading out to swim.
Outdoor Pools
Seattle
- Opening day: Saturday, May 10, 2025
- 8603 Fauntleroy Way SW, Seattle, WA 98163
- 206-684-7494
The 2025 summer schedule begins its pre-season operation on weekends only starting May 10 to June 15, 2025 for drop in swimming including for playland, lap fitness and recreational swimming. The pool will operate daily beginning on Monday, June 16 through Monday, September 1, 2025 with a full schedule including swimming lessons. The pool will be open for postseason weekends only on September 6-7 and September 13-14. Full schedule here. See open swim times here. They will be open on Memorial Day.
In addition to the fun of swimming outdoors in a saltwater pool, Colman features include a diving board and water slide.
Colman Pool. (Photo courtesy: Seattle Parks and Recreation.gov).
- Opening day: Saturday, May 10, 2025
- 2535 32nd Ave. W, Seattle, WA 98199
- 206-684-4708
Will operate for the preseason 5 days a week, Tuesdays through Saturday, starting on May 10 for drop in swimming including for playland, lap fitness, water exercise and recreational swimming as well as swimming lessons. The pool will operate daily beginning Monday, June 23 and runs through September 1, 2025.
Mounger pool is really two pools. The “big pool” has a 50 foot corkscrew slide, and the warmer, shallower “little pool” is great for relaxing and for teaching little ones. Check the website for details.
Eastside
- Opening day: June 2, 2025
- 340 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, WA 98033
- 425-587-3335
Opens on June 2 and runs through September 1, 2025 (Summer season). Closed on June 19 and July 4. Check website for pool schedule, hours, and late starts/early closures.
North
- Open year round
- 9535 Bowdoin Way, Edmonds, WA 98020
- 425-771-1346
Open year-round except holidays. Check out the pool schedule here. See the summer pool schedule for hours and open swim times.
- Opening day: Saturday, May 24, 2025
- 545 Contra Costa Ave., Fircrest, WA 98466
- 253-564-8188
Open on May 24 and runs through September 1, 2025. Check the pool schedule for exact times. This facility offers a 25 yard pool with six lap lanes, a diving board, a whirlpool play area and a kiddie pool.
South
- Opening day: Saturday, July 5, 2025
- 5715 Reginald Gutierrez Lane, Tacoma, WA 98404
- 253-404-3925
Opens July 5 to August 2025. Check here for public swim hours after July 5th. The Stewart Heights Pool offers a water slide, lazy river, bubble pool, water basketball, and tumble buckets.
Stewart Heights Pool. (Photo courtesy: ParksTacoma.gov).
- Opening day: Saturday, July 5, 2025
- 2323 N Shirley St, Tacoma, WA 98407
- 253-305-1000
Opens on July 5. check here for public swim hours after July 5th.
Five feet deep at its deepest end, Kandle Pool offers a gradual entry. There’s a separate shallow tot pool and sprayground.
Indoor Pools
The Big Fancy Ones
- Open year round
- 18900 44th Ave. W, Lynnwood, WA 98036
- 425-670-5732
In addition to the diving board and slide, the Lynnwood pool features a lazy river, hot tubs, and a sauna. The hours are:
Monday – Friday, 5:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, 7 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
- Open year round
- 516 Maple Ave., Snohomish, WA 98290
- 360-568-8030
The Snohomish Aquatic Center offers a lap pool, warm-water pool, lazy river, spray-play area, two shallow areas (one with a zero-depth entry) and a large, enclosed water slide. A very special feature is the FlowRider machine for simulated surfing (kids over 42 inches can ride boogie boards, those over 52 inches can ride the stand-up board).
Monday – Friday, 5:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Check here for open swim times.
- Open year round
- 650 SW Campus Drive, Federal Way, WA 98023
- 206-477-4444
The Weyerhauser pool offers two separate swimming areas: the main pool and a recreational pool with a pirate’s-cove theme. Since it is a popular venue for swim meets, check for possible cancellations before heading out.
- Open year round
- 601 143rd Ave. NE, Bellevue, WA 98007
- 425-452-4444
The pool has a diving board and a water slide. Call the aquatic center for open swim times. The pool offers two indoor pools, the warm springs therapy pool and the blue lagoon lap pool.
Indoor Pools
Seattle
- Open year round
- 10515 35th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98104
- 206-684-4989
Meadowbrook is a 25-yard, six-lane swimming pool with diving boards, rope swing and ADA wheelchair lift. Check the website or call the facility for summer hours for recreational swim.
Meadowbrook Pool (Photo courtesy: Seattle.gov).
- Open year-round. Check the website for summer hours.
- 13401 Meridian Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98133
- 206-684-4979
This pool has a teaching pool, 1- and 3-meter diving boards, and a 15yard shallow section. They also offer ADA lift and portable access stairs.
- Open year round
- 1471 NW 67th St., Seattle, WA 98117
- 206-684-4094
Open year-round. Check the website for summer hours. Special features at Ballard Pool include a slide and rope swing.
- Open year round. Check the website for pool schedules.
- 7201 East Green Lake Drive N, Seattle, WA 98115
- 206-684-4961
This is one of the eight indoor pools operated by Seattle Parks and Recreation and the City’s oldest indoor pool (they opened 1955). The pool is located on the eastern shore of Green Lake and has a 25 yard multi use pool, 6 lanes. The pool has a diving board, dry sauna, and one ADA/family changing room.
- Open year-round.
- 500 23rd Ave., Seattle, WA, 98122
- 206-684-4766
Medger Evers is a 25-yard, six-lane pool with diving board, rope swing, sauna, ADA lift and portable access stairs. Check the website or call the facility for the summer schedule.
- Check hours of operation on website
- 1920 1st Ave. W, Seattle, WA 98119
- 206-386-4282
Queen Anne Pool offer an array of programs with their 25 yard, 6 lane pool that is kept at 85 degrees. They have a rope swing as well!
Rainier Beach Pool (Photo courtesy: Seattle.gov).
- Open year round
- 8825 Rainier Ave. S, Seattle, WA 98118
- 206-386-1925
Open year-round. Call the facility for open swim times for the summer. This pool has a slide, diving board, Sauna, and ADA lift.
Evergreen Community Aquatic Center – MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED
- Open year round
- 606 SW 116th St., Seattle, WA 98146
- 206-588-2297
Evergreen Community Aquatic Center requires membership to swim.
- Open year-round
- 2801 SW Thistle St., Seattle, WA 98126
- 206-684-7440
Check the website or call the facility for open swim times. There will be limited operations.
Eastside
- Open year round
- 8815 SE 40th, Mercer Island, WA 98040
- 206-588-1117
This is a public pool and no membership is required to attend swims open to the public. Check the 2025 pool schedule here.
Juanita Aquatics Center – Closed from February 28-August 31, 2025 for major renovations and upgrades
- 10601 NE 132nd St., Kirkland, WA 98034
- 425-936-1627
Reservations are needed for family swim.
Samena Swim and Recreation Club – MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED
- Open year round
- 15231 Lake Hills Blvd., Bellevue, WA 98007
- 425-746-1160
Samena requires membership to swim. They offer both indoor and outdoor pools. Be sure to check their outdoor pool closures.
North of Seattle
Mountlake Terrace Pool – The Pool/Spa and more will be CLOSED for repair May 10-June 29, 2025
- Open year round. Repairs happening May 10-June 29, 2025, see details here.
- 5303 228th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
- 425-776-9173
Mountlake Terrace Pool has a water basketball hoop, spray toys, and a lazy river. Be sure to check its closure dates before heading over.
South of Seattle
Lindbergh Pool (CLOSED: Summer 2025: June 23 – August 25)
- 16740 128th Ave. SE, Renton, WA 98058
- 425-204-4440
- Open year round
- 4414 S 144th St., Tukwila, WA 98168
- 206-267-2350
The 2025 summer schedule is coming soon. The pool has special features include a slide and diving board.
- Open year round
- 22722 19th Ave. S, Des Moines, WA 98198
- 206-824-4722
Check the website for family swim times. Their 2025 spring schedule starts on June 1, 2025, see more details here.
