As Cleveland and the rest of Northeast Ohio brace for this week’s heat wave, the city has 37 outdoor public pools and splash pads available across the city for a quick cooldown.
Cleveland’s outdoor pools are expected to be open Wednesday through Friday. The hours are 12 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Each pool closes between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. for lifeguard breaks and pool maintenance, and the city said there could be unexpected closures if there aren’t enough lifeguards or staff available to safely operate the pool.
Cleveland also has indoor pools at 13 recreation centers, which the city now calls neighborhood resource and recreation centers. Those are open on Mondays and Tuesdays until August 18.
Nine pools are closed for the summer while the city completes renovations: Central, Clark, Cory, Gunning, Glendale, Lonnie Burten (outdoor pool only), Lake, Sterling and Woodland (indoor pool only).
When in doubt, the city has 20 splash pads that are an alternative to the pool.
What to know before you hit one of Cleveland’s pools
Cleveland has 17 outdoor and 13 indoor pools to choose from – all for free. People are admitted on a first-come, first-serve basis and each pool remains open in 45-minute swim sessions. After 45 minutes, swimmers are asked to get out of the pool and have to line up and check back-in afterwards to continue swimming, according to the city.
Depending on staffing levels, all deep ends of pools may be closed for safety reasons.
Outdoor pools
All outdoor pools are open Wednesday through Sunday until August 18 from 12 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. and close between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Forest Hills Park
12310 Arlington Avenue
Cleveland, 44108
Gassaway Pool
2306 East 100th Street
Cleveland, 44106
Greenwood Park
2220 West 38th Street
Cleveland, 44113
Halloran Park
3550 West 117th Street
Cleveland, 44111
Impett Park
3207 W 153rd Street
Cleveland, 44111
James Bell Pool
2280 East 71st Street
Cleveland, 44103
Kerruish Park
17218 Tarkington Avenue
Cleveland, 44128
Lincoln Park
1200 Starkweather Avenue
Cleveland, 44113
Loew Park
4741 West 32nd Street
Cleveland, 44109
Luke Easter Park
3165 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Cleveland, 44104
Mark Tromba Park
16411 Mandalay Avenue
Cleveland, 44110
Meyer Pool
3266 West 30th Street
Cleveland, 44109
Neff Pool
East 193rd Street and Bella Avenue
Cleveland, 44108
Sunrise Pool / Mercedes Cotner Park
3521 W. 95th Street
Cleveland, 44102
Warsaw Park
4021 East 64th Street
Cleveland, 44105
Woodland Park
9206 Woodland Avenue
Cleveland, 44104
Indoor pools
All indoor pools are open on Mondays and Tuesdays in recreation centers until August 18. Each indoor pool has its own schedule that can be found here.
Below is the indoor pool schedule for other days during the week.
Wednesdays
Collinwood, Lonnie Burten, Stella Walsh and Thurgood Marshall
Thursdays
Cudell, Fairfax, Glenville and Hamilton
Fridays
Earle B. Turner, Estabrook, Frederick Douglass, Kovacic and Michael Zone
Splash pads
Arthur Johnston Park
East 147th Street & Seville Avenue
Cleveland, 44102
Crossburn Park
Crossburn Avenue (just west of W. 130th Street)
Cleveland, 44135
Dove Park
East 102nd St. & Dove Avenue
Cleveland, 44105
Easton Park
East 88th Street (South of Kinsman Road)
Cleveland, 44106
Emery Park
West 130th Street (South l – 71)
Cleveland, 44135
Fairview Park
West 38th Street & Franklin Boulevard
Cleveland, 44113
Gawron Park
East 136th Street & Harvard Avenue
Cleveland, 44105
Grant Park
East 39th Street & Central Avenue
Cleveland, 44115
Grdina Park
East 61st Street & St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, 44103
Groton Park
Groton Road (South of Green Road)
Cleveland, 44121
Halloran Park
West 117th Street & Linnet Avenue
Cleveland, 44111
Herman Park
West 60th Street & Herman Avenue
Cleveland, 44102
Irma East Park
East 74th Street & Irma Avenue
Cleveland, 44105
League Park
East 66th Street & Lexington Avenue
Cleveland, 44103
Mercedes Cotner Park
West 95th Street (South of Denison)
Cleveland, 44102
Michael Zone
6301 Lorain Avenue
Cleveland, 44102
Moulton/Scoutway Park
East 115th Street & Moulton Avenue
Cleveland, 44106
R.J. Taylor Park
Melville Road off Nottingham Road
Cleveland, 44110
Roberto Clemente
West 38th Street & Seymour Avenue
Cleveland, 44113
Rockefeller Park
East 105th Street & Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Cleveland, 44106
Trent Park
West 40th Street & Trent Avenue
Cleveland, 44109
