June 11th, 2009 By Lynnette Fusilier

Splashdown: PP&R Opens Outdoor Pools June 22

Cool news: Portland Parks and Recreation will open its seven outdoor pools on Monday, June 22. The outdoor pools will be open through August. In addition to its collection of outdoor pools, PP&R operates six indoor pools that are open year-round. For more information on pools in a neighborhood near you, please visit PP&R's website.

Photo: Peninsula Pool, courtesy Portland Parks & Recreation

North Portland Pools

Outdoor
Peninsula Pool @Piedmont
700 N Rosa Parks Way

Pier Pool @St Johns
N Seneca St & St Johns Avenue

Indoor
Columbia Pool @Portsmouth
7701 N Chautauqua Blvd.

Southeast Portland Pools

Outdoor
Creston Pool @Richmond

SE 44th Avenue & Powell Blvd.

Sellwood Pool @Sellwood-Moreland

7951 SE 7th Avenue

Indoor

Buckman Pool @Buckman
320 SE 16th Avenue

Mt. Scott Pool @Mt Scott-Arleta
5530 SE 72nd Avenue

Northeast Portland Pools

Outdoor
Grant Pool @Grant Park
NE 33rd Avenue & US Grant Place

Montavilla Pool @Montavilla
8219 NE Glisan Street

Indoor
Matt Dishman Pool @Eliot
77 NE Knott Street

Southwest Portland Pools

Outdoor

Wilson Pool @Hillsdale
1151 SW Vermont Street

Indoor

Southwest Pool @Multnomah

6820 SW 45th Avenue

East Portland Pools

Indoor
East Portland Pool @Mill Park
740 SE 106th Avenue

Neighborhoods:

Pearl District, Goose Hollow, Downtown, Northwest District, Northwest Heights, Linnton, Forest Park, Hillside, Northwest Industrial, Sylvan-Highlands, Arlington Heights, Old Town-Chinatown, Sellwood-Moreland, Alameda, Arbor Lodge, Argay, Arnold Creek, Ashcreek, Beaumont-Wilshire, Boise, Bridlemile, Brooklyn, Buckman, Centennial, Collins View, Concordia, Creston-Kenilworth, Crestwood, Cully, East Columbia, Eastmoreland, Eliot, Far Southwest, Foster-Powell, Grant Park, Hayhurst, Healy Heights, Hillsdale, Hollywood, Homestead, Hosford-Abernethy, Humboldt, Irvington, Kenton, King, Lents, Lloyd District, Madison South, Maplewood, Markham, Marshall Park, Mill Park, Mt Scott-Arleta, Mt Tabor, Multnomah, Overlook, Parkrose Heights, Parkrose, Piedmont, Pleasant Valley, Powellhurst-Gilbert, Reed, Richmond, Rose City Park, Roseway, Russell, Sabin, South Burlingame, South Portland, South Tabor, Southwest Hills, St Johns, Sullivan's Gulch, Sumner, Sunderland, Sunnyside, University Park, Vernon, West Portland Park, Wilkes, Woodland Park, Woodlawn, Woodstock, Ardenwald-Johnson Creek, Brentwood-Darlington, Cathedral Park, Bridgeton, Hayden Island, Portsmouth, Kerns, Laurelhurst, North Tabor, Montavilla, Hazelwood, Glenfair

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Lynnette Fusilier

Lynnette is the founding editor of Neighborhood Notes. When she's not chained to her desk, Lynnette enjoys biking around the city, following Mack Brown Texas Football (Hook 'em Horns!) and sipping bourbon at a variety of neighborhood establishments. And, lest you think she's a tomboy, Lynnette also enjoys that fresh from the salon more...

4 Comments

Laura

June 11th, 2009

NW Portland is underserved by Portland Parks + Rec. Where is the pool in NW?
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lynnette

June 11th, 2009

There is an indoor pool at MLC Sun School, which is located at 2033 NW Glisan. Unfortunately, this pool is need of extensive repair and been closed since late 2007.
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laura

June 13th, 2009

Exactly. NW Portland is under-served by PP+R.
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AH

June 15th, 2009

I agree with Laura. The NW is the densest part of Portland, yet no pool or community center? Seems like an urban planning oversight.
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