Splashing Around: Guide To Area Swimming Pools 2012
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The thermometer has hit 80 degrees and the sun is out. You know what that means: it's time to hit the pool! Many area pools open for the season over the Memorial Day weekend, so we put together a guide to help you find a place to keep cool in your community! Check out the pool links for more information about season passes, admission fees, schedule changes and details on swimming lessons and special events. If the weather looks iffy, call ahead: hours are always "weather permitting."
Avalon
Opens Saturday, May 26, 2012 through Labor Day
Hours: Preseason Hours: 12 pm--6pm, Memorial Day Weekend
Daily Operation begins Friday, June 11: 11:30 am--7:30 pm
Phone: 412-761-5820 (Avalon Community Park & Progams); 412-761-5948 (Pool)
More Info: http://www.boroughofavalon.org
Avonworth Community Pool
Opens Saturday, May 26, 2012 through Labor Day
Hours: Mon--Sat, 11:30 am--7:30 pm; Sun, 11:30 am--7 pm; Wed also open 8 pm--10 pm
Phone: 412-766-1700 (Avonworth Community Park); 412-364-0064 (Pool)
More Info: http://www.avonworthcommunitypark.org
Baldwin Borough Swimming Pool
Opens Saturday, May 26, 2012 through Labor Day
Hours: Vary, May 26-28 noon-- 6pm, weekdays through May 29-June 8: 4 pm--8 pm; Regular Hours Begin June 11- August 17, Mon-Sat noon--8 pm, Sunday and Holidays, noon--6 pm
Phone: 412-881-6444 (Pool)
More Info: http://baldwinborough.org/
Beaver County Old Economy Park Pool
Opens Saturday, May 26, 2012 through Labor Day
Hours: daily, noon-- 6 pm
More Info: http://www.beavercountypa.gov
Bellevue Borough Pool
Opens Saturday, June 11, 2012 through Labor Day
Hours: Mon-Fri, noon--7:30 pm; Sat/Sun & Holidays: noon-- 6:30 pm
Phone: 412-931-6111 (Bellevue Pool)
More Info: http://www.bellevueboro.com/
Butler County's Alameda Pool
Opens Saturday, June 2, 2012 through Sunday, August, 26, 2012
Hours: Mon--Sun, noon--7 pm (see website for early closings because of swim meets)
Phone: 724-284-5384 (Pool June-August)
More Info: http://www.co.butler.pa.us/
Canonsburg Town Park Pool
Opens Saturday, May 26, 2012
Hours: daily, noon--6 pm
More Info: http://www.canonsburgboro.com/
Chapel Valley Swim Club
Opens Saturday, May 26, 2012 through Labor Day
Hours: Special Hours, 4p--9pm, Regular Hours, noon--9 pm
Phone: 724-378-0240 (Pool/Seasonal)
More Info: http://chapelvalleypool.org/
Cranberry Township Community Waterpark
Opens Saturday, May 26, 2012 through Labor Day
Hours: 11:30 am--8 pm
Phone: 724-776-4806 x 1286
More Info: http://www.cranberrytownship.org/
Dormont Borough Pool
Opens Saturday, May 26, 2012 through Labor Day
Hours: daily, noon--8 pm; weekdays May 27 through June 7, 4 pm--8 pm
Phone: 412-341-7210 (Pool/Seasonal)
Green Tree Swimming Pool at Wilson Park
Opens Saturday, May 26, 2012 through Labor Day
Hours: Memorial Day Weekend 12 pm-8pm, May 29 – June 7 4pm-8pm
Phone: 412-921-1110 (Green Tree Municipal Center Office)
More Info: http://www.greentreeboro.com/
Greensburg Veterans' Memorial Pool
Opens Friday, June 1, 2012 Hours: daily, noon--6 pm
More Info: http://www.city.greensburg.pa.us/
Hampton Township Community Pool
Opens Saturday, May 26, 2012 through Labor Day
Hours: daily, noon--8 pm, Open Swim; weekdays, 9 am--11:30 am, Swim Lessons
Phone: 412-486-8809 (Pool)
More Info: http://www.hampton-pa.org/
Mars Community Pool
Opens Saturday, May 26, 2012 through Labor Day
Hours: Mon-Sun, noon--7:30 pm
Phone: 724-625-9530 (Seasonal)
More Info: http://marspool.webs.com/
Monroeville's Bel-Aire Pool
Opens Saturday, May 26, 2012 through Labor Day
Hours: May 26, 27, 28, 12:30 pm-3:30pm, weekdays and weekends, 12:30 pm--7 pm
Phone: 412-856-1006 (Monroeville Parks & Recreation); 412-372-6110 (Bel-Aire Pool)
More Info: http://www2.monroeville.pa.us/
Mount Lebanon Outdoor Swim Center
Opens Saturday, May 26, 2012 through Labor Day
Hours: Vary; Adult Swim and General Swim times are offered
Phone: 412-561-4363 (Mt. Lebanon Recreation Center); 412-561-6626 (Swim Center)
More Info: http://www.mtlebanon.org/
Seven Fields Borough Town Park Pool
Opens Monday, May 28, 2012 through Labor Day
Hours: Weekdays, 11 am--8 pm, weekends, noon--8 pm; Hours vary at beginning and end of season
More Info: http://www.sevenfields.org/
Shaler Township's Crawford Swimming Pool
Opens Saturday, May 26, 2012
Hours: Mon--Sat, noon--8:30 pm; Sun, noon--7:30 pm
More Info: http://www.shaler.org/
Whitehall Borough
Opens Saturday, May 26, 2012
Hours: Vary, with designated times for Adult Swim, Family Swim, and All Swimmers
Phone: 412-884-0505 ext. 320 (Marjorie Yaksich, Admin. Assistant); 412-881-3314 (Pool)
More Info: http://www.whitehallboro.org/recreation/pool.html
Last, but not least, two sets of late bloomers: Allegheny County Swimming Pools, and Citiparks Pools in Pittsburgh.
Allegheny County Swimming/Wave Pools
Opens Saturday, June 2, 2012
Hours: Daily, 11:30 am—7:30 pm
Phone: 724-935-1951, 3410 (North Park Pool); 412-787-2667 (Settler's Cabin Wave Pool); 412-831-0810 (South Park Wave Pool); 724-325-4677 (boyce Park Wave Pool);
More Info: http://www.alleghenycounty.us/parks/
Citiparks Outdoor Pools
Opens June 14, 2012 to Labor Day
Hours: Mon—Fri, 1 pm—7:45 pm; Sat, Sun, and Holidays, 1 pm—5:45 pm
Phone: 412-323-7928
More Info: http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks/