When do Philadelphia pools close? These are the pools still open for the last week of summer
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Nothing says summer quite like hitting the community pool to beat the heat. To prepare for a major heat wave coming to our region, Philadelphia is releasing a list of pools officially opening for the summer.
It's time to jump in! Here's a list of the city pools that are open and when they're scheduled to close this summer.
Philadelphia pools that are open through the last week of summer
Last Day of Swim: Aug. 28
- Jacobs Pool – 4500 Linden Ave., 19114
Last Day of Swim: Aug. 31
- Murphy Pool – 300 Shunk St., 19148
Last Day of Swim: Sept. 1
- Schmidt Pool – 113-23 W. Ontario St., 19140
- Gathers Pool – 2501-19 W. Diamond St., 19121
- Fishtown Pool – 1202-32 E. Montgomery Ave., 19125
- Stinger Pool – 1400 S. 32nd St., 19146
Last Day of Swim: Sept. 2
- Max Myers Pool – 1805 Hellerman St., 19149
- Shuler Pool – 3000 N. 27th Street, 19132
- Hunting Park Pool – 900 Hunting Park Avenue, 19140
- Bridesburg Pool – 4625 Richmond Street, 19137
- Kelly Pool – 42nd Street and Parkside Avenue, 19131
- Fletcher (Mill Creek) Pool – 743-81 N. 48th Street, 19139
Philadelphia pools already closed for the summer
Thursday, August 15
- Heitzman Pool – 2136 Castor Avenue, 19134
Friday, August 16
- Penrose Pool – 1101 W. Susquehanna Avenue, 19122
- Ellis Pool (39th & Olive) – 700-14 N. 39th Street, 19104
- Lincoln Pool – 3201 Ryan Avenue, 19136
- Simpson Pool – 1010 Arrott Street, 19124
- Awbury Pool – 6101 Ardleigh Street, 19138
- Barry Pool – 1800 Johnston Street, 19145
- Kendrick Pool – 5822-24 Ridge Avenue, 19128
- Ridgway Pool – 1301 Carpenter Street, 19147
- East Poplar Pool – 820 N. 8th Street, 19123
Saturday, August 17
- Dendy Pool – 1501-39 N. 10th Street, 19122
- Cherashore Pool – 851-951 W. Olney Avenue, 19141
- Mander Pool – 2140 N. 33rd Street, 19121
Sunday, August 18
- Sacks Pool – 400 Washington Avenue, 19147
- Cruz Pool – 1431 N. 6th Street, 19122
- Mitchell Pool – 3700 Whitehall Lane, 19114
- Samuel Pool – 3539 Gaul Street, 19134
- Fox Chase Pool – 7901 Ridgeway Street, 19111
- Waterloo Pool – 2501 N. Howard Street, 19133
- Athletic Pool – 1401-55 N. 26th Street, 19121
Monday, August 19
- Scanlon Pool – 1099 E. Tioga Street, 19134
- Lawncrest Pool – 6000 Rising Sun Avenue, 19111
- O'Connor Pool – 2601-13 South Street, 19146
Tuesday, August 20
- Ford Pool – 609-33 Snyder Avenue, 19148
- Lonnie Young Pool – 1100 E. Chelten Avenue, 19138
- Shepard Pool – 5700 Haverford Avenue, 19131
- Chew Pool – 1800 Washington Avenue, 19146
Wednesday, August 21
- Piccoli Pool – 1501 E. Bristol Street, 19124
- Jardel Pool – 1400 Cottman Avenue, 19111
- Houseman Pool – 5091 Summerdale Avenue, 19124
- Hancock Pool – 147 Master Street, 19122
- Lee Pool – 4328 Haverford Avenue, 19104
Thursday, August 22
- American Legion Pool – 6201 Torresdale Avenue, 19135
- Morris Estate Pool – 1610 W. Chelten Avenue, 19126
- Francisville Pool – 1737-39 Francis Street, 19121
- Northern Liberties Recreation Center Pool – 321 Fairmount Avenue, 19123
- Vogt Pool – 4131 Unruh Avenue, 19135
Friday, August 23
- Pleasant Pool – 6757 Chew Avenue, 19119
- J. Finnegan Pool – 6801 Grovers Avenue, 19142
- Marion Anderson Pool – 740 S. 17th Street, 19146
Saturday, August 24
- Lackman Pool – 1101 Bartlett Street, 19115
- Cione Pool – 2600 E. Aramingo Avenue, 19125
- Christy Pool – 728 S. 55th Street, 19143
- Tustin Pool – 5901-29 W. Columbia Avenue, 19151
Sunday, August 25
- Feltonville Pool – 4726-4700 Ella Street, 19120
- Belfield Pool – 2109 W. Chew Avenue, 19138
- M.L.K. Jr., Pool – 2101-35 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, 19121
Several pools did not reopen for the 2024 summer season including:
- Amos Pool
- Baker Pool
- CB Moore Pool
- Cohen (Hillside) Pool
- Cohox Pool
- F.J. Myers Pool
- Kingsessing Pool
- McVeigh Pool
- Sample Pool
- Ziehler Pool
Check out Philadelphia's Parks and Recreation citywide interactive map to find a pool in your neighborhood.
"What are we going to do with our kids?"
With some pools not opening this summer, Tyti Norris said it will make it hard on families in the city.
"If we are in a neighborhood and we don't have a car and our pool is closed and it's 100-degree weather, what are we going to do with our kids?" Tyti Norris said.
But others like Phyeim Fleming are looking forward to the pools that are opening in Philly this summer.
Fleming spent part of his Father's Day pushing his 4-year-old daughter, Kay Lani, on the swings at Shepard Rec Center on Haverford Avenue but said she's eager to get into the pool just across the way, which is scheduled to open Friday.
"I'm waiting for this pool to open up so we can go swimming. She's already been asking for it," Fleming said.
Shawn Brown, who was at Shepard Rec Center, was there with his kids and said he's lucky they have this resource near his home.
"They enjoy themselves, everyone out to play, everyone looking out for each other," Brown said.
The city also operates more than 90 splash pads and spray grounds.
