Starting today, Philadelphia Parks and Rec will begin opening outdoor public pools on a rolling schedule. All of Parks & Rec’s 61 pools will open this summer. Pool schedules will vary based on available staffing. The first pool will open today in West Philly’s Mill Creek neighborhood – an official pool opening ceremony, coinciding with Tiffany Fletcher Recreation Center (former Mill Creek) renaming ceremony, will take place at noon at 4700 Brown Street.
Here’s the opening schedules for other West Philly pools:
Friday, June 16:
Kelly Pool — 4231 Lansdowne Dr., 19131
Wednesday, June 21:
Johnny Sample (Cobbs Creek) Pool — 280 Cobbs Creek Pkwy., 19139
Saturday, June 24:
Christy Pool — 728 S. 55th St., 19143
Wednesday, June 28:
Shepard Pool — 5700 Haverford Ave., 19131
Saturday, July 1:
F.J. Myers Pool — 5800 Chester Ave., 19143
Monday, July 3:
Lee Pool — 4328 Haverford Ave., 19104
Tuesday, July 4:
Butch Ellis Pool (39th & Olive) — 700 N. 39th St., 19104
Pools expected to open after July 5:
Baker Pool — 5433 Lansdowne Ave., 19131
Tustin Pool — 5901 W. Columbia Ave., 19151
More info is available here. Information on Parks & Rec’s spraygrounds, which reopened for the summer on May 27, is here.
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