4 pools in Massachusetts checked on each operator's official website. Filter by indoor, year-round, lessons and who can swim.
Find indoor and outdoor swimming options for your family. Check each pool's official website for current hours, seasonal opening dates, fees and admission requirements before you visit. Some pools require membership, residency or a guest pass; access details are shown in each listing. "Not stated by the operator" means a detail has not been confirmed.
Filters only show pools where the operator confirms that detail, for the same pool at the venue. With "Open to the public", Lessons, Open swim and Lap swim only show pools where the operator confirms non-members can take part. Pools whose page doesn't say are hidden while a filter is on, not ruled out.
Showing pools open to the public first. Pools for members, residents or guests only, and pools whose public access isn't confirmed, are hidden; choose All pools under "Who can swim" to include them.
Pools open to the public (3)
Anyone can pay to swim at these pools. Some have limits, such as dates, hours, ticket rules or age rules, shown on each card. Where a venue has more than one pool, the card says which pool is open to the public.
War Memorial Recreation Center Pools
Community center · Cambridge, MA
1640 Cambridge St. (Door 15), Cambridge, MA
Open to the public, with conditions. Check "Before you go" for dates, hours and other limits.
Indoor or outdoor
Indoor
Season
Year-round
Who can swim
Anyone can pay daily admission
Before you go
The public can swim only during the scheduled Family Swim and Adult Lap Swim sessions, so check the current pool schedule first.
Pool passes are sold in person at the center, not online.
Children must pass a swim test before using the lap pool or the diving tank.
The center closes on several holidays and over the winter break; check the closure dates in the current brochure before going.
Children
Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult during family swim.
Children must pass a swim test before using the lap pool or diving tank.
Offers
Open swim(open to the public)
Arm floaties are allowed only in the shallow instructional pool and must be Coast Guard approved.
These venues sell a pass or have members, but the operator pages we checked don't say whether non-members can use the pool. They are listed so you can ask the operator.
Gold Star Mothers Pool (Gold Star Pool)
Town or city pool · Cambridge, MA
123 Berkshire Street, Cambridge, MA
Public access not confirmed. The operator pages we checked don't say whether non-members can use the pool. Check with the operator before you go.
Indoor or outdoor
Outdoor
Season
Seasonal (not open all year)
Who can swim
Residents (resident pass or membership)
Before you go
Open swim is described for Cambridge residents; the city does not say non-residents may swim.
Entry can stop when the pool reaches its legal capacity.
Summer season only; the pool is closed for the rest of the year.
Swimmies, tubes and other flotation devices are not allowed in the pool.
Children
Children 12 and under must come with an adult (18 or older) who stays with them in the water.
Children who are not toilet trained must wear a swim diaper.
Pools change hours, prices and rules every season. If a detail here no longer matches the operator's own page, email [email protected] with the pool name and a link to the official page, or use our contact page. Pool operators can send corrections the same way.