Though showery time of year is close , there ’s still plenty of that sweet , sweet spirit - afford ambrosia to be twinge out of the last few workweek of a sweltering Portland summer . While it ’s oftenbeer - flavour , a dash of atomic number 17 from a long sidereal day of puddle knack ( or growing a few surplus toe afterdiving into the Willamettewith rash abandon ) can be just what the Doctor of the Church ordered to keep the seasonal affective upset at bay laurel for another calendar month . Whether or not city pools were your thing back when you were a kid is beside the point : just like rid the bus , taking reward of municipal pools is a civil duty that totally normal people do . So fret on the Banana Boat , throw someLa Croixin the cooler , and prepare to soak up those last remaining rays !
Peninsula Outdoor Pool
PiedmontEasily one of the most memorable buildings in PortlandParks & Rec’sportfolio , the poolhouse for this small - ish pond the right way on Rosa Parks face more like something out of a Paul Thomas Anderson movie than it does a municipal building . But it has a waterslide and really tawdry tacos atJavier’snearby , so we ’ll take it !
Montavilla Outdoor Pool
MontavillaCalifornian transplants – of which there aremany ! – will get whiffs of suburban nostalgia amidst the pool chemicals at this classically plan municipal just east of Mount Tabor . Like the circumstance for some classical scenes inThe Sandlot , this is a perfect post to live over your youthful resplendency daytime of round shot , deckside lounging , and the periodic , jejune attempts at canoodle with the lifeguards . ( Please do n’t go for the latter . Just bring a Tinder date instead . )
Sellwood Outdoor Pool
SellwoodThough it ’s not technically a suburbia , Sellwood just exude that variety of old - timey suburban spell that ’s uncommon in newer ‘ burbs like Tualatin and Tigard . As such , its municipal puddle – a parky throwback to the good former days before kids spend their gratuitous clock time chasing Pokemon – is a real kickshaw on a hot summertime day .
Wilson Outdoor Pool
HillsdaleYou recognise that one rare non - transplant ally of yours who grew up on the west side but always makes the point that they did NOT grow up in Beaverton ? This was belike their go - to drown spot , and given the indolent river and the idyllic , arboraceous environs that surround the entering , it ’s surely something they ’re proud of .
Pier Outdoor Pool
St. John’sSituated at what ’s essentially the end of St. John ’s , i.e. the edge of the known existence to the median Portlander , Pier Outdoor pool ’s location may make you more inclined to force the supernumerary 10 second just to look up to the sandy shores of Kelley Point instead ( swimming there is a no - no ) . But nothing washes away the effort and flecks of concrete lodged in your human knee from shredding the nearby skate park with your sickest Thrasher tee on quite like a dip in this pool .
Creston Outdoor Pool
Creston - KenilworthYou’ve driven by the forest side near Powell and 39th that leads to the Creston Pool a million time , but did you ever recollect to in reality hop-skip in the syndicate that ’s tuck away back there ? You should , because the combo of shady clearing and sunlight - soaked grassy patch make this one of the city ’s secure municipal pool within striking distance of interior Portland . Bonus points for the Baskin - Robbins a twosome pulley block away !
Grant Outdoor Pool
Grant ParkDeck blank is limited at this puddle in the middle of Grant Park , but the water is wet , and that ’s all thatreallycounts on a hot day , right ?
Mt. Scott Indoor Pool
Mt. Scott - ArletaOK , so this pool is indoors , but anyone who ’s lived here for more than a month knows that a 50 % chance of rainfall no topic the season is just part of the deal . If you ’ve been design a chlorinated idler for days and just pass to clean the one odd twenty-four hour period in the summer that gets rained out , fear not : this snazzy biotic community pool has something for everyone … besides sunlight , of form . But the underground slew totally make up for it .
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Montavilla Pool|Courtesy of Portland Parks & Recreation
Courtesy of Portland Parks & Recreation
Sellwood Pool|Courtesy of Portland Parks & Recreation
Pier Park Outdoor Pool
Grant Outdoor Pool
