Best Indoor Swimming Pools for Kids and Families Around Seattle

Seattle Parks and Recreation Pools

Water temp: Typically about 85 degrees, but can vary by pool

Offerings: Open daily. All pools offer swim lessons and party rentals. Drop-in programs and other offerings vary by location, but include water exercise, recreational swimming and lap swimming.

Pool deals: Check individual pool pages for neighborhood deals, fun nights and other offerings.

Note: Be sure to check each individual pool schedule prior to heading out for more details and info on closures. Reservations are not required for public swim sessions, it’s first-come, first-served. 

• Ballard: Features diving board, rope swing, slide, warm pool/spa, ADA lift, family changing rooms.
• Evans (Green Lake): Features diving board, dry sauna, family changing rooms.
• Madison (North Seattle): Features diving boards, teaching pool, ADA lift.
• Meadowbrook (Lake City): Features diving boards, rope swing, ADA lift, family changing rooms.
• Medgar Evers (Madrona): Features diving board, rope swing, sauna, teaching pool, ADA lift, family changing rooms. Editor’s note: The Medgar Evers Pool is currently closed for maintenance, with an anticipated reopening in early 2026.
• Queen Anne: Features diving boards, rope swing, sauna, ADA lift, family changing rooms. Editor’s note: The Queen Anne Pool is currently closed through Dec. 21, 2025, to repair a water leak.  
• Rainier Beach: Features a leisure pool (93 degrees) with a giant spiral slide, a lazy river and water vortex; a 25-yard-long lap pool with a diving board; a sauna and hot tub; and a shallow splash area with spray features, dumping buckets and gradual entry.
• Southwest (White Center/South Delridge): Features two diving boards, sauna, ADA lift and family changing rooms.

YMCA of Greater Seattle

Water temp: 83 degrees (some locations have an additional, warmer pool, see below for details)

Offerings: Open daily for a variety of pool activities. Recreation and family swim sessions, group and private lessons for kids are all available on select days.

Lessons: See individual pools for swimming lessons offered and pricing. The registration process for swimming lessons has recently moved to a seasonal registration timeline. See the website for more details and info. 

Pool deals: The Y occasionally runs promotions that waive the joining fee for new memberships.

Note: Membership required (joining fee plus monthly dues), and financial assistance is available at all branches. Check out the full list of all Greater Seattle YMCA locations here. Non-members can sign up for swim lessons, but members benefit from a priority registration window.

• Dale Turner (Shoreline): Lap pool, activity pool, hot tub, waterslide and splash features.
• Matt Griffin (SeaTac): Lap pool, activity pool, hot tub, waterslide and splash features.
• West Seattle: Lap pool and hot tub. 

Bainbridge Island Aquatic Center

Editor’s note: In 2026, Bainbridge Island Aquatic Center will switch to a cashless system and will no longer accept cash payments. The center has two pools; the Ray Williamson Pool will close for construction in spring 2026.

Water temp: 79 degrees in the Ray Williamson Pool, 83 degrees in the Don Nakata Pool

Offerings: Swim lessons, water fitness classes, lap swim, open swim and family beach swim

Fun features: The Don Nakata Pool and Waterpark has a 190-foot waterslide, lazy river, toddler frog slide, shallow beach areas and more water features. The aquatic center also has a spa, steam room and sauna.

Pool tips: During open swim, all children younger than 15 must have a swim license for the lap area and deep end. Children younger than 7 without a swim license must have an adult within arm’s reach. During family swim, all children must have an adult in the water with them. Lap swimmers in the Ray Williamson Pool must be at least 8 years old, with level four swimming skills.

Pool deals: Monthly swim passes and monthly family passes are available, as are 10-punch and 20-punch cards. Day passes are discounted for Bainbridge Island residents. 

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