Please Support the Pool!
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2010 season lasts from Monday, May 31 to Monday, September 6.
Mon - Fri 10:00a - 1:00p until 8/8
Free swim Mon - Fri 4:30p - 7:30p Paid swim
Please note that hours are subject to change without notice. Contact the pool at 404-622-3041 to confirm current hours. |
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Daily: adult $4; children (ages 5 & under) $1; children (ages 6-16) & seniors 55+
$2. Splash pass 10-day: adult $37.50; youth & senior $17.50. Splash pass 20-day: adult $70.00; youth & senior $35.00. Note: Annual passes can be used at all City of Atlanta pools and natatoriums for a full year from the date of purchase. Pool passes can be purchased at all natatoriums. The closest to Grant Park pool is the MLK Natatorium located at 70 Boulevard NE - 404-658-7330.
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Normal hours this last week!
Please give the guards something to do!! Go to the pool without the kids or take them after school. Great way to celebrate the end of summer. See schedule at left.
Friends of Grant Park Pool hours
Mon-Fri, 11am-1pm, paid swim
July 26-September 3, 10am-1pm, paid swim
If you've ever made a donation of any amount to the Friends of Grant Park Pool, you are a Friend! Please make sure to subscribe to our newsletter on the left to keep up with dineouts and special activities to help our pool. You may use the Grant Park Pool during special hours by signing in on the Friends sheet at the entrance to the pool. If you haven't made a donation, what are you waiting for?
Pool rules
Please be aware of the guidelines below to keep our pool clean, safe, & fun:- Swim diapers are required for all children under 4. The pool is required to shut down for at least 24 hours after an "accident." An ordinance is under way to fine families whose non-compliance results in the pool shutting down - $500-1500!!! Don't be that family! If you have any extra swim diapers around, please drop them off at the pool, so management can avoid turning away patrons that don't have or can't afford swim diapers.
- Adult accompanying kids 12 and under MUST wear swim suit.
- Feel free to bring snacks but remember to eat them in the designated eating area to keep ants to a minimum.
- PLEASE use the restroom changing tables for diaper changes - NOT the shade structure.
- Please use restrooms for changing children in and out of bathing suits.
- No noodles in the pool - chunks of disintegrating noodles are clogging the drains. However, children's flotation devices that have cloth seats are permitted in the Grant Park Pool. Ring devices without seats are not permitted in the pool.
- Please stay with your children. On crowded times, swimming children should take advantage of the large pool and leave the smaller pool for under 5 kids and, if necessary, their older siblings. Also, children should not make a game out of jumping back and forth between pools.
- Lockers are provided in the restrooms if you'd like to bring a lock and keep your valuables there during your stay. Make sure you empty it and take your lock with you on your way home. The pool is not responsible for left or stolen items.
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Proper swim attire is required for everyone entering the pool. Men's trunks must have netting.
- Take a quick rinse in the showers before entering the pool area to help keep our pool clean.
- Thunder closes the pool for 30 minutes.
- No glass containers.
- Click here to view the City of Atlanta outdoor pool rules.
Swim Lessons & Clinic 2010
A variety of lessons will be offered this summer. Two classes of 10 will be offered during each session. Classes will be broken down based on age and ability. There is a parent/tot class and a beginner class for kids over 5 (or 4 year olds with swimming experience).
Swim clinic is for kids who know the basics but need to learn and polish their strokes in a fun and creative environment. Lessons start July 20th and go through September 2nd. See more info below.
Please bring a money order for the session along with your completed form to the first lesson. **No need to fill out the doctor's release portion of the form.
Session 1 : June 5 - August 28 (no class on 7/3)
Saturday 12:30p-1:15p
12 lessons - $60
parent/tot class is full
5+ years class is full
Session 2: June 7 - July 14
Mon/Wed from 6:00p - 6:45p
12 lessons - $60
parent/tot class is full
5+years class is full
Session 3 : June 8 - July 15
Tu/Th from 10:00a - 10:45a
12 lessons - $60 parent/tot class class is full
5+ years class class is full
Session 4 : July 19 - Aug 25
Mon/Wed from 6:00p - 6:45p
12 lessons - $60
parent/tot class class is full
5+ years class class is full
Swim Clinic: Tu/Th 7/20-9/2 6-7pm
Email Genny to snag a coveted spot in Sabir Muhammad's 2nd swim clinic at Grant Park pool. Child must be able to swim the width of the pool, any stroke. Ages 6 and up. Class runs from July 20th-September 2nd. No classes the first week of August. Look at your calendar and email Genny which lessons you can commit to. Payment is $15 per lesson due at the first lesson. Make-ups due to weather are usually done on Fridays. No classes August 3rd and 5th. The classes fill up fast and there is a maximum number of students per class. So hurry!!
Adult lessons: please contact Charles Canady at the MLK Natatorium. 404-658-7330.
Email Genny with questions or to reserve your spot.
Have you seen the pool lately?
The pool underwent a total transformation in 2008. Little kids can splash right into the new zero entry pool, which gradually slopes downward like a beach. The new splash spot spouts water from various points, while the big blue awning provides much needed shade. The bathhouse has been completely renovated, as has the large pool. New filtration systems should ensure a great experience for all!Do note that the entrance to the pool has changed. Instead of entering through the gate on the side, you'll now enter through the men's and women's lockerrooms, respectively, on the front of the bathhouse.
Friends of Grant Park Pool
The Friends of Grant Park Pool was established in Fall of 2004, to help make our community's
pool a nice, clean, safe place that is welcoming to everyone. We are
a group of neighbors volunteering our time to work in partnership with the City of Atlanta's Bureau of Parks and
Recreation, Grant Park Neighborhood Association, and others to provide additional resources - volunteer, program, material, and financial - to ensure that our neighborhood pool
facility realizes its potential as a gathering place for all.
This website was established to help us communicate with you! It contains
pertinent information about the pool hours, rules, etc as well as lots of
ways for you to learn more and get involved.
Becoming a Friend of the Grant Park Pool
There's no charge to be a friend of Grant Park Pool, we're just a group of concerned citizens trying to make the pool a nicer place for everyone to swim. But if you'd like to help out, please consider making a donation through the link on the left. $25 buys a couple of swimsuits that we'll donate to patrons without one. $100 helps buy a new deck chair.
- You can also check out our Wish List for volunteer and material needs to improve the pool
- Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date with the latest information
We have been enthusiastically guided by our District 1 Councilmember, Carla
Smith, and supported by the City of Atlanta's Commissioner for Parks and
Recreation, Dianne Harnell-Cohen. It is our hope that we can be a valuable
neighborhood partner with the City by bringing volunteer energy and other
local resources to bear on behalf of a facility that offers a great
recreational resource to so many people. In short, we want Grant Park's
pool to be a model for our city and beyond!
Please join us! Come to the pool this summer! Raise your hand when we ask
for help! Do your part to make the Grant Park Pool a nice, clean, safe
place that is welcoming to everyone!
Thank you! And check back often...
Please Note: this site is hosted by Friends of Grant Park Pool, a group of volunteers who’ve come together to support our neighborhood pool. We host events and sponsor programs, purchase deck equipment and swim attire, and are advocate for both strong City management and significant neighborhood involvement in the pool.
