44 Best Swimming Pools in Kansas City (Pools Near You)
Summer means it’s time to hit swimming pools in Kansas City to cool off & have fun family time. But, let’s face it, lugging the kids to the pool can be a lot of work.
Especially when you find out the pool isn’t what your family expected…
So, use our guide to find swimming pools near you & a fun pool for your kiddos!
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44 Fun Swimming Pools in Kansas City
Use our MAP of swimming pools in Kansas City to find fun pools near you now! Discover the best swimming pools in Kansas City – fun outdoor pools from Lee’s Summit to Parkville to Olathe & everywhere in between.
If you have smaller kiddos, there are 25 fun spray grounds around KC too! OR, want to swim indoors today? Check out our guide to Indoor Pools in Kansas City or Indoor Play Guide…
Safety is always imperative, check out these life jackets. This style has been our family’s favorite for decades and they’ve lasted through multiple generations of little swimmers whether we were at the pool, lake, or on the boat! If you prefer water wings, these are pretty cute. And don’t forget the diving pool toys and the sunscreen!
Kansas City, KS:
Parkwood Swimming Pool
950 Quindaro Blvd. Kansas City, KS 66101
Parkwood Swimming Pool is located in the heart of Kansas City, KS. They offer diving boards, ample swim space, and cheap daily admission!
Kansas City, MO:
Budd Park Pool
Open May 27th – August 13th
5600 Budd Park Espl St. Kansas City, MO 64108
This Kansas City pool has a water slide, zero-depth entry for new and little swimmers, and plenty of lounge space!
Line Creek Pool
Open May 27th – August 13th
5940 NW Waukomis Dr. Kansas City, MO 64151
Line Creek Pool is connected to Line Creek Ice Skating Rink. Pool goers can enjoy a day out with plenty of lounge space and a zero-depth entry pool!
Plus there is a toddler slide for the little’s.
Brush Creek Community Pool
Open May 27th – August 13th
3801 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64130
This Kansas City pool offers a zero-depth entry area, as well as a waterfall kiddie slide and pool activities.
Jarboe Park Pool
1640 Jarboe St. Kansas City, MO 64108
This pool is designed for younger swimmers (12 and under). With large shaded areas, picnic tables, two separate pools, and an adjacent playground, this pool is FREE!
Grove Park Pool
Open May 27th – August 13th
1500 Benton Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64127
Grove Park Pool offers plenty of shaded structures, water activities, and two water slides!
Tiffany Springs Aquatic Center
Open May 27th – September 4th
9400 N Congress Ave. Kansas City, MO 64153
The Tiffany Springs Aquatic Center offers a lazy river, swimming pool, and zero-depth entry pool.
This swimming pool also has two slides as well as a sprayground area for the younger swimmers.
The Bay KC Water Park
Opens May 27th-September 4th
7101 Longview Rd. Kansas City, MO 64134
This Kansas City pool offers a play pool, family pool (ideal for younger kids), lazy river, and The Bayrider. The Bayrider is a surf simulator, the only public one located in the Kansas City area!
Clayview Country Club
7990 N Farley Ave. Kansas City, MO 64158
The Clayview Country Club pool is one of the few pools open year-round in the metro area!
The dome will open during the summer months and close during the cooler months. Plus it is heated in the off-season!
Longview Lake Swim Beach
Open June 10th – Labor Day
11101 Raytown Rd. Kansas City, MO 64134
While Longview Lake is not a swimming pool, they have created a man-made beach that the whole family can enjoy! They offer plenty of picnic space and is over 1 acre.
Blue Springs Lake Beach
1500 NE Bowlin Road, Lee’s Summit, MO 64064
Open Daily Memorial Day Weekend – August 11th. Weekends only August 12th- Labor Day.
Leawood:
Leawood Aquatic Center
Open May 27th – August 14th
10601 Lee Blvd. Leawood, KS 66206
The Leawood Aquatic Center offers a spacious pool with a designated toddler and early swimmer area.
This Kansas City pool is perfect for the entire family!
Lee’s Summit Pool:
Summit Waves
Open May 27th – August 20th
120 SW Blue Pkwy. Lee’s Summit, MO 64063
Another one of the best pools in Kansas City, Summit Waves offers two slides, a lazy river, a lap pool, diving boards, and a mini swimmer area.
The hours vary with the R7 school district, so be sure to check online once it gets closer to when school is back in session.
Lenexa:
Ad Astra Swimming Pool
Open May 27th – September 4th
8265 Maurer Rd. Lenexa, KS 66219
The Ad Astra Swimming pool has diving boards, a lap pool, and zero-depth entry.
Indian Trails Aquatic Center
Closed for reservations.
8801 Greenway Ln. Lenexa, KS 66215
This aquatic center is open daily from 12 pm- 8 pm. They offer zero-depth entry, diving boards, slides, and more! This swimming pool is great for swimmers of all levels!
Flatrock Creek Pool
Open May 27th – August 6th
W 103rd St & Hauser St. Lenexa, KS 66215
This Lenexa pool offers in-water and out-of-water shaded areas, diving board, in pool sprayers, AquaClimb rock wall, and zero depth entry!
If your kiddos love to climb, you’ll have fun at this pool.
Mission:
Mission Family Aquatic Center
Open May 27th – August 13th
5930 W 61st St. Mission, KS 66202
The Mission Family Aquatic Center is open this summer season! This pool has diving boards, a water slide, a lap pool, and a small/early swimmer pool!
With plenty of areas to pack a picnic and lounge, this is one of my family’s favorite pools.
Olathe:
Black Bob Bay Pool
14500 W. 151st St. Olathe, KS 66062
When you visit Black Bob Bay you can enjoy diving boards, a lazy river, a baby pool, and a water slide!
Frontier Pool
15909 W 127th St. Olathe, KS 66062
Frontier Pool has a water slide, zero depth entry, dive well, spray features, and a lap pool!
Mill Creek Pool
320 E. Poplar St. Olathe, KS 66061
Mill Creek Park offers water slides, a zero-depth entry, spray features, and a lap pool.
Oregon Trail Pool
1750 W. Dennis Olathe, KS 66061
This Olathe pool offers a water slide, zero depth entry, dive well, spray features, and lap pool.
Overland Park:
Bluejacket Outdoor Pool
Open May 28th – August 8th
10101 Bond St. Overland Park, KS 66210
The Bluejacket Pool has a zero-depth entry, a 15-foot tall water slide, diving boards, and a zero-depth entry youth pool with a dolphin water slide.
Jewish Community Center Pool (JCC)
5801 W 115th St
Overland Park, KS 66211
The pool hours at the Jewish Community Center vary week to week as there will be classes and workshops. Along with scheduled activities, pool patrons can benefit from their lap pool, lounge chairs, water slide, and spacious pool.
Stonegate Outdoor Pool
Open May 28th – August 8th
9701 Antioch Rd. Overland Park, KS 66212
Stonegate Pool offers a recently updated environment! After the renovation in 2009, it now offers a giant slide, diving boards, zero-depth entry, fountains, and a lap pool.
Tomahawk Ridge Aquatic Center
Opens May 28th – September 4th
11950 Lowell Ave. Overland Park, KS 66213
As one of Kansas City’s largest pool facilities, Tomahawk Ridge Aquatic Center has something for everyone!
They offer a zero-depth entry with cooling fountains, an inflatable play feature, a 60-foot-long family slide and a long, curly slide, and a 25-meter lap lane.
Young’s Pool
Opens May 28th – August 8th
8421 W 77th St. Overland Park, KS 66204
Another one of the city’s largest swimming pools. They offer a body slide, diving boards, a zero depth entry pool with cooling fountains, a youth pool with spraying water, and a whale slide.
This pool is heated with plenty of lounging and grassy areas!
Parkville:
Park Hill Aquatic Center (Indoor Pool)
8152 N Congress Ave. Parkville, MO 64152
The Park Hill Aquatic Center is an indoor pool that is currently working to reopen.
Remember that this pool does follow the Park Hill School district schedule including inclement weather.
Belton:
Memorial Park Outdoor Water Park
Open May 28th – September 6th
520 Maurer Parkway Belton, MO
Memorial Park Water Park guests can enjoy multiple slides, a “lazy river” and fun features for the little swimmers! You can also enjoy relaxing in the sun with their many lounge chairs or under the sun shades.
Fairway:
Fairway Swimming Pool
August 14th – September 4th
6136 Mission Rd. Fairway, KS 66205
This swimming pool in Kansas City has plenty to offer, with a large shade and sun deck, a lap swimming pool, diving boards, and an 11-foot slide! Plus they offer the perfect oasis for toddlers which includes a slide, dumping buckets, and more.
Gardner Pool:
Gardner Aquatic Center
Open May 28th – September 5th
215 N Center St. Gardner, KS 66030
The Gardner Pool is a pool the whole family will enjoy! They offer zero-depth entry, an active in-water play area, a lazy river, water slides, spray grounds, and a toddler pool.
Prairie Village Pools:
Prairie Village Swimming Pool
Open May 27th – September 3rd
7711 Delmar St. Prairie Village, KS 66208
The Prairie Village Pool has two water slides and a plunge pool, zero-depth entrances to the leisure and wading pools, a lap pool, and plenty of grassy areas for you to relax and soak up some sun!
Paul Henson YMCA
4200 W 79th St. Prairie Village, KS 66208
This YMCA has an outdoor pool and indoor swimming pool for those rainy summer days. Be sure to check out their open swim times, as some hours are blocked off for swim lessons.
Roeland Park Pool:
Roeland Park Swimming Pool
4843 Rosewood Dr. Roeland Park, KS 66205
The Roeland Park Swimming Pool has swimming and slides for older children, or enjoy a safe youth pool for the little ones.
Shawnee Pools:
Merriam Aquatic Center
Open daily
6040 Slater St. Shawnee Mission, KS 66202
Jim Allen Aquatic Center & Splash Cove
5800 King, Shawnee, KS 66203
Another one of the best swimming pools in Kansas City is the Jim Allen Aquatic Center & Splash Cove. This pool is definitely a crowd-pleaser! The baby pool is open Monday to Saturday, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00. Open Swim is open:
- Monday – Friday* 12:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Saturday & Sunday* 12:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thomas Soetaert Aquatic Center
13805 Johnson Dr. Shawnee, KS 66216
Also located in Shawnee, KS, the Thomas Soetaert Aquatic Center is open:
- Monday – Friday* 12:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Saturday & Sunday* 12:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Holiday Hours * 12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
They offer a fully enclosed baby pool area with a water playground, diving boards, a lazy river, two slides, and more!
Grandview:
The View Community Center Outdoor Pool
13500 Byars Rd. Grandview, MO 64030
This swimming pool location offers a lap pool, diving boards, a lazy river, and a slide!
Plus, The View Community Center offers lifejackets. You can enjoy your day swimming every day of the week, with different hours each day. There are also indoor swimming options here too.
Harrisonville:
Harrisonville Outdoor Aquatic Center
706 Ash St. Harrisonville, MO 64701
This outdoor pool is open for family swimming from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend. They offer a variety of slides, zero-depth entry, and play features for younger kids and toddlers!
Independence:
Adventure Oasis Water Park
Opening May 27th
2100 Hub Dr. Independence, MO 64050
Adventure Oasis has something everyone can enjoy! From water slides, a lazy river, a poolside wall climb, a lap pool, and more.
Adventure Oasis is definitely one of the best swimming pools in Kansas City…it is more like a water park than a pool!
Platte County:
Platte County Community Center South (YMCA)
8875 Clark Ave. Parkville, MO 64152
This swimming pool is indoors, so if you want to escape the heat for a day this pool is great!
There is also a playground so your kiddos can play in the water & monkey bars. You can find the full pool schedule online.
Platte County Community Center (YMCA)
3101 Running Horse Rd. Platte City, MO 64079
This pool is also indoors, but if you live in Platte County is a fun local option. Sometimes parents don’t feel like driving far…
There is also a sauna, walking track (for parents), & soft play area for little ones!
Westwood Pool:
Woodside Pool
2000 W 47th Pl. Westwood, KS 66205
The Woodside Pool is open Monday- Friday from 11 am – 9 pm and 10 am – 7 pm Saturday and Sunday. They have a large pool with a diving board, a baby pool with a splash pad, plenty of lounging areas, and a cabana!
Their main pool is family-friendly, but there is also an adult pool for date night too!
Turner Aquatic Center
Closed for repairs.
Bonner Springs Aquatic Park
This community pool is open from May 27th- August 13th. They have a zero-depth entry pool, family slides and play area, 2 basketball goals, and more.
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