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An aerial view of a waterfront. One of the piers has a swimming pool on it. CL Properties

Boston pools: 31 public and private ones, mapped

Including ones for the kids

By Tom Acitelli
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By Tom Acitelli
CL Properties

The warmer, stickier weather in the Boston area drives thoughts of cooling off. Here are 31 public and private pools to do just that.

These selections include elegant indoor affairs in some of the region’s tonier hotels as well as free spray and wading pools in state- and city-running facilities.

Check the times and the hours—and, in some cases, the fees—before heading out. And let us know if we’re missing a particularly convenient pool. We’ll be updating.

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Hotel Indigo Boston-Newton Riverside

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The pool and its surrounding lounge offer what the hotel describes as a “South Beach-style” experience, complete with entry fee.

399 Grove Street, Newton, MA
(617) 969-5300
(617) 969-5300
In the foreground is a swimming pool. There are lounge chairs and cabanas along the edge of the swimming pool.

The Plex (Flynn Recreation Complex)

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Boston College offers summer memberships to people not affiliated with the school.

140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA
(617) 552-0797
(617) 552-0797
An indoor swimming pool with lanes and diving boards. There is a string of flags hanging over the pool.

Atmark Cambridge

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The luxury rental complex includes a solar-heated private pool.

80 Fawcett St, Cambridge, MA
(617) 934-6948
(617) 934-6948
A swimming pool. There are lounge chairs at the edge of the swimming pool. There are buildings flanking the pool area.

Olsen Spray Park & Swimming Pool

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The free outdoor pool is open daily until Aug. 24.

Boston, MA
In the foreground is a fence. In the distance is an in-ground swimming pool. Boston.com

Artesani Park Wading Pool

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This pool is open daily and is free for kids under 6.

1255 Soldiers Field Rd, Brighton, MA
An outdoor swimming pool. Visiting Brookline Playgrounds

Francis J. McCrehan Memorial Swimming and Wading Pool

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This outdoor pool is free and open daily during the summer until Sept. 1.

359 Rindge Ave, Cambridge, MA
(617) 354-9154
(617) 354-9154
A sign on a wall with tiles. The sign reads: Francis J. McCrehan Swimming Pool. CambridgeUSA.org

Malkin Athletic Center (the MAC)

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This Harvard facility offers guest and membership fees to swimmers not associated with the university.

39 Holyoke St, Cambridge, MA
(617) 495-2219
(617) 495-2219
A large indoor swimming pool with lanes. There are bleachers surrounding the pool.

Cambridge War Memorial Recreation Center

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Cambridge charges residents modest fees for using the rec center’s pools, which are open daily.

1640 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA
(617) 349-6279
(617) 349-6279
Two indoor pools next to each other. There are bleachers on one side of the pools.

Zesiger Sports And Fitness Center

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M.I.T. offers memberships to its pool-heavy rec center to those not affiliated with the university, but only if an applicant has an M.I.T.-affiliated sponsor.

Cambridge, MA
A large indoor pool with lanes.

Melnea A. Cass Recreational Center

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The free outdoor pool is open daily and is part of larger rec center.

Boston, MA
The exterior of a recreational center. Boston.com

Latta Brothers Pool

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The free outdoor pool is open daily.

20 McGrath Highway, Somerville, MA
A large in-ground outdoor pool.

Ryan Wading Pool

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The free outdoor pool is open daily until Sept. 1.

350 River St, Boston, MA 02126
An outdoor pool. There is a bench in the foreground facing the pool.

Hilton Boston Back Bay

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The heated pool is on the hotel’s seventh floor.

40 Dalton St, Boston, MA
(617) 236-1100
(617) 236-1100
An indoor swimming pool. There is seating to the side of the pool.

Sheraton Boston Hotel

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The indoor/outdoor saltwater lap pool might be the biggest of its kind in the Boston area.

39 Dalton St, Boston, MA
(617) 236-2000
(617) 236-2000
An indoor swimming pool with an open ceiling. There are chairs flanking the pool.

Colonnade Boston Hotel

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The rooftop pool on the hotel’s 12th floor opens on May 26 this season.

120 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA
(617) 424-7000
(617) 424-7000
A hotel pool surrounded by hotel buildings.

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Royal Sonesta Boston

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Swim or lounge inside an atrium and beneath a retractable roof, next to a deck with views of the Charles. The pool is 30 feet by 45 feet. Open to hotel guests only from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

40 Edwin H Land Blvd, Cambridge, MA
(617) 806-4200
(617) 806-4200
An indoor pool. The walls have multiple windows letting in natural light.

Avalon North Point

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The luxury rental includes an indoor heated pool.

1 Leighton Street, Cambridge, MA
(857) 209-2726
(857) 209-2726
An indoor pool with a lounge area and high ceilings.

Four Seasons Hotel Boston

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The 44-foot-long indoor pool is open to hotel guests and Four Seasons condo owners.

200 Boylston St, Boston, MA
(617) 338-4400
(617) 338-4400
An indoor pool with various amenities flanking the pool.

The Clubs at Charles River Park

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The indoor-outdoor pool here charges per swimmer.

10 Whittier Pl, Boston, MA
(617) 726-2900
(617) 726-2900
A large outdoor swimming pool.

Revere Hotel Boston Common

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The rooftop pool on the seventh floor is next to a cabana-filled deck.

200 Stuart Street, Boston, MA
(617) 482-1800
(617) 482-1800
An indoor pool with floor to ceiling windows. The windows overlook a lounge area.

Frog Pond

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The spray-slash-wading pool in Boston Common’s Frog Pond opens on June 29. It’s free.

84 Beacon St, Boston, MA
(617) 635-2120
(617) 635-2120
A pond surrounded by trees and buildings.

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The Kensington

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The luxury rental includes a sixth-floor heated pool.

665 Washington St, Boston, MA
(617) 206-4491
(617) 206-4491
An outdoor swimming pool.

45 Province

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The heated pool is on the luxury condo tower's 11th floor.

45 Province St, Boston, MA 02108
An outdoor swimming pool with a lounge area.

Macallen Building

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The luxury condo complex includes an outdoor heated pool that it shares with the Court Square Press complex.

141 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA
An outdoor swimming pool.

BCYF-Mirabella Pool

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The pool is open daily until Sept. 1 and has a sliding pay scale for admission.

475 Commercial St., Boston, MA
(617) 635-1276
(617) 635-1276
A large outdoor swimming pool with many people. NorthEndWaterfront.com

Parris Landing

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The heated pool is adjacent to a grilling area.

Charlestown, MA
An outdoor swimming pool. CL Properties

InterContinental Boston

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The 45-foot, heated pool is open to hotel guests and members of the InterContinental’s spa and fitness center.

510 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA
(617) 747-1000
(617) 747-1000
An indoor swimming pool.

Boston Harbor Hotel

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The hotel comes with a 60-foot indoor lap pool.

70 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA
(617) 439-7000
(617) 439-7000
An indoor swimming pool.

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Harbor Towers

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The two-building residential complex includes an outdoor pool right next to the harbor.

65 E India Row, Boston, MA
An outdoor swimming pool.

Union Wharf Condos

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The 64-unit complex includes a heated pool right next to the harbor.

343 Commercial Street, Boston, MA
An aerial view of a waterfront. One of the piers has a swimming pool on it. CL Properties

The Westin Boston Waterfront

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The hotel includes an indoor heated pool.

425 Summer St, Boston, MA
(617) 532-4600
(617) 532-4600
An indoor swimming pool.
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Hotel Indigo Boston-Newton Riverside

399 Grove Street, Newton, MA

The pool and its surrounding lounge offer what the hotel describes as a “South Beach-style” experience, complete with entry fee.

399 Grove Street, Newton, MA
(617) 969-5300
(617) 969-5300
In the foreground is a swimming pool. There are lounge chairs and cabanas along the edge of the swimming pool.

The Plex (Flynn Recreation Complex)

140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College offers summer memberships to people not affiliated with the school.

140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA
(617) 552-0797
(617) 552-0797
An indoor swimming pool with lanes and diving boards. There is a string of flags hanging over the pool.

Atmark Cambridge

80 Fawcett St, Cambridge, MA

The luxury rental complex includes a solar-heated private pool.

80 Fawcett St, Cambridge, MA
(617) 934-6948
(617) 934-6948
A swimming pool. There are lounge chairs at the edge of the swimming pool. There are buildings flanking the pool area.

Olsen Spray Park & Swimming Pool

Boston, MA

The free outdoor pool is open daily until Aug. 24.

Boston, MA
In the foreground is a fence. In the distance is an in-ground swimming pool. Boston.com

Artesani Park Wading Pool

1255 Soldiers Field Rd, Brighton, MA

This pool is open daily and is free for kids under 6.

1255 Soldiers Field Rd, Brighton, MA
An outdoor swimming pool. Visiting Brookline Playgrounds

Francis J. McCrehan Memorial Swimming and Wading Pool

359 Rindge Ave, Cambridge, MA

This outdoor pool is free and open daily during the summer until Sept. 1.

359 Rindge Ave, Cambridge, MA
(617) 354-9154
(617) 354-9154
A sign on a wall with tiles. The sign reads: Francis J. McCrehan Swimming Pool. CambridgeUSA.org

Malkin Athletic Center (the MAC)

39 Holyoke St, Cambridge, MA

This Harvard facility offers guest and membership fees to swimmers not associated with the university.

39 Holyoke St, Cambridge, MA
(617) 495-2219
(617) 495-2219
A large indoor swimming pool with lanes. There are bleachers surrounding the pool.

Cambridge War Memorial Recreation Center

1640 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA

Cambridge charges residents modest fees for using the rec center’s pools, which are open daily.

1640 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA
(617) 349-6279
(617) 349-6279
Two indoor pools next to each other. There are bleachers on one side of the pools.

Zesiger Sports And Fitness Center

Cambridge, MA

M.I.T. offers memberships to its pool-heavy rec center to those not affiliated with the university, but only if an applicant has an M.I.T.-affiliated sponsor.

Cambridge, MA
A large indoor pool with lanes.

Melnea A. Cass Recreational Center

Boston, MA

The free outdoor pool is open daily and is part of larger rec center.

Boston, MA
The exterior of a recreational center. Boston.com

Latta Brothers Pool

20 McGrath Highway, Somerville, MA

The free outdoor pool is open daily.

20 McGrath Highway, Somerville, MA
A large in-ground outdoor pool.

Ryan Wading Pool

350 River St, Boston, MA 02126

The free outdoor pool is open daily until Sept. 1.

350 River St, Boston, MA 02126
An outdoor pool. There is a bench in the foreground facing the pool.

Hilton Boston Back Bay

40 Dalton St, Boston, MA

The heated pool is on the hotel’s seventh floor.

40 Dalton St, Boston, MA
(617) 236-1100
(617) 236-1100
An indoor swimming pool. There is seating to the side of the pool.

Sheraton Boston Hotel

39 Dalton St, Boston, MA

The indoor/outdoor saltwater lap pool might be the biggest of its kind in the Boston area.

39 Dalton St, Boston, MA
(617) 236-2000
(617) 236-2000
An indoor swimming pool with an open ceiling. There are chairs flanking the pool.

Colonnade Boston Hotel

120 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA

The rooftop pool on the hotel’s 12th floor opens on May 26 this season.

120 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA
(617) 424-7000
(617) 424-7000