11 Free Public Pools In Atlanta

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Atlanta’s temperatures are heating up these days, which means the city’s public pools are the thing to do now for kids and adults alike. The city has four of them located in convenient areas.

The city’s Department of Parks & Recreation has opened the pools for the summer season across Atlanta.

What Are Atlanta’s Free Pools?

Here are Atlanta free pools and their locations.

Grant Park Pool

625 Park Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30308 | (404) 622-3041
  • Cost: Free
  • Hours: 12:30 to 8 p.m., Daily

Adams Park Swimming Pool

Logan Ln SW, Atlanta, GA 30311 |  (404) 753-6091
  • Cost: Free
  • Hours: 12:30 to 7 p.m., Monday to Saturday

John A. White Outdoor Pool

1101 Cascade Cir SW, Atlanta, GA 3031 | (404) 755-5546
  • Cost: Free
  • Hours: 12:30 to 8 p.m. daily

Anderson Park Pool

100 Anderson Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30314 | (404) 799-0317
  • Cost: Free
  • Hours: 12:30 to 7 p.m., Monday to Saturday
 
Burney Park
477 Windsor St., Atlanta, Ga. 30303
  • Cost: Free
  • Hours: 12:30 to 7 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday

Pittman Park Pool

950 Garibaldi St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310 | 404) 522-0021
  • Cost: Free
  • Hours: 12:30 to 7 p.m., Daily

Candler Park Pool

1500 McLendon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 | (404) 373-4349
  • Cost: free
  • Hours: 12:30 to 7 p.m., Daily

James Orange Swimming Pool

1305 Oakland Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310 | (404) 755-5546
  • Cost: free
  • Hours: 12:30 to 8 p.m., Daily

Maddox Pool

1115 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 | (404) 892-0119
  • Cost: free
  • Hours: 12:30 to 8 p.m., Daily

Mozley Park Swimming Pool

1690 Martin Luther King Jr SW, Atlanta, GA 30314 | (404) 753-7156
  • Cost: Free
  • Hours: 12:30 to 7 p.m., Wednesday to Sunday
 
Southbend Pool
 
2000 Lakewood Ave., Atlanta, Ga. 30315
  • Cost: Free
  • Hours: 12:30 to 7 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday

Thomasville Pool

1750 Thomasville Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30315 | (404) 622-3045
  • Cost: Free
  • Hours: 12:30 to 7 p.m., Wednesday to Sunday

Final Word

Are you trying to beat the heat this summer? There are few things as refreshing as a nice swim in the pool. The good news is that Atlanta’s public pools are open for business!

If your kid loves to swim and play in the water, they will love taking advantage of the city’s free pools. What about you? Are you down for some fun in the sun?
 
 
 
Tee Johnson: Tee Johnson is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of AtlantaFi.com, Atlanta’s independent hyper-local publication focused on news, restaurants, events, jobs, neighborhoods, and lifestyle. A 15+ year Atlanta resident and longtime journalist and content creator, she covers Travel News, Events, Business, Hair Care, and Money with a practical, Atlanta-first lens. Before launching the site, Johnson worked as a substitute teacher in Atlanta Public Schools and later in corporate roles at Home Depot’s Vinings offices. A marketer by training with a degree in business management, she grew frustrated with the fragmented, hard-to-find information about what was actually happening in the city. That gap led her to create AtlantaFi as a curated, one-stop resource for the pulse of Atlanta—#ATLHAPS—without the national noise. Editorial decisions remain independent; the publication does not accept products, meals, or services in exchange for coverage. As Editor-in-Chief, she oversees original local reporting and curated practical guides that help residents, visitors, and businesses discover and engage with the city. Readers turn to her work for timely event roundups, dining and neighborhood insights, business and travel updates, and straightforward money and lifestyle coverage grounded in firsthand observation of Atlanta. A devoted lover of all things Atlanta, Tee enjoys pickleball, a good margarita or bourbon, and walking the Atlanta Beltline. She can be reached for editorial inquiries at tjohnson@atlantafi.com (serious inquiries only).

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