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Pools & Other Water Fun

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Looking for a place to swim this summer? Here are several options in our area, some are free and some are private clubs you have to join. I’m a big fan of splash pads (less supervision required) and any attraction that offers a little “splash” to cool off.

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Pools to Join

Bartlett Recreation Center 
7700 Flaherty Pl
Memphis, 38133
Indoor pool with outdoor splash pad. Free to members, $5/child for non-member residents, $12/child for non-member non-residents

Chickasaw Country Club 
3395 Galloway Ave
Memphis, 38122
Private golf and tennis club with an outdoor pool.

Germantown Athletic Club 
1801 Exeter Rd
Germantown, 38138
Including indoor and outdoor pools, a hot tub, sauna and splash park. They offer a summer membership.

Kroc Center 
800 E Pkwy S
Memphis, 38104
A lazy river, water slide and lap lanes plus an outdoor splash center. Monthly memberships available. The website says during the week a guest pass is $5 and weekend it’s $10.

Memphis Jewish Community Center 
6560 Poplar Ave
Memphis, 38138
Private club with an indoor pool, outdoor pool and aquatic park. You don’t have to be Jewish to join!

Memphis Racquet Club 
5111 Sanderlin Ave
Memphis, 38117
Private tennis club with an outdoor pool.

Rhodes College 
2000 North Pkwy
Memphis, 38112
Anyone can pay to join the Alburty Pool for the summer.

The University Club 
1346 Central Ave
Memphis, 38104
fitness center, tennis, outdoor pool

University of Memphis 
620 Echles
Memphis, 38111
Anyone can pay to join the indoor and outdoor pools at the university.

YMCA, Nuber
5885 Quince Rd
Memphis, 38119
Outdoor pool with Family Splash Zone.

Pools to Visit

City of Memphis Pools – Gaisman Park
4223 Macon
Memphis, 38122
All swimmers attending City of Memphis swimming pools must have a valid pool card prior to swimming and admission is free. Pool cards can be obtained year round.

City of Memphis Pools – Willow Park 
4971 Willow Road
Memphis, 38117

Splash & Water Parks

Bartlett Recreation Center 
7700 Flaherty Pl
Memphis, 38133
Indoor pool with outdoor splash pad. Free to members, $5/child for non-member residents, $12/child for non-member non-residents.

H2Oh! Splash Water Park 
CMOM
2525 Central Ave
Memphis, 38104
Free to members, daily fee for non-members. EMM Review

Island Play @ Beale Street Landing 
251 Riverside Dr
Memphis, 38103
Small spraypark alongside the Mississippi. Free.

Johnson Spray Park 
419 W C. Johnson Park Dr
Collierville, 38107
Free for Collierville residents with a pass, $10/visit for non-residents. Pay or get your pass at the Collierville Parks Administration Office, 440 West Powell Road, during normal business hours: M-F 8a-5p.

Peabody Park 
712 Tanglewood Park
Memphis, 38104
Read this review from the I Love Memphis blog. Peabody Park has an indoor pool and a small splashpad/sprayground that is free and open to the public during the summer months. Note: the Peabody Park pool is only for people with special needs, not the general public.

Shelby Farms Water Play Sprayground
6903 Great View Drive North
Memphis, 38120
Members: $4.50 Nonmembers: $5 Limited to 45 people at a time.
EMM Review

Suggs Spray Park 
163 E South St
Collierville, 38107
This article says pass not needed for Suggs park.

Other Ways to Get Wet

Civic Center Plaza 
Memphis, 38103
Run through the fountains downtown.

Golf & Games Family Park 
5484 Summer Ave
Memphis, 38134
Older kids can get wet in the BattleZone game.

Memphis Botanic Garden 
750 Cherry Rd
Memphis, 38117
Wade in the fountains (Sally’s disclaimer: I have gotten [kindly] reprimanded when my kids were in the fountains before, so I’m not sure the official rule on that), then visit My Big Backyard to wade through the creek and get wet in the “thunderstorms” EMM Review

Memphis Zoo 
2000 Prentiss Pl
Memphis, 38122
Wade in the river near the entrance and play in the geyser at Teton Trek. Then make your way through the indoor exhibits!

Mud Island River Park 
125 North Front Street
Memphis, 38103
Wade in the model Mississippi River. Outdoor portions are free. EMM Review

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  1. Ruth says

    I can’t believe I’m reading this in 2016. Not all Jews look alike. We come in every shade with different eye colors and hair colors. I am Jewish with blond hair and green eyes.
    Yes the hitter youth had blonde hair and blue eyes. But did you know that many German Jews and Austrian Jews etc etc were murdered in the holocaust and they had blonde hair and light eyes too. I know because my ancestors were Austrian Jews and they were blonde and had light eyes and tiny noses. These stereotypes are so annoying but know that if you took your son to the pool I’m sure he would make friends. Because children are for the most part sweet and don’t care about ethnicity or religion. Ignorant adults could stand to learn a lot by watching how children love and accept others without judgement.

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    • HJP says

      Ruth, I’m not sure how you could’ve gotten anything derogatory out of the author’s statement that you don’t have to be Jewish to join the Memphis Jewish Community Center. She is simply stating a fact that we, the readers, might need to know. I must admit that question popped into my head. It had nothing to do with discrimination or ignorance as your comment implies.

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