The swimming pool in Chicago's McKinley Park is among the 19 city pools remaining open through the Labor Day weekend, announced the Chicago Park District.
The McKinley Park pool will offer its ongoing series of open, family, adult and lap swimming sessions, six days a week, Monday through Saturday. Labor Day on Monday, September 1, 2025, offers a special 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. schedule.
Pool Schedule
Every weekday and Saturday, the McKinley Park pool offers the following sessions:
- 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.: Open Swimming
- Noon to 12:45 p.m.: Adult Swimming
- 1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m.: Parents & Kids Swimming
- 2:15 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Open Swimming
- 3:15 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Parents & Kids Swimming
Weeknight sessions Monday-Friday also include the following sessions:
- 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Open Swimming
- 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Parents & Kids Swimming
- 6:15 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Lap Swimming
Saturdays add the following swimming sessions:
- 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.: Open Swimming
- 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.: Lap Swimming
- 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Lap Swimming
All swimming sessions are free except for Lap Swimming, which requires a membership for $25 per month or $42 for three months.
For Parents & Kids Swimming, a maximum of three children 17 years and younger can accompany each adult, who must be in the water with their kids.
Pool Rules
Adult Swimming is for individuals 18 years and older, and Open Swimming is for all ages.
The McKinley Park pool rules and regulations require everyone at the pool to be in clean swimming attire while on the pool deck, and to shower before entering the pool. No floatation devices may be used, unless they are U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets.
Enter Through Parking Lot
Food, drinks and smoking are not allowed in the pool area or deck, and all patrons should obey instructions from lifeguards.
Enter the McKinley Park pool through the gated entrance off the parking lot to the south of the field house.
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