Please Support the Pool!
All donations are tax deductible. Friends of Grant Park Pool is part of the Grant Park Neighborhood Association, a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation. 		 
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The 2005 season lasts from Monday, May 30 to Monday, September 5.

Mon - Fri 10:00a - 1:00p -
Open to Groups and Swim Lessons Only (Call the pool directly at 404-622-3041 to schedule your group)

Mon - Fri 1:00p - 4:00p -
Free Swim

Mon - Fri 4:30p - 8:00p -
Paid Swim

Sat/Sun - Noon - 8:00p -
Paid Swim

Please note that hours are subject to change without notice.
Daily: adult $2; children (ages 5 & under) free; children (ages 6-16) & seniors $1.

Annual pass: (resident) adult $90; youth & senior $45; (non-resident) adult $165; youth & senior $65.

Note: Annual passes can be used at all City of Atlanta pools and natatoriums.

All children 11 & under must be accompanied by an adult.

Note: fees may be subject to change without notice.

March 2005 Porch Press article

Grant Park Pool Improvements Planned
by David Ringstrom

In late 2004, the Friends of Grant Park Pool (FGPP) formed. In January 2005 we were formally acknowledged as a subcommittee of the Grant Park Neighborhood Association's Parks Committee. Our goal is to ensure that the Grant Park Pool is a nice, clean, safe place for everyone to use.

Some of our recent activities have included conducting a survey, which confirmed high neighborhood interest in the pool. However, three primary concerns exist:

  • Poor maintenance of the pool facility
  • Cleanliness of the pool, especially the kiddie pool
  • Ratio of unsupervised children to lifeguards and the resulting safety problems
Subsequent to the survey, FGPP investigated the possibility of privatizing the pool. Preliminary findings showed that costs of privately maintaining such a large pool are prohibitively high, and that other privatized pools have had mixed results. The primary downside of privatizing the pool is the risk that if the costs aren't covered the pool could be permanently closed.

Fortunately, FGPP has also been in continuous contact with the City of Atlanta, including council members Carla Smith and Ceasar Mitchell, as well as Parks and Recreation Commissioner Dianne Harnell Cohen. The City has been receptive to our interest in the pool. Indeed, plans are afoot for the City to make some cosmetic improvements, bolstered by volunteer help from Hands On Atlanta. FGPP is also working to develop a range of activities to increase neighborhood interest, attendance, and involvement in the pool. Although no dates have been scheduled yet, a rough timeline follows:

  • March 2005 - Meeting with City Aquatics Director Curtis Winston to discuss neighborhood concerns about the pool and generate ideas and action teams to begin to address them
  • March 2005 - Meeting with City Parks Designer Sushma Dersch about long-range plans for Grant Park's Pool Design
  • April 2005 - Workdays with Hands On Atlanta to spruce up the pool for the summer
  • May 2005 - Pool Opening Party, Meet the Lifeguards, Neighborhood Swim
As all Grant Park residents know, improvements to our neighborhood primarily come from within. There is much work to be done to turn around our pool, so please get involved! We need help in the following areas: marketing/PR, facilities, fundraising, program development, and concessions. Learn more and join the Friends of Grant Park Pool today (it's free!). You can also contact Melissa Devereaux at 404-221-0888 or melissa@grantparkpool.org.