Outdoor Pools and Splash Pads

The outdoor pools and splash pads are currently closed for the 2023 season and will reopen in summer 2024. 

We have two outdoor pools and three splash pads in the city:

• Bannerman Park Pool and Splash Pad
• Bowring Park Pool and Splash Pad
• Kenmount Terrace Splash Pad

The pools are open during July and August. When possible, splash pads may open earlier and stay open until Labour Day.

Pools

Our outdoor pools are conveniently located in two of our largest municipal parks - Bowring Park and Bannerman Park. These pools have scheduled swim times throughout the day and early evening.

• Bannerman Park outdoor swimming pool, Bannerman Road, is an L-shaped 25-metre outdoor swimming pool. There are accessible change rooms. See schedule online or download a printable copy.
• Bowring Park Swimming Pool, Waterford Bridge Road is a 50-metre outdoor swimming pool with a water slide, wading pool for tots and 1-metre and 3-metre diving boards. See schedule online or download a printable copy.

Both pools have full-time lifeguards on duty. For the safety and enjoyment of everyone, please follow the posted pool rules all times.

Pool Rules

The City of St. John's strives to create accessible and inclusive programs and services where all individuals may participate. Both Bowring Park and Bannerman Park pools are equipped with an accessible chair lift for entering the water and accessible change rooms.

Patrons may bring their own lifejackets, kickboards, flippers, hand-paddles and pull-buoys. Personal floats and inflatables are not permitted.

Rotary Park

Looking for a more natural experience? The City also offers swimming at Rotary Sunshine Park, an unsupervised swimming/beach area located off Thorburn Road. Please observe posted rules for the safe use of this area.

Book a swim

Swims may be available for day camps during the summer at both our indoor and outdoor pools. For information on booking a swim, please call 709-576-8154 or email recreation@stjohns.ca.

Splash Pads

Our splash pads are open 9 a.m. to dusk daily at Bowring Park, Bannerman Park and Kenmount Terrace Community Centre.

Did you know?... We practice water conservation at our splash pads by using retreated, recirculated water. To ensure wise water use and that we aren’t unnecessarily treating water that no one has been playing in, the water features at our splash pads are set on a four-minute timer. This means they run for four minutes and then the water shuts off until you push the button to reactivate it.