Albuquerque public pools open for summer season on Memorial Day
Memorial Day marks the start of the summer swimming season across Albuquerque. Duke City residents now have access to outdoor and indoor swimming facilities throughout the community.
Swimmers can visit several outdoor locations across the city. East San Jose Pool offers a 25-yard shallow swimming area off Broadway. Eisenhower Pool sits near Juan Tabo and Eubank with a 25-yard area and a small slide.
Montgomery Pool provides a 25-yard layout at Comanche and San Mateo. Rio Grande Pool on Iron Avenue features a 25-meter shallow setup near the Bosque. Sierra Vista Pool operates off Montaño on the westside with two large slides.
Wilson Pool offers a 25-yard shallow option off Gibson and San Mateo. Several sites also provide lap swim options during weekdays and weekends.
Outdoor pool schedules and admissions
Wristbands for Rio Grande Pool open swim go on sale at 7 a.m. on weekdays. Weekend wristbands go on sale at 12:15 p.m. at that location.
Sierra Vista Pool runs afternoon recreation swim sessions every day of the week. Wilson Pool opens for recreation swimming between 12 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily. Open swim hours run in split sessions across outdoor locations.
Multiple indoor options welcome visitors year round in Albuquerque. West Mesa Aquatic Center near Coronado and Coors features a large aquatic center. Highland Pool operates off Zuni and San Mateo with two diving boards.
Indoor aquatic locations and schedules
Los Altos Pool near Coronado and Lomas measures 25 meters in length. Betsy Patterson Pool at Sandia High School provides a 25-yard indoor option off Candelaria. Valley Pool near Candelaria offers a 25-yard layout with two 1-meter diving boards.
Highland Pool features a 3-meter diving board and a 1-meter diving board. Its boards open at 1 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Valley Pool opens its diving board at 6:30 p.m. on Fridays.
The city divides daily pool use between lap swim and general open swim periods. Morning lap hours at indoor sites begin as early as 5:30 a.m. Swimmers share pool space across different sessions.
Public municipal pools provide local communities with structured recreational space and athletic training facilities. These sites operate on published schedules that separate general recreation from dedicated lap exercise. Municipal aquatic networks commonly change access schedules when seasonal demand increases.
Albuquerque facilities maintain varying lane limits across all operating sessions. Lap lanes remain open during select recreation windows at designated locations.
