Best Pools Around Chicago for Family Swimming

Erin P. said:  Deerspring Pool offers a 6-lane, 50-meter Olympic-size pool that ranges from 3-5 ft. deep with ADA accessible stairs and a portable accessible chair lift. The 11.75' deep diving well has a 1-meter diving board and a drop slide. Deerspring Pool also features a water slide and a zero-depth wading pool.

Oak Brook Aquatic Center offers an expansive, year-round indoor water park that features a lap pool, water slide, water play features and zero-depth splash area.

Kristy Pepping said:  This pool is great! The splash pad outdoors generally opens up earlier than most for the season. I want to say a week before Memorial Day weekend. It's a great option if you have little ones that are not in school full time. Just note they do not allow you to bring your own pool toys for the outside splash pad.

Kristy Pepping said:  Mitchell Pool offers a 6-lane, 25-meter pool that ranges in depth from 2-5 ft. deep with an ADA accessible ramp. Pool features also include a 12’6” separate diving well that features 1-meter & 3-meter diving boards and a drop slide. A separate wading pool includes zero-depth entry, geysers, water cannons and a slide.

This is an outdoor, zero depth entry wave pool where 10-minute periods of flowing waves (around 3-foot crests) send kids bobbing about on floaters. There is plenty of lounge space on deck, as well as concessions.

The Wheeling Park District's indoor pool features a zero-depth leisure pool, mini lazy river, interactive water play structures, a 4-lane, 23.5-yard lap pool, and a toddler slide.

Elk Grove Park District's Pavilion Aquatics Center offers a few different swimming pools and amenities including their indoor zero-depth lagoon with water spray features and 72-foot water slide.

The ARC in Arlington Heights offers slides, fountains, and play features in a zero to three feet water depth.

Alexandra F. said:  The ARC is such a great space for family recreation. The indoor pools are especially awesome, and we love them for lap swimming year round, as well as splashing and sliding in the family rec pool. They have a little slide and a big slide, and some water features for younger kids to splash and play with in the shallow area. We hosted one of our kid's birthday party there one year, too, and it was lots of fun and easy to execute thanks to the helpful staff.

Bolingbrook Park District's Pelican Harbor is year-round aquatic park. Indoor attractions include 85 degree water (also with zero-depth entry), a lap pool, hot tub and 2 water slides. There is a splash pad area with tumble buckets, an indoor tot slide, and more! In the summer, outdoor attractions feature a few more water slides, a lazy river, splash zone, beach volleyball, sand play area, lounge chairs and concessions.

Kristy Pepping said:  This is a very clean facility! The staff is great as well! They have a large waterpark outdoors. Inside offers two waterslides and a zero-depth pool with a smaller slide. We hosted my daugher's birthday party here and thought it was a great option especially for an indoor winter party!

Schaumburg Park District’s The Water Works features a lap pool, three water slides and a water playground. Favorite park features include the rapid water channel, diving pool, whirl pool, and the zero-depth pool entry which is perfect for little ones.

Gina I. said:  This place is really fun, and kids can easily stay entertained for a few hours. They also have a hot tub for adults, so parents can take turns getting in some relaxation time!

Bartlett Park District's Splash Central Indoor Aquatic Center offers both lap swimming and a water-play area with a slide, toddler slides, and spraying water features atop ankle high water. They offer lots of hours of indoor swim fun all year long.

Adventure Island offers year-round indoor water park fun. Zoom down the 20 foot high water slide; jump off the one-meter or three-meter diving boards; stay fit by swimming laps in one of the (8) 25 yard lap lanes; enjoy the warm water therapy pool to relieve joint/muscle pain; or just play in their leisure pool with tumbling toucans, floor geysers, a boat slide, spray arches, or spinning vortex.

Fox Valley Park District's Vaughan Aquatic Center offers an indoor water park, an eight-lane 25-yard-by-25-yard competition lap pool and warm water therapy pool. The Water Park features a zero-depth entry with a two-story enclosed slide, body slide and interactive water play elements.