Cool Off at Marin Community Pools 2024

Hamilton Pool in Novato

Looking for a family-friendly pool in Marin to keep cool on a warm spring or summer day? Here's our list of swimming pools throughout Marin County that are open to the public and offer drop-in recreational swim hours for families. In addition to daily drop-in fees, many of these pools offer season passes for families as well. We've also included some of the awesome private swim clubs here, in case you want to purchase a family membership for swimming fun all summer long.

All schedules and drop-in fees are accurate at the time of publishing, but are subject to change and cancellation without notice. It always helps to give them a call to confirm hours and prices before you go. If you know of another local drop-in swim facility that you don't see in our roster here, please let us know and we'll add it to the list.

Mill Valley

• Mill Valley Community Center Pool
  180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley 94941
  (415) 383-1370
  www.millvalleyrecreation.org

  Schedule:

  Summer hours: June 24–August 9
  Main pool recreation/open swim Monday 1:30–3:25 pm, Wednesday, 1:30–2:40 pm, Friday, 1:30–4:55 pm,  and Saturday & Sunday, 1:30–4:30 pm (slide open).
  Cove Area (shallow end) offers various times during the week. (see schedule here)

  Drop-in fees:
  Youth $8, adults $11, seniors $8

• Homestead Valley Community Pool
  315 Montford Avenue, Mill Valley 94941
  (415) 388-0137
  homesteadvalley.org/pool

  Schedule:
  Spring and fall hours: May 4–June 14, August 17–September 30
  Open swim Tuesday–Friday, 1–6 pm; weekends 10 am–6 pm

  Summer hours: June 15–August 16
  Open swim Tuesday–Friday, 11 am–1 pm, 2–6 pm; weekends 10 am–6 pm

  Drop-in fees:
  Residents: $10 adults, $8 children/seniors
  Non-residents: $12 adults, $10 children/seniors

Novato

• Hamilton Pool
  203 El Bonito Drive, Novato 94949
  (415) 485-3344
  www.novato.org

  Schedule:
  Open swim hours: times vary; see schedule here

  Drop-in Fees:
  Novato residents: adults 16+ $9, youth 1+ $7
  Non-residents: adults $11, youth $9
  15-visit punch passes and season passes available

• Miwok Aquatics & Fitness Center
  College of Marin, Indian Valley Campus
  1800 Ignacio Boulevard, Novato 94949
  www1.marin.edu

  Schedule:
  Summer recreational swim (shallow pool only):
  June 17–August 9 (closed July 4, 5, 18, 19 and August 2)
  Monday–Tuesday, 12:30–2:30 pm, Wednesday 12:30–4 pm, Thursday 11:30 am–2:30 pm and Friday, 11:30 am–4 pm

  Fees:
  $10 daily, $9 seniors (over 55) and juniors (under 18)

  Parking:
  There is a fee to park in the IVC lot. You can purchase a parking pass online here.

San Rafael

• Marinwood Community Center Pool
  775 Miller Creek Road, San Rafael
  (415) 479-2335
  www.marinwood.org

  Schedule:
  April 1–October 4
  Recreational swim hours vary month-to-month; check their website for spring and fall schedules.

  Drop-in fees:
  Marinwood residents: youths 18 and under $7, adults $8
  Non-residents: youths $9, adults $10
  5-swim punch pass: $30 residents, $40 non-residents
  You can also join the pool for the season for unlimited swimming. Family memberships (for up to 4 people) are $410 residents, $510 non-residents.

• McNear’s Beach Pool
  201 Cantera Way, San Rafael
  (415) 446-4424
  www.marincounty.org

  Schedule:
  Opening on May 25
  Wednesday–Sunday and holidays
  10 am to 5 pm

  Drop-in fees:
  Free

• Northbridge Pool
  160 Madison Avenue, San Rafael 94903
  (415) 634-7665
  www.northbridgepool.org

  Schedule:
  Opens April 26
  Open sunrise to sunset 7 days a week including holidays April–October.

  Fees:
  Membership required: residents $625, non-residents $750

• Terra Linda Community Pool
  670 Del Ganado Road, San Rafael
  (415) 485-3344
  www.cityofsanrafael.org/pools

  Schedule:
  April 2–September 30
  Schedules available at cityofsanrafael.org/pools

  Drop-in fees:
  San Rafael residents: adults $7, youth 1–17, $5
  Non-residents: adults $10, youth $8
  15-admission punch cars: $94/$67 residents, $134/$107 non-residents