For busy entrepreneurs, remote workers, and other professionals, it can be challenging to find the time and resources to take care of our own health. Swimming is a high-value, low-impact exercise beneficial for both your physical and mental health. Not only does it strengthen the cardiovascular system, but it also releases endorphins, the natural feel-good hormone responsible for the runner’s high, reducing both anxiety and depression. It promotes mindfulness by engaging almost all of the senses at once and can even improve sleep quality.
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Swimming is an ideal exercise for those who don’t have a lot of time. It doesn’t require much in the way of equipment, just a swimsuit or shorts and a t-shirt and a body of water to swim in. Fortunately for those of us in Northern Colorado, Fort Collins has several community pools to choose from.
Community Pools in Fort Collins
Many community pools cater only to their neighborhood, restricting membership to those who live close by. Some community pools, however, offer memberships for anyone living in the city. This article highlights the community swimming pools that offer membership options for all Fort Collins residents.
Collindale Pool
3500 Lochwood Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970) 223-0640
Collindale Pool, located off Horsetooth, is a six-lane outdoor membership pool with both a diving board and a waterslide. While there is a discount for those who live in the neighborhood, memberships are available for anyone, and members can bring up to 8 guests at a time, making this a true community option.
Several amenities are available to help ensure that you and your loved ones remain safe while swimming at the Collindale swimming pool, including ample shade, active lifeguards on duty, and a shallow wading pool for babies and toddlers.
Three types of memberships are available to those who reside in the Collindale neighborhood; family, couple, and senior. Those who reside outside of the Collindale neighborhood can still purchase a non-resident family membership, but the couple and senior membership options are not available for non-residents.
As this is an outdoor pool, unexpected closures may occur due to inclement weather such as lightning or temperatures lower than 65 degrees. Members are invited to call the pool at (970) 223-0640 prior to visiting to check for closures.
Westfield Pool
*No new memberships available for 2026
1515 Westfield Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80526
(907) 295-4077
Westfield Pool, located south of Horsetooth Road, between Taft Hill Road and S. Shields Street, is another fantastic Fort Collins outdoor community pool. Equipped with a shallow area for younger kids and non-swimmers, a diving board with a deep end, and lap lanes, this swimming pool has an option for every type of swimmer.
Six levels of swim lessons are offered through Splash Pool Services, as well as advanced and private lessons. Swimming lessons are typically between 25 to 40 minutes long. Non-members may also sign up for swimming lessons but will be charged an additional fee. There is also a propane grill for use by adult members at the Westfield Pool, just make sure you clean it and turn off the propane when you are done.
Memberships for Westfield Pool do not differ in either price or amenities between neighborhood residents and those that live farther from the neighborhood, and they offer a transferrable lifetime family membership.
Village Green Pool
*Non-resident memberships sold out for 2026
1831 Valley Forge Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80526
(970) 493-2099
The Village Green Pool, located near Taft and Drake, has been serving the community of Fort Collins since 1972. This pool has well-marked lap lanes for serious swimmers, a large wading pool for non-swimmers, and the only outdoor high dive in Fort Collins for adventure seekers. A lifeguard is on duty at all times, but it is imperative that a guardian stays within an arm’s reach of any non-swimming individuals.
Splash Pool Services offers swimming lessons at Village Green Pool. Their unique swimming program with integrated levels ensures that swimmers achieve specific outcomes before moving on to the next level. Olympic-style springboard diving instruction is also available for swimmers between the ages of 6 and 18, facilitated by Norco Diving. Private parties at Village Green Pool can be arranged by contacting them via their contact page.
Residents of the Village West and Lexington Green neighborhoods and non-residents alike may choose from either a household or senior membership option at Village Green Pool, both of which include fifteen additional guest passes. Membership to the Village Green swimming pool also includes access to the tennis and pickleball courts.
Closures due to weather events such as thunderstorms and temperatures lower than 65 degrees will be posted on the gate.
South College Community Association
313 Tulane Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970) 481-8101
South College Community Association is located on Tulane Drive, near the crossroads of Stover St and Columbia Road. Situated in a pleasant residential neighborhood, SCCA feels more like a visit to a backyard swimming party than anything else. It’s quieter with a more intentional feel than many other pools. That homey feel comes from its role as a social hub for the community, hosting parties and celebrations for birthdays and holidays.
There are organized swim lessons available for both new swimmers to earn their flippers and advanced swimmers to dive into competition with the Sharks swim team, one of the stronger summer teams in the area.
Memberships are on a waitlist status at the moment, but they typically offer single, family, and senior memberships, and guest passes are commonly used, although guests are capped at 10 per visit.
City of Fort Collins Pools
The city of Fort Collins also manages many facilities with swimming pools, both indoor and out—each with its own unique amenities.
- City Park Pool, near Sheldon Lake, is an outdoor pool with two water slides.
- Just blocks from Old Town Fort Collins is Mulberry Pool, open year-round. Mulberry Pool is an indoor facility that includes an interactive play area with slides and water features.
- The Edora Pool Ice Center (EPIC) has both a swimming pool and an ice skating rink. On the swimming side, you will find not only the main pool for lap swimming but also a wader pool and a therapy pool. (The swimming area is open, even phone the recreational ice area is closed for remodeling)
In addition, a new community center, the Southeast Community Center, broke ground for construction on June 10th of this year near the Twin Silos park, near Ziegler and Harmony. When completed, this community center will boast a full library, both an indoor and an outdoor pool, and a “lazy river” feature. It is expected to open in 2028.
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Penny Leigh Sebring is a Cohere member, experienced freelance writer, neophyte speculative fiction author, founder of Kiki’s Castle Independent Press, LLC, in Fort Collins, CO, and a gatherer of information and imaginary friends.