McCrehan Memorial Pool

It’s not perfect but it feels pretty amazing on a hot day. It’s free, there’s plenty of lifeguards, two pools (kiddie and regular), some shade, some picnic tables and a playground next door. What more could you ask for? Open 11a-​7pm around the end of June to Labor Day. We go here at least twice a week.

Came here because my regular pool (magazine beach) was closed. This pool has more areas to sit and even has some shaded areas. There’s also a playground and fields right behind it. I think the pool seems clean, but because this pool allows food there tend to be wrappers and food remnants on the grass and occasional blowing into the food. Also more bees, likely because of the food. The wading pool for little kids looks great and the lifeguards even allow kids to bring water toys like little boats in. Worth checking out, but if you’re looking for a less (kid) crowded pool, a lap lane, and a deep end try magazine beach. FYI closes sept 1

It’s free, so I shouldn’t complain. but at times it feels like there are no rules, no supervision of lifegaurds and minimal maintenance of restrooms. I almost got hit in the head by people throwing baseballs on the pool deck area and another time someone running back and forth playing football. Those are better done on the field next door, not top of people and kids in the pool area.

Nothing beats a nice, cold dip in a pool during a hot summah day. This is definitely one of the nicer pools in the area; plenty of room to swim, no one overcrowding each other, a seemingly 1:3 lifeguard to swimmer ratio, mostly families and youngins like me. Somehow not many people seem to know about this place.
Some details:
– It’s free. Open 11 a.m. to 6ish every day.
– As others have remarked, there is no seating except for a few picnic benches. This is pretty common for public pools in the area, but I saw plenty of people who had brought their own beach chairs (which some pools do NOT allow). There’s also a nice little grassy patch, where I spread by beach towel out and sunned myself… beats sitting on the pavement.
– The «deep» end clocks in at 5 feet. This is pretty standard for community pools. I was reading recently that this pool used to go to 12 feet, but due to that lady who drowned in a Fall River pool last year and wasn’t found until 4 days later, they decided to fill it in to 5 feet. Boo for grownups like me, but good if you have kids, I guess.
– Plenty of free parking around. A spray pool (someone said there’s a lot of rust? I think they must have redone it since then) and a playground right near by. Right on the Alewife bike path, so would be a nice place to run to or bike to on a hot day.
I would give it 5 stars, but I really would like to see a deeper pool… but I can’t really complain, it is FREE after all. Your tax dollars at work!

great pool, free of charge, feels great on hot summer days. The only problem is the chlorine (there’s a lot of it) and the hours of operation — it only opens late into the summer and then closes before the weather really gets cold.

I like this place. The shallow end is good for younger kids (2 – 8), which is hard to find around here. In the heat wave we’ve had recently, I have spent many an hour keeping myself and my kids submerged and cool. Can’t beat the price (free). I do wish it opened before 11am.

There are two «pools» here. One is a spray pool that has lots of rust.
The swimming pool area has NO SEATING. I walked in to check out the pool (with 3 kids in tow) and walked right out. While I was checking out this place, a guy on a bicycle was riding in the pool area (yes, pool deck — a couple of feet from the water) and he was holding a boombox.
I was wondering how he even got in!
Wow, it’s tough to find a nice pool in this area!