Echo Park Deep Pool

I’m going to this pool because the glassel parke is beeng maintain its perty muchthe same schedule, the only thing that kind of bothers me is that if i want to swim at 6 am i need to buy a monthly pass. i can’t show up and just do my morning laps unless pay for the whole month .i did meet some great people.

Not enough chlorine!!! Every time I start a swim routine at this pool I get sick or a sinus infection! Look at the hygiene of the people entering and you will see why. They do not enforce showering before getting in the pool. And now they have recently reduced the water flow and temperature so low in the showers that your body will freeze up if you shower before your workout, and will need an extra 5 minutes to warm up. Showering before and after a workout should be a relaxing and reflexive time, but instead it is awful.
The limited lap swim hours ensure that it is crowed even midweek– everyone has to cram into the same two hours. Since many working people try to swim at lunch, it doesn’t make sense that with all the money received for the renovation that it is not open longer in the morning and afternoon for lap swimming. The condensed activity puts a strain on the ability of the chlorine to work effectively. And, I don’t think the pool should cater to non-​working people.
Beautiful pool if only it provided a pleasant and convenient (and hygenic) experience/​service.

The generous use of concrete tags it as a public building, almost Soviet Brutalist architecture. Apparently by making it ugly and functional we’re to understand our tax dollars are being used well. But I go there only to swim laps, I can go in the middle of the day, and I’m a senior. This is a great pool! There are 16 (!) lanes and, at the time I go, you can almost always have a lane by yourself. Seniors pay only one dollar. One dollar.
It is a clean pool with a sparse changing and shower room. If you’ve used any LA public pool, you know the drill — you put your stuff in a hanging net bag and give it to the attendant in exchange for a numbered safety pin. Showers are warm and automatically turn off after a minute. During lap hours it is very quiet — no screaming kids.
I quit the Y to go there. Despite previously going to a brand new Y pool, I find Echo Park pool better in almost every other way. I guess I’ll eventually lose the feeling that I took a wrong turn to the boiler room when I go from the changing room to the pool, and I’ll probably find a better route to and from the pool, but EPDP suits me fine.

*this review is strictly for lap swimming*
Good for the price. I mainly swim here during early morning hours. No lockers and the shower stalls are old school, but it’s a public pool so I’m happy that the water is clean and that I’ve never had to share a lane (although I have for evening hours). I didn’t go during summer hours so I couldn’t tell you how that varies.
4 knopes in my book.

System here is really need improve, even though they have real nice indoor pool, some (only) some staffs are friendly, registration for swimming class are terrible, came to pick up ticket at 4:30pm (open for pick up queue ticket at 4:00), I got number fourty. Two, Waiting from 4:30 till 7:20, some people just came back after they picked up ticket, staff called out number and if they not at present, meaning you have to get new ticket. StILL, system is not really work in here, a guy showed up and his number was already passed, staff in the waiting area told him that he has to get new ticket and start waiting again. OMG!!! I can’t believe he went to the registration room and talked with staffs (main lady), and he got it !!!
I can’t believe this !!! I’ve been sit here waiting for almost 3 hours, while this guy came to get ticket and went somewhere… Showed up… And get register right away !!!

Worse costumer service ever, the staff don’t really care about the people who come in and out or if u have any questions, they will just ignore you.

Moving from the Valley to EP, I was sad to be leaving behind my beloved Van Nuys Sherman Oaks pool. Thankfully my disappointment was short lived once I discovered the Echo Park Deep Pool.
The facility is small, unlike say the VNSO pool that also has a large park surrounding it. If you drove by EPD you’d probably miss it, or just assume it’s a community center, but it’s there.
Not a whole lot to comment on. The changing room is in as clean an order as you’d expect something city run to be (i.e. decent, but not exceptional). That carries over to the pool as well, though I am not sure a public pool will truly ever be as clean as I’d like. Can’t win everything.
Some might see this as a negative, but I am also happy this heated pool is covered. Sure, those looking to soak up some sun may be disappointed, but we live close enough to the beaches for that. I hated having to sunscreen it up every time I wanted to swim, so I’ll call that a win.
If I have one complaint, it would be nice to have longer hours for adult swim. The VNSO pool keeps great adult lap time hours. Unless you come real early or late, they only offer one hour of adult lap time, which just isn’t enough. I hate racing the clock as it is, and that one hour includes changing time. At the bare minimum it would be nice to have it in 2 hour intervals.
Otherwise, keep up what you’re doing.

I recently took my 3 year old son today to the pool and he loved it. I remember being 12 – 13 yrs old and going to the pool every summer before they closed it down. I’m happy they opened it up again and the hours are great. It’s awesome to know that I took my son to the pool where I spent most of my adolescence. He will be going there more often especially since I want him to learn how to swim.

I swim here Tuesday-​Friday 6−7am with the SCAQ masters group. They also have open lap swimming as well. You need to buy tickets or a pass for that in the afternoon or evening as there is no cashier available during morning swim. Also the front entrance is locked in the morning; you need to enter from the right side door.
Pool gets murky during the summer. Much clearer during the school year. Locker rooms are sparse but clean. It tends to close for 2 – 3 weeks around Christmas and New Year’s for maintenance.

I like this place. I recently started swimming again and opt to get the lap swim pass for $ 87.50 (compare to $ 3.50 each admission). This allows you for a total of 30 admissions which also allows you to the morning lap swim hours Tues thru Friday 6−8am. There’s also time for recreational swim in the afternoons from 3−9pm. There’s also weekend hours too which I dare not to go in fear of more people as the place gets crowded even on the weekdays.

You get what you pay for. Zero privacy, but we’re all adults here. Locker room can get a bit rank but it’s echo park and you embrace it. It’s busy enough but never packed, As of Dec 29^th. 2014 there is a sign posted that the pool will be closed for a few weeks. I think they are training more lifeguards and doing some maintenance.
Anyway, 3 stars for being relatively cheap, low key, nice staff. A fourth star added because THEY HAVE A BIKE RACK ON THE POOL DECK. This is AWESOME. I ride everywhere for my health and because driving makes me want to injure other humans with my bare hands. I take my bike right in with me onto the pool deck and it’s literally right it front of me while I’m swimming. Super.

This place is overcrowded, old, in a crappy area, doesn’t have locker rooms incase I want to keep my purse locked up how do I know if the attendant is going to steal my stuff and costs $ 3.50 Admission. Way too much that they’re asking that does not include anything except for rude stupid people jumping over your head while you’re trying to swim people don’t know how to use the lanes here everyone here is d a deeeeetard them and their stupid kids they don’t show any other kids manners or know how to be playing and treat people with common courtesy and respect stupid neighborhood stupid parents

I really don’t want this incredible pool to be discovered. but if you’re here, you have realized this gem. Great, clean, beautiful pool… like childhood summertime memories.

New hours kinda stink for lap swim, but I guess that happens in the summer. Adult price raised to $ 3.50 and pass is now $ 87.50.

This swimming pool I have known for since ’99, about 15 years ago when I was still in Belmont high.
It is a good place to do swim for fitness during the summer and fall. Few years ago they were closed due to modification plus city budget issue, so they were shut down for about 3 – 4 years.
They also have 30 entry-​pass for $ 55 and no expiration period, which is highly recommended, or else you pay $ 2.50 at the door. Do the math and you will see it.

For less than $ 2 this is the bomb. Lanes fill up but I’ve rarely had to share. I love this aquatic center.

Like one reviewer said, I almost don’t want to tell people about this place to keep everyone at bay.
$ 2 with a library card and $ 2.50 without it. Staff is friendly. The water is «heated» but it’s still cold. One of the life guards said it used to be a lot hotter but most swimmers were complaining about it being too hot.
Only rash guards and bathing suits are to be worn here and it can’t be white. One lifeguard told me that I wasn’t wearing a rash guard (because it was white) when I told her I was and even offered to show her the print on the back that said it, she just reiterated that no white shirts can be worn. Thankfully, one of my guy friends loan me his. although it was big, it worked enough to have them let us stay.
The staff at the front desk and locker room are really friendly. When you pay, they give you a raffle ticket. When you enter the locker room there is a rack of mesh bags for you to put your clothes in. With the bag and the raffle ticket you give it to the lady working the locker room. She hands you a safety pin with the shelf number where your bag is placed. I usually clip the safety pin on my towel but then I read someone’s review saying their towel got stolen (that has yet to happen to me) but now I clip it onto my suit.
The night I went with three of my friends, there was a swim practice going on that took up a couple of lanes. But this place is so big that there were additional lanes open. They have floaties, foams, and other pool toys to get a work out with. Just be polite and return them. :)

This is the closest public pool to my house, so I went here just to try it out. I was so impressed with the quality of the facilities I became a regular here.
It’s large and very clean pool that is open all year and is heated to the perfect temperature. The pool has times for lap swimming and free swim. The diving board opens up for free swim when there’s enough staff on hand.
Open for lunch and after work. (You have to be a member to get in in the morning & the membership is the price of going to the pool every single day.) Most of the time I go (lunch and weekends) I don’t have to share a lane.
Changing rooms are whatever, but there’s always a staff member to watch your clothes and bags. It provides kickboards and fins for everyone, which I think is a nice bonus.
Couldn’t really ask any more from a city pool.

I almost don’t want to share this place, because the thought of sharing a lane makes me sad, but I will.
Best pool in LA! Better than gym pools by a long run. I buy the $ 50 pass for 30 sessions. It’s only like $ 2 for individual sessions (or $ 1.50 with library card). Their hours change from time to time, but they have morning and evening sessions almost every weekday plus are open Sat and Sun. It’s never tooo crowded and even better in the winter.
Other pluses: They let you check your bag in the locker room, they have showers, they have kick boards, pull buoys, etc. If it gets busy, they have «fast» and «slow» lanes.
See y’all in the deep end!

The Echo Park Deep Pool is the deepest pool known to exist anywhere. It is so deep that some people have spent a lifetime trying to figure out just how deep the Echo Park Deep Pool is. It’s that deep. And it’s in Echo Park. So the name they gave it (who names pools, anyway?) is pretty accurate.
Also, it’s a great place to catch a few laps. Arrive early and grab a lane for yourself. I’ve only been there once, but already I love it.