Public Swimming Pools That Are Wheelchair Accessible in St Louis

There are hundreds of public indoor and outdoor swimming pools in the St. Louis, Missouri, area, and more and more of them are becoming wheelchair accessible. The most accessible pool is at the St. Peters Rec-Plex, but there are also other pools in and around the city that welcome wheelchairs and those with special needs.

  1. St. Louis City Parks

    • There are three city parks with pools, and two of them can accommodate wheelchairs. Marquette Park and Chambers Park have wheelchair-accessible outdoor wading pools. At each pool, entry is $2 for adults, and $1 for children younger than 17.

      Marquette Park Pool

      4025 Minnesota Avenue

      St Louis, MO 63118

      314-353-1250

      Chambers Park Pool

      Franklin Avenue and North Compton Avenue

      St. Louis, MO 63106

      314-534-9768

    St. Louis City Recreation Centers

    • Four of the city's recreation centers feature indoor swimming pools, but only two are accessible. The Cherokee and Tandy recreation centers are wheelchair-friendly in the pool and throughout the facility. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for children 17 and younger.

      Cherokee Recreation Center

      3200 South Jefferson Ave.

      St. Louis, MO 63118

      314-664-0582

      Tandy Recreation Center

      4206 W. Kennerly Ave.

      St Louis, MO 63113

      314-652-5131

    St. Louis YMCAs

    • There are 14 YMCAs with pools in the St. Louis area, and according to the St. Louis Metro YMCA's Director of Inclusion Services, every one of them has a wheelchair lift in the pool. Each Y also has aquatic fitness programs for people with special needs, including those who use wheelchairs. You must be a member of the YMCA to use its facilities. Contact each location for membership rates, as rates vary each month.

      Carondelet Park Rec Plex

      930 Holly Hills Ave.

      St. Louis, MO 63111

      314-768-9622

      Downtown YMCA

      1528 Locust St.

      St Louis, MO 63103

      314-436-1177

      Edward Jones Family YMCA

      12521 Marine Ave.

      St Louis, MO 63146

      314-439-9622

      Emerson Family YMCA

      3390 Pershall Road

      Ferguson, MO 63135

      314-521-1822

      Kirkwood Family YMCA

      325 North Taylor Ave.

      Kirkwood, MO 63122

      314-965-9622

      Marquette YMCA

      314 North Broadway

      St Louis, MO 63102

      314-436-7070

      Mid-County Family YMCA

      1900 Urban Drive

      St Louis, MO 63144

      314-962-9450

      Monsanto Family YMCA

      5555 Page Boulevard

      St Louis, MO 63112

      314-367-4646

      O'Fallon Family YMCA

      3451 Pheasant Meadow Drive

      O'Fallon, MO 63368

      636-379-0092

      South City Family YMCA

      3150 Sublette Ave.

      St Louis, MO 63139

      314-644-3100

      South County YMCA

      12736 Southfork Road

      Sappington, MO 63128

      314-849-4668

      St. Charles County Family YMCA

      3900 Shady Springs Lane

      St. Peters, MO 63376

      636-928-1928

      Webster Groves Family YMCA

      226 East Lockwood Ave.

      Webster Groves, MO 63119

      314-962-9622

      West County Family YMCA

      16464 Burkhardt Place

      Chesterfield, MO 63017

      636-532-3100

      ymcastlouis.org

    St. Louis County pools

    • St. Louis County operates several recreation centers with wheelchair-accessible pools.

      The St. Vincent Community Center and Water Park features an outdoor Olympic-size swimming pool as well as a water playground. The North County Recreation Complex offers open swimming as well as aquatic fitness classes for people of all ages and abilities. The complex has two outdoor aquatic areas, an Olympic-size pool and a children's pool. Kennedy Recreation Complex features an outdoor Olympic-size pool.

      Admission to these facilities is free to children 4 and younger, $3 for ages 5 to 12, $4 for ages 13 to 64, and $3 for seniors 65 and older.

      St. Vincent Community Center and Water Park

      7335 St. Charles Rock Road

      St. Louis, MO 63133

      314-615-8788

      stlouisco.com/parks/stvincentcc.htm

      North County Recreation Complex

      2577 Redman Road

      St. Louis, MO 63136

      314-615-8840

      stlouisco.com/parks/veterans.html

      Kennedy Recreation Complex

      6050 Wells Road

      St. Louis, MO 63128

      314-615-5572

      stlouisco.com/parks/kennedy.html

    St. Peters Rec-Plex

    • The St. Peters Rec-Plex is a large recreational facility that houses basketball courts, an ice-skating rink, workout facilities and an indoor swimming pool. It is located about 20 miles from downtown St. Louis in the suburb of St. Peters. The pool features a roll-in wading pool for wheelchairs, a motorized seat to lower wheelchairs into the water and a pool floor that can be raised and lowered to accommodate swimmers in wheelchairs. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors, and $4.75 for children younger than 18.

      5200 Mexico Road

      St. Peters, MO 63376

      636-939-2386

      stpetersmo.net/default.asp?Dept=24