Locations for Pool Sessions

Locations to facilities in the greater Portland Metro area that have pool sessions for kayakers. Some locations for other areas outside Portland are also included (eg Salem, Eugene, etc...).

Please note that any references to time and dates of sessions may be wildly inaccurate. Please call each facility ahead of time to verify that the pool will be open for your use. If you find any schedule differences, please post a comment on the appropriate pool session page. (or email the webmaster).

See the Day and Times for Pool Session page for an overview schdule.

Day and Times for Pool Sessions

This is a quick compilation of greater Portland metro area pools that allow kayakers in for pool sessions. Some pool times and session information is provided for other area towns (eg Salem, Eugene, Corvallis, etc).

Please note day and time may change without our knowledge. Please contact each pool before showing up for a session. Pools will often cancel or change times if they think noone is going to show up. Please see each pool's indivudual page for location, pool hours, directions, or other important information.

This list is not comprehensive to all pools in the area that allow pool sessions, it's only to the best of our knowledge. Please email the webmaster if you find any day/time discrepencies so this page can get updated correctly. Thanks!

Listing by day of week:

Sunday

Marshall Pool: 15:00 to 16:15
Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center: 10:00 to 12:00


Monday

Beaverton Swim Center: 21:30 to 22:30

Tuesday

Sunset Swim Center: 20:30 to 22:00
Sandy Aquatic Center 20:30 to 22:00 (Oct 5 to Nov 1), 19:00 to 21:00 after Nov 1
Osborne Aquatic Center (Corvallis): 19:30 to 21:00

Wednesday

Beaverton Swim Center: 21:30 to 22:30
Sandy YMCA Pool: 19:30 to 21:00
South Albany High School (Albany): 2nd and 4th Wed of Month - see link for more details
Olinger Pool (Salem): (1st and 3rd Wed of Month) 20:30 to 22:00


Thursday

Sunset Swim Center: 20:30 to 22:00
Echo Hollow Pool (Eugene): 20:30 to 22:00



Friday

no known sessions at this time

Saturday

Marshall Pool: 15:00 to 16:15


NOTICE: All PDX Adventure Racer members are expected to be curteous to any and all staff at these pools. Follow their directions to the letter, even if you think they're being absurd. Follow up with the persons manager - after you have done as requested.

Please insure your boats are clean and in good working order so as not to pollute the pools. Be prompt about the times. Be curteous to other non PDXAR members that may be in the pool. Thank you!


Note on military time format: For times greater than 12:00 (noon), subtract 12:00 from the military time to get the PM time (eg 21:30 - 12:00 = 9:30pm).

Aquatic Sports

website:  http://www.aquaticsports.com/ 
address:  10803 SW Barbur Blvd.
          Portland, OR 97219
  phone:  503-222-DIVE




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Beaverton Swim Center

 website:  http://www.thprd.com/facilities/bsc.cfm 
calendar:  http://www.thprd.com/schedules/index.cfm?cs_id=15 
 address:  12850 SW 3rd Ave
           Beaverton, OR
   phone:  (503) 629-6312
   hours:  Monday - Thursday  7:00 am - 10:30 pm
           Friday             7:00 am -  9:30 pm
           Saturday           7:30 am -  4:00 pm (*)
           Sunday            10:30 am -  6:00 pm (*)

(*) unless pool rental in building

Take Highway 217 (north or south)
Exit West on Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy
Go aprox. 1 mile
Left onto Main Street (2 blocks past Watson Street stop light)
Go three blocks
Right onto 3rd Ave.
Park immediately
Swim center is on your left



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Dixon Recreation Center (Corvallis)

address:  Corvallis, OR  97330

info:
on the OSU campus
Please call ORC at 541.737.3630 to verify the time and cost (usually held Tuesday evenings).

Echo Hollow Pool (Eugene)

website:  http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~opwww/events/echohollow.html 
address:  1655 Echo Hollow Road,
          Eugene, OR
  phone:  (541) 682-5525

info:
Thursday nights 8:30 to 10PM
Cost is $3.50/boat
Limited to first 12 boats

Eisenschmidt Pool (St Helens)

NOTE: It appears this pool is not currently doing kayak pool sessions for lack of interest. I'm told that if 3 or 4 kayakers ask for a sessions, they may be willing to open for that use specifically.

Eisenschmidt Pool
1070 Eisenschmidt Lane
St Helens, OR
503-397-2283

Pool open on Saturdays from 8am to 10am for kayak pool sessions

Get to the pool from S 12th St.


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Marshall Pool

website:  http://www.ci.vancouver.wa.us/parks-recreation/sports/aquatics/pools.htm 
address:  1009 E McLoughlin
          Vancouver, WA
  phone:  360 696-8239




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North Clackamas Aquatics Park

website:  http://aquatic.co.clackamas.or.us/ncap/  
address:  7300 Se Harmony Rd
          Milwaukie, OR  97222
  phone:  (503) 557-7873
contact:  Chris Miller - Pool Rental Information
  notes:  Must rent the wave pool for an hour at a time, no open
          sessions, rental rate currently $120 / hour, some 
          Saturday afternoons may rent for $50 / hour call first




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Olinger Pool (Salem)

address:  1310 A Street NE
          Salem, OR 97301
  phone:  (503) 588-6332

Info:
1st and 3rd Wednesday of Month, 20:30 to 22:00
Cost is $2.50

Osborne Aquatic Center (Corvallis)

address:  1940 NW Highland Dr
          Corvallis, OR  97330
  phone:  (541) 766-7946

info:
first Thursday of every month at 7:30 to 9:00 PM
Cost is $4.00
Entrance is to the left of the main doors

River Place Athletic Club

website:  http://www.therac.com/ 
contact:  Jeremy Hyatt - Pool Director
address:  0150 SW Montgomery
          Portland, OR  97201
  phone:  (503) 221-1212
  hours:  Monday - Friday 4:30am - 10:00pm
          Saturday        7:00am -  8:00 pm
          Sunday          8:00am -  8:00pm

On holidays, the Club will either be closed or open with reduced hours.)

Directions To RiverPlace Athletic Club:


From South

Dunthorpe/ Lake Oswego/ West Linn Pacific Highway - Macadam Ave. North to City Center exit. Stay RIGHT to SW Harbor Drive. Go to bottom of hill, RIGHT at signal onto SW Montgomery. Turn RIGHT into RAC parking lot.

From Southwest

Tigard/ Tualatin/ Sherwood/ Newberg/ Salem/ Eugene
I-5 North to Front Ave. exit (left exit). Turn RIGHT at light onto SW Montgomery. RAC parking lot is the second RIGHT off SW Montgomery.

From West

Cedar Hills/ Beaverton/ Aloha/ Hillsboro
US 26 East (Sunset Highway) to City Center/Market Street exit. Take Market to river and follow I-5 South to bottom of hill. Turn left at signal onto SW Montgomery. RAC parking lot is the second RIGHT.

From North

Jantzen Beach/ Vancouver/ Longview/ Seattle
I-5 South to Marquam Bridge. Do Not use I-405 South! Take Beaverton/City Center exit off bridge (I-405 North) to 4th Ave. exit. Turn RIGHT on Market to river. Follow I-5 South sign to bottom of hill. Turn LEFT at signal onto SW Montgomery. RAC parking lot is the second RIGHT.

From Airport

Use Airport Way East to I-205 South. Stay left to Salem. (Do Not use I-84 East!). Take RIGHT turn onto I-84 West/City Center. Then follow directions below.

From East

East County/ Rockwood/ Gresham/ The Dalles
I-84 West to I-5 South (Salem). Across Marquam Bridge stay LEFT to I-405 North (Beaverton). Exit on 4th Ave to Market Street. Follow Market to the river. Follow I-5 South sign to bottom of hill. Turn LEFT at signal onto SW Montgomery. RAC parking is the second RIGHT.

From Southeast

Milwaukie/ Gladstone/ Oregon City
99E (McLaughlin Blvd.) North on Grand Ave. LEFT onto Hawthorne Bridge ramp. Across bridge turn LEFT on SW First Ave. to Market St. Turn LEFT to river. Follow I-5 South sign to bottom of hill. Turn LEFT at signal onto SW Montgomery. RAC parking lot is the second RIGHT.





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Salvation Army Pool

address:  5325 N Williams Ave.
          Portland, OR
  phone:  503 493-3927 x 23

Directions:


From the South, Downtown Portland, and Salem

1. Go north on I-5
2. Take exit #303 (Swan Island - Killinsgworth)
3. Use the far right exit only lane and stay to the right when the ramp forks
4. Turn Right on Alberta, first stop sign
5. Turn Left on Williams (the first one-way street going North)
6. The building is on the Left, look for the Salvation Army Sign (if you hit Killingsworth, you've passed it)

From the North, Vancouver

1. Go South on I-5
2. Take Exit #303 (Alberta - Swan Island)
3. Turn Left on Alberta (first stop sign)
4. Follow directions from #5 above

NOTES:

The pool is no longer open for kayaking at a set time. It is available for rent and the renters can use it for kayaking.
Hourly rental is $50
Renters must provide a certified lifeguard if minors are in the pool
Must have at lease two adults at the pool - in kayaks is ok
Pool size is 40x60'
Depth 3-9 feet
Call to set up the rental - (503) 493-3927
Maximum of 8 boats in the pool at once





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Sandy Aquatic Center

I'm told they are switching to an every-other-Sunday schedule. Please call the pool directly to get the information from them.

39055 Pleasant Ave
Sandy, OR  97055

Sandy Aquatic Center number is (503) 668-4400.

If anyone has a Webaddress for the Sandy Aquatic Center, please send them to Shane so they can be added to this website. Thanks!

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Sandy Elementary Pool (Sandy)

Sandy Pool Session Wednesdays at
Sandy Elementary Pool

7:30 to 9 p.m.
Fee $ 5
Don't forget to bring your friends and your helmet.

Information:
Sandy YMCA Aquatic Center @ 503-668-4400,
39055 Pleasant Street
Sandy, OR 97055
or Berny 503-622-1974


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South Albany High School (Albany)

website:  http://sahs.8j.net/ 
address:  3685 Columbus SE
          Albany, OR  97322
  phone:  (541) 967-4521

contact:
Mike O Bryan and Susan Smith of WKCC
(541) 929-5660
2nd and 4th Wed of Month
$3 - bring exact change

Sunset Swim Center

 website:  http://www.thprd.com/facilities/susc.cfm 
calendar:  http://www.thprd.com/schedules/index.cfm?cs_id=5 
 address:  13707 NW Science Park Drive
           Portland, OR  97229
   phone:  (503) 629-6315
   hours:  Monday - Friday  7:00 am - 9:00 pm
           Saturday        12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
           Sunday          closed




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Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center

website:  http://www.thprd.com/facilities/thsc.cfm 
address:  15707 SW Walker Road
          Beaverton, OR  97006
  phone:  (503) 645-6433
  hours:  Monday - Thursday  5:00 am - 10:00 pm
          Fridays            5:00 am -  9:00 pm
          Saturday          12:00 pm -  8:00 pm
          Sunday            10:00 am -  8:00 pm

See website for a long list of closure and holiday schedule information - they often will cancel sessions and may/may not post on their website - always call and double check with them


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