Westport Park and Pool

Swimmers, please read: With school starting in Springfield Tuesday, Aug. 13, the last day of the regular pool season was Sunday, Aug. 11. Most of our lifeguards... and cashiers are students, so it’s not possible to keep pools open during school. Fassnight and Grant Beach pools reopen Saturdays and Sundays only through Labor Day. We have just one pool open Monday, Aug. 12: Grant Beach is open regular hours, 1-6:30 p.m. Despite the heat advisory, we are unable to extend hours Monday night. Thanks for a fun pool season, and have a great school year! See more

Sunday, Aug. 11, is the last day of the pool season for Meador Park and Pool, Silver Springs Park and Pool, Westport Park and Pool and McGee-McGregor Pool at Ph...elps Grove Park. Pools at Fassnight Park and Pool and Grant Beach Park and Pool will reopen Saturdays and Sundays only through Labor Day. Thanks for a wonderful fun summer a best wishes to our swimmers, lifeguards and cashiers for a great school year. See more

Special pool hours for July 4: Fassnight, Grant Beach and Meador pools are open 12:30-5:30 p.m., with Splash & Sizzle pricing all day: $1 admission or free with... a canned food donation for Ozarks Food Harvest. Westport, Silver Springs and McGee-McGregor pools are closed July 4. Details: http://parkboard.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=201 See more

You've probably noticed: Westport Pool is full and holding water (!!!) The pool is opening Saturday, June 29, 1-6:30 p.m. After that the pool is open daily 1-6:30, closed Tuesdays. Thank you, everyone, for your patience as we worked through repairs. The solution came through reinforcing metal boxes around the drain, and a technique called mud jacking, which involves drilling small holes in the pool shell and injecting a sealant beneath the shell surface. After several rounds of mud jacking, the pool is now holding water well enough to open. Park Board staff is so happy, and we know you are too! Let's swim! Details here: http://parkboard.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=199

UPDATE June 21: Parks Staff has continued to do mud jacking under the pool shell, as well as installed a new reinforced steel box around the drain. We're cautiously optimistic that these repairs will hold water, and that we're getting closer to being able to reopen. We're continuing to test the repairs, and as always, will keep this post updated. Update June 17: Parks staff is continuing to work on repairs. We're using a technique called mud jacking, which includes drilling t...iny holes through the pool shell an injecting a liquid sealant, which expands to fill gaps. It's a process that takes a little time to both inject and set up. We've been testing the seals with small amounts of water, and we're pleased with the improvement, but we're still doing additional repairs to make sure the pool will hold water. Update June 7: Parks staff has identified the source of the leak to be in the pool’s two main drains. Repairs have been attempted on both drains this week, and the pool will be partially filled this weekend to test the repairs. If the water holds through the weekend, the pool could reopen within a week. If the pool continues to leak, excavation may be required to access and rebuild the drain, and the pool would be closed for a few more weeks. Update May 30: Park staff and plumbing contractors have spent the last several days determining where the leak is NOT, and through the process of elimination, we now believe it is inside the main pool drain, beneath the pool. We're hopeful we can make repairs without excavating the pool, and we should know more in the next few days. Thank you for your patience. May 24 post: We are sorry, but Westport Pool is closed until further notice due to a major underground water leak. The pool is rapidly losing water and cannot hold enough for the filtration system to operate (details in comments.) Updates will be posted on this Facebook page. All other Park Board pools open Saturday and follow regular schedules, posted at ParkBoard.org/Aquatics

PARENTS: please keep your kids and teens out of flooded waterways in parks. This may look like a fun place to play today but it’s actually very dangerous. Lots of spots in parks are underwater due to flooding. Please be safe and stay out of the water. Thank you.

Westport Pool is now closed for the season. Thanks for a great summer!Westport Pool is now closed for the season. Thanks for a great summer!

This weekend is your LAST CHANCE TO SWIM at Silver Springs Park and Pool, Westport Park and Pool and Meador Park and Pool. Last day at these pools is Sunday, Au...g. 12. Swimming continues until Tuesday, Aug. 14 at Fassnight Park and Pool and Grant Beach Park and Pool. After that, Grant Beach and Fassnight pools are open Saturday-Sunday only, plus Labor Day: Aug. 18-19, Aug. 25-26, and Sept. 1-3. Labor Day is the last day to swim, and we offer discount Splash & Sizzle prices that day all day: $1 or Free with a canned food donation for Ozarks Food Harvest. Why do we close? Because most of our lifeguards and cashiers are going back to school. Details here: http://parkboard.org/323/Swimming-Pools See more

Westport Pool is repaired and open!!

Due to US National Weather Service Springfield Missouri Heat Advisory, Silver Springs Park and Pool will stay open until 8 p.m. tonight. Almost all outdoor pools stay open late Fridays and Saturdays in July for scheduled Splash & Sizzle events. Every day after 5:30, admission is FREE with a canned food donation for Ozarks Food Harvest. http://www.parkboard.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=159

Due to US National Weather Service Springfield Missouri Heat Advisory, Silver Springs Pool stays open until 8 p.m. Thursday, July 12. Almost every pool stays o...pen late every in July. Grant Beach, Westport and Silver Springs pools are Fridays in July until 8 p.m. Grant Beach, Westport, Silver Springs and Meadow pools are open Saturdays in July until 8 p.m. A rare opportunity for night swimming takes place at Fassnight Pool, open Saturdays in July until 10 p.m. After 5:30 p.m., admission to all pools is $1, or free with a canned food donation. Food donations benefit Ozarks Food Harvest. Details: http://www.parkboard.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=159 See more