Public Swimming and Spray Grounds
Content updated Nov. 8, 2023
Outdoor children’s water park with concessions, slides, sprinklers, water cannons, and falls.
2500 Chapel Hill Rd.
Columbia MO 65203
573-445-8839
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Content updated Oct. 28, 2023
This outdoor municipal pool on the east side of Columbia is surrounded by the beautiful Lake of the Woods Golf Course in Lake of the Woods Recreation Area. The pool features slides, lounge chairs, umbrella shade, and concessions at the clubhouse.
6700 St. Charles Rd. Columbia, MO 65202 573-474-7878 (in season) 573-874-7460 (off season)
Content updated Aug. 21, 2024
Facility amenities
Outdoor spray grounds
Chlorinated recycled water, activated by push button
Surrounding park amenities: playground, benches, MKT Trail access, art sculpture
Tiered stone seating
Park Hours: 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Open from May 1 through Sept. 30
400 Locust St.
Columbia, MO 65201
573-874-7460
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Content updated Aug. 21, 2024
Located in Douglass Park. This central-city outdoor pool features a double loop slide, climbing wall, and spray grounds. It has a picnic shelter for shade inside the fencing, lounge chairs, bathhouse, and concessions. Douglass Family Aquatic Center has the lowest admission fee of all the municipal pools, providing a great family value.
400 N Providence Rd
Columbia, MO 65201
573-442-5019 (in season) 573-874-7460 (off season)
Content updated Aug. 21, 2024
Located in Albert-Oakland Park, Albert-Oakland Family Aquatic Center is Columbia’s largest outdoor municipal pool. It has a spacious 50-meter pool with two diving boards and a triple-loop enclosed flume slide. There is a separate water play area for kids; a bathhouse with mens, womens, and family changing rooms; concession area, and a large deck with lounge chairs and shade umbrellas.
1900 Blue Ridge Rd
Columbia, MO 65202
573-474-5331 (in season)
573-874-7460 (off season)
Updated on: August 13, 2025
Indoor leisure pool, gymnasium (including basketball, volleyball, and pickleball), strength training equipment and weights, cardio equipment, indoor track, group exercise classes, warming/cooling center, and much more!
1701 W Ash
Columbia, MO 65203
573-874-7460
Hours: Monday-Friday: 5:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m., Saturday: 7 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sunday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.