Highland Park Pool — Attraction in Los Angeles

LOVE this pool! My kid and I have been coming here for years. Perfect summer afternoons spent here at one of our fine city's adequate amenities. The pool is clean, not crowded, and embedded in the heart of Highland Park with historic murals within view and the light trail zooming by every few minutes. The lifeguards and staff are so friendly and smart! Especially love how BIG this pool is compared to other public pools nearby.

In case you don't already know, the cost for a summer pool pass is $10 for kids. Adults over 50 get in for $1, everyone else only $4.

Local tip: go to the architecturally significant Arroyo Seco library in the early afternoon, then stroll thru the park to the pool...

Convenient to public trans/metro.

4 stars only bc the showers and changing rooms badly in need of an upgrade. Other public pools have good showers... Why...

No private shower stall, no door. Shower heads need to be pressed the whole time to work and they are very stiff (torturing). Cheap management. The water is so dirty, 6ft lanes are in the middle of the pool. Weird. Sits right next to a rail track and busy streets so extra dusty. No shades whatsoever. Street parking only. Extremely uncomfortable experience. Never again even the location is convenient. This rundown place needs a serious upgrade. How can it gets 4+ star?? the rating is so misleading. Most of the staff is...

Mixed reviews. The pool itself is lovely, water temp perfect for lap swimming, and very clean pool and not crowded. Lifeguards and staff super friendly. However, for this 75 year old woman who is used to climbing out of public pools, I found that the ladder steps and the pool edge were very difficult to navigate. Glassell, and Yosemite have ladders as well, but are much easier. Also, the showers and changing rooms were very outdated, and not...