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Sunday, September 03, 2006

Maple Grove Park - Vancouver Family's Secret Swimming Pool

Maple Grove Swimming Pool, Vancouver

There is a great swimming pool in Vancouver where a family with children can have lots of fun!
It's at Maple Grove park, located on West 51st Ave and Balsam St, Vancouver. It's part of the Vancouver Parks Board. It's a HUGE family swimming pool.
It has a concession stand, changing rooms, outdoor shower, and lots of grassy areas around to sit, picnic and enjoy. There are two to three lifeguards on duty. While we were there, the lifeguards did their job well as a couple of times, they went in the water and asked underaged children where there parents were, since children under 8 years old had to have an adult with them within arm's length. The admission (at Aug 2006 anyway) is very good: $1 for children, $2 for adults, free for children under 5 years old.
Vangie and I sat by the edge of the pool and waded our feet in the cooling water. Emerald, Erin-Marie and Erica had a grand time!
Link to Maple Grove Park in Vancouver is here.

Kitsilano Pool

By the way, did you know that Vancouver boasts Canada's longest pool! It's at Kitslano Pool, located at 2305 Cornwall Avenue. It is the only salt water pool in Vancouver and one of the few in the world!