Stapleton Aquatics:

The Stapleton MCA operates and maintains three outdoor recreational pool facilities that are designed to meet all of the community’s needs. Generally, the pools open Memorial Day weekend and close for the season on Labor Day.  Because each facility offers its own unique amenities, each pool incorporates a unique schedule and menu of programs suitable for its design.  The facility schedules are intended to balance the community’s demand for programming while providing uninterrupted open swim from 10 a.m. to dusk.  Each pool is open to the public and fully staffed with certified lifeguards.  To ensure the quality and safety of our aquatic facilities and programs, the MCA is very selective in hiring and training its aquatic staff each season.

The pools have bathrooms, showers, and changing facilities and are equipped with barbeques and picnic facilities. 

Aviator Pool is located at 8054 E. 29th Avenue. Aviator Pool is our main programming pool with adult and youth programs running from 6a.m. to 12 p.m. most days.  Aviator maximizes its ability to offer a variety of programming such as swim team, adult fitness, swimming lessons, scuba, and springboard diving.   Due to the amount of aquatics programming at Aviator, open swim typically does not begin until noon.

Puddle Jumper Pool is located at 2401 Xenia Street. We consider PJ Pool the community’s “children’s” pool, designed specifically for our littlest swimmers in mind. With many play features, it’s the perfect pool for toddlers to preschoolers. PJ is always the first pool to open for “open swim” each day and it’s operating schedule is very consistent with hours from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. PJ’s amenities include play structures separate from the pool, and in the water there’s loads of fun from bubble jets to fountains to splash pads. The PJ pool offers plenty of shallow water swimming and is the only Stapleton pool offering a zero depth walk-in entry. 

F-15 Pool is located at 2831 Hanover Street. F-15 Pool offers a combination of open swim and aquatics programs. There are some limited play and water interactivity features for younger swimmers. In addition, there are always two 25-meter lap lanes available for exercise and training. F-15’s schedule is also very predictable, with operating hours from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. We offer the full suite of aquatics lessons at F-15, and the pool is framed by an open lawn area and a large playground.

Pool Admission: Stapleton’s three community pools are open to the public and available on a first come, first serve basis. Each pool has a mandatory daily capacity ranging from 200 to 400 people at the pool at any given time. All Stapleton residents ages 12 months and older access the pools using their resident membership card in lieu of the daily admission fee. Infants younger than 12 months, accompanied by a resident with a current membership card, are free. All non-Stapleton residents must pay the daily admission fee to enter the pools. We accept cash, debit, and credit cards at the pools. Daily entrance fees vary for visitors ages 18 and older and ages 12 months to 17 years, as well as seniors ages 65 and older.  Entrance fees are non-refundable and pools do not issue rain checks in the event of  inclement weather.

Resident Guess Passes: Stapleton residents may purchase guest passes for the pools, which provide a discounted entry fee. However, residents must be present at the pool with their guest. We offer two types of seasonal guest passes—a five-visit pass and an unlimited guest pass. Please note there is a limit of four unlimited guess passes per household. Guest passes expire at the end of each season.

Aquatics Programming

• Adult water fitness and swim conditioning

• Private swim lessons   (youth and adult)

• Stingrays swim team (Denver Parks & Recreation Swim League) 

• Group Swimming Lessons

Program Registration: Information and registration for Stapleton’s aquatics programs are available online at www.stapletoncommunity.com. Registration for summer programs opens March 15. Please remember that you need to have an established online account with the community’s website to access the registration process.

visit www.stapletoncommunity.com for programming information, class descriptions, and schedules.