Haynes Outdoor Pool

About

Haynes Outdoor Pool, located at 2006 Grande Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124, USA, is a popular public aquatic facility operated by the City of Rio Rancho. Open seasonally, typically during the summer months, it offers recreational swimming, swim lessons, and lap swimming. The pool features various amenities including water slides, a diving board, and a shallow area suitable for children, making it a family-friendly destination for community recreation.

Specific pool temperatures for Haynes Outdoor Pool are not widely published. However, as a public recreational facility, the water is generally heated and maintained at a comfortable temperature suitable for swimming activities during its operational season.

What are people saying (AI review summary)? Haynes Pool receives mixed reviews. Many patrons praise its affordability, cleanliness, and family-oriented atmosphere, often highlighting friendly staff, effective rule enforcement, and the convenience of an adjacent park. However, significant concerns are raised, particularly regarding swim lessons. While beneficial for confident children, group lessons are considered too large for shy or nervous kids, with teenage instructors sometimes struggling to engage younger children or manage class sizes. A specific incident detailed a lifeguard's harsh yelling traumatizing a three-year-old, causing a fear of water. Lifeguard behavior is a recurring issue, with complaints about rudeness, excessive whistling for minor infractions, and a failure to adequately address serious safety concerns, such as older children acting aggressively or hitting younger ones with hard balls. There are also criticisms about inconsistent rule enforcement, like prohibiting baby floaties while allowing potentially dangerous items, and a perceived lack of supervision for older minors. Overall, the pool is seen as a good value but has notable shortcomings in its swim lesson program and lifeguard professionalism, particularly concerning safety and child engagement.

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Amenities

• Accepts Credit Cards
• Accessible Entrance

Reviews

Listing Reviews

June 25th, 2025

B M

This review is for the children’s swim lessons at Haynes Pool. I have several kids and they’ve all had swim lessons here on and off over the last 8 years. From year to year, each child has had different experiences. In general I’ve found that with my extroverted and confident kids these group lessons are great. My kids that are more shy and nervous of the water really struggle with them. The classes, particularly for the youngest (tadpoles), are just too big. This year my 3 year old had 6-8 kids in his class (depending on the day), but his older brother’s class only had 3. Also, these classes are taught by teenagers, which is sometimes great, because they can be super energetic and fun. Sometimes, though, it’s not a good thing, because they don’t always know how to engage kids who are nervous of the water, they can struggle to manage larger swim classes, and they can be scared to talk to parents. Also, one of the lifeguards is really scary. When lessons are done if the kids don’t exit the pool immediately he yells at them with a tone that isn’t nice. The kids aren’t even mine, but I don’t like it. They’re just being kids and it’s not like their taking an extra minute to exit the pool is causing any harm. I think the lifeguards should be able to encourage obedience without being harsh. One of my kids did have a traumatic run in with this same lifeguard when he tried to leave his class in the middle of it. He’s little, having just turned 3, and was having a hard time in his class on the third day. He got whistled and yelled at with the same harsh tone for running. Yes, it’s not safe, however 3 year olds are still learning to listen and remember rules. Terrified my son didn’t slow down and if anything ran faster and farther, which made the lifeguard continue to scream at him. There wasn’t any staff to help in this situation and though I was trying to reach my child, I was coming from the other side of the pool where the majority of the parent seating is. My son loved “swimming,” but now he won’t go near the water and clings onto me and cries if I try encouraging him to go with his class. I tried every day for the rest of his swim session, but he never went into the water again. He now has negative associations with the pool, which completely defeats the purpose of swim lessons for this age group. My advice is to consider your kid’s personality and needs before signing them up for these lessons. Two of mine loved them, but two really struggled with them. The kids don’t get much one-on-one instruction, which some kids may need. And classes may be large, which can be overwhelming for the kids and instructors. And if your child is sensitive the lifeguard yelling may frighten them.

August 15th, 2025

Erica Pacheco

They don’t allow baby floaties. I didn’t have a big baby floatie that took up space it was small. The life guards were rude and they blow their whistle every little while at MINOR things. It’s very annoying. On top of that they allow harder balls not even pool balls in the pool that have hit my baby from kids being too rough. Oh but I can’t have my baby in a floatie? Which one is the hazard a floatie or actual footballs people bring in that can hit someone? The owners of this pool have no common sense, and the lifeguards are a joke just super rude and actually doing nothing.

August 20th, 2024

Danielle Hernandez

My sons and I absolutely love this pool!! We went a bunch of times this summer ☀️ It is inexpensive, clean and the staff members are kind and work hard to make it a safe and fun experience for everyone. The park is right next to it. It is a lovely park and has a super fun play structure.

July 15th, 2025

Corina Perez

Took my 2 kids 2 the pool my youngest 9 was playing at the basketball hoop with other children and older boy (maybe 15-16years old )he starts taking the ball from the smaller kids and cussing at them . He then intentionally aimed and hit my son in the head with the basketball I went to speak to the lifeguards about it and they did absolutely nothing . I asked the boy where his parents were so that I could speak to them and he said too bad. His parents weren’t there and he was there by himself with his siblings when a girl who looked about 13 and then he claimed his little brother was seven years old. What business does the 1516-year-old have watching his two younger siblings at a public pool they should have adult adults present And when there’s an issue like that, they should be kicked out immediately not told to stop it and there going to be watching him when he intentionally threw a basketball at my son‘s head, could cause him a concussion or to fall and hit his head against the side of the pool and seriously injured himself. i’m extremely disappointed in our experience there and the lack of concern and safety that the staff has

June 10th, 2025

Phangea Manyseng-Gutierrez

You have no idea how much I absolutely love haynes pool!!! It is so clean, very family oriented, and the lifeguards are on top of it all by keeping the deck clean, bathrooms, and focused on enforcing the rules. 10/10 would 100% come again.