Swimming Pool
Sports Activity Location

Raymond Lord Memorial Swimming Pool

81 Cross St, Lowell, MA 01854, USA

82 Reviews

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Public swimming pool featuring shallow areas and a splash pad.

Information regarding specific maintained water temperatures for the Raymond Lord Memorial Swimming Pool is not readily available. As a public outdoor pool, its water temperature typically fluctuates with the ambient air temperature and sun exposure, and there is no indication it is heated.

What are people saying (AI review summary)? While lifeguards are consistently praised for being amazing, plentiful, and great with kids, and several facilities like clean bathrooms, splash pads, and shaded areas are appreciated, visitors report significant issues. Recurring problems include bullying and disruptive behavior from unsupervised teenagers, which has led to injuries, upset children, and early pool closures. There are strong calls for management to be stricter, enforce rules, and eject problematic individuals. Communication is also a major concern, with pools closing early or being completely closed without proper updates, leading to wasted trips. A minor facility improvement suggested is adding curtains to changing stalls.

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Amenities

  • Good for Children
  • Accessible Entrance

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Amanda Mannion July 13th, 2025
Amanda Mannion

The life guards are AMAZING and great with the kids! The management there needs to be more strict about kids bullying other kids - and there’s TONS of kids there who’s parents just drop them off when the pool opens, then leave , and don’t come pick them up till the pool closes. And these kids are all 12 and UNDER! Me and my kids LOVE going to this pool but there are a lot of BULLYS who hang out there all day ever day and TWICE now they have made my kids leave crying … NOT OKAY.

Pedro Zaruma June 22nd, 2025
Pedro Zaruma

I waited a half n hour to get in and for it to close at 5:00 although it says 6:30

S C August 1st, 2024
S C

swearing, rude teenagers , tons of rough playing.and diving, not listening to lifeguards! Today they hurt a lady, ambulance took her. Turns out it was her own kid hit her when they kept grabbing each other and tossing themselves in the pool, Lucky they didn't hit a child! They need to kick people out like this. Because of this group, they closed the pool on a 92° DAY! ( 8.1.24.)

T. WassaJimen (SÕĹ) June 26th, 2025
T. WassaJimen (SÕĹ)

Polizzotti drained pool is already drained and closed you should update people just wasted a half an hour trying to get to this pool. And then your neighboring pool has classes in it and the doors locked and you guys don't update anybody

Arika Handy August 3rd, 2022
Arika Handy

This was my first time going to a public pool in lowell. we got there right after opening at 12 noon. There was parking. The bathroom was clean it had automatic flush toilet and hand dryers. There are no curtains on the changing stalls not sure why that needs to be fixed. Plenty of showers. There is a splash pad next to the pool which I used with my toddler. The main pool was nice . The wade area perfect for little and non swimmers.There is a shaded tented area with tables and benches. You could also do picnic style on the grass right next to the pool. Plenty of life guards and they were nice young teens. We will be back.

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Opening Hours

Sunday Closed
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday Closed
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
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