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Hanson Pines Pool, located at 140 Wakefield St, Rochester, NH, is a seasonal outdoor public swimming facility operated by the Rochester Recreation & Arena. It features a main swimming pool and often a separate wading pool, serving as a popular recreational spot for open swim, swim lessons, and community events during the summer months.
Specific, consistently published pool temperatures for Hanson Pines Pool are not readily available. As a seasonal outdoor public facility, its water temperature typically fluctuates with ambient weather conditions and is generally not heated.
What are people saying (AI review summary)? The aquatic facility offers a variety of amenities including a lap pool, kiddie pool, and a 5ft deep pool, alongside outdoor showers, bathrooms, an adjoining playground, and a basketball court, all available for free. Many visitors appreciate the clean pools and its suitability for diverse age groups, with some commending the improved and attentive lifeguard staff this year. However, there are notable criticisms regarding lifeguard professionalism, with reports of some being distracted by phones or socializing. Concerns also exist about the strict, inconsistent, and sometimes confusing enforcement of deep-end access rules and swim tests, which has caused frustration for some patrons and their families.
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August 10th, 2025James Ryan
5 foot deep end and they wouldn't allow my children who can swim well, touch the bottom and have never had a problem swimming in deeper water because they didn't pass a strict swim test. Absolutely insane. 3 lifeguards on duty but only one watching the pool while they all socialized or on their phones. Lazy and unprofessional.
July 6th, 2024Samuel Chase
Wonderful facilitates. Includes bathrooms, 4 outdoor showers a lap pool and a smaller kiddie pool
July 27th, 2024Racheal Elwell
I love all the lifeguard this year in the past they had some rude ones ! Everyone is great zero issues and I love the baby pool for my 2yr old and my 9yr old loves the 5ft pool !
September 10th, 2022Jo Bechard
Great place to swim! I took my GrandKids there (6 & 10) & we all had a great time. Lifeguards on duty, clean pool, outdoor showers. Two pools. One gradual walk-in, goes to 3' deep. The other starts at 3', has ladders, & goes to 5' deep, with a rope divider at aporox. 4' deep. Jumping's ok; no diving. Adjoining playground & basketball court too. All free! Yay! I moved to Roch. in 2020 & had heard on FB from residents around my age (60's/70's) that they loved going here as kids, so I brought the GKids there to check it out. So glad we did!
July 1st, 2024Josh Ferguson
Lifeguard yelled at me to get out of the deep end even though I already took the test and passed it and shorter kids are over there and I'm taller then them I'm 6FT kids were also Kannonballing in the water and lifeguards did not stop them but last year when I went it was wayyyy better but now it's just annoying and confuseing
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Opening Hours
| Sunday | 12:00 – 6:00 PM |
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| Monday | 2:30 – 6:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 2:30 – 6:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 2:30 – 6:00 PM |
| Thursday | 2:30 – 6:00 PM |
| Friday | 2:30 – 6:00 PM |
| Saturday | 12:00 – 6:00 PM |
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