Riverview Swimming Pool

About

Riverview Swimming Pool is a public outdoor swimming facility located within Riverview Park in Pittsburgh, PA 15214. Operated by the City of Pittsburgh's Department of Parks and Recreation, it serves as a popular seasonal destination for residents to cool off and enjoy recreational swimming during the summer months.

Specific, regularly published pool temperatures for Riverview Swimming Pool are not readily available online. Public outdoor pools like this generally rely on natural warming from the sun for a comfortable temperature suitable for recreational swimming, and specific daily temperatures are not typically published.

What are people saying (AI review summary)? Reviews for this older pool facility are mixed. Many consistently highlight significant accessibility challenges, including remote parking, a long walk, and numerous stairs (around 30+), making it largely unfriendly for those with disabilities. Common complaints also include a lack of lockers, lounge chairs (though personal ones can be brought), and limited changing space. While some found the pool clean, suitable, and lifeguards friendly, leading to a pleasant experience, other experiences cited issues with overcrowding, rowdy and out-of-control teenagers, and a perceived lack of lifeguard control, with one particularly concerning report about a lifeguard's comment regarding deep-end safety. The pool area is described as spacious with grassy areas, but a lack of natural shade from trees is noted despite its surroundings. Despite these drawbacks, some reviewers appreciated the pool itself and friendly staff, indicating a willingness to return.

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Amenities

• Accessible Entrance

Reviews

Listing Reviews

June 15th, 2018

Holley Moysenko

We bought our passes here, this summer. It is an older facility. Not much room to change and no lockers available. No lounge chairs provided, but you can bring your own chairs or blanket. Pool ranges from 2.5 feet deep to 4 feet. There is a smaller deep water section roped off, that reaches 12 feet. Nothing fancy but clean and uncrowded.

August 13th, 2025

Hali Madeline

You literally have to drive and then walk to Mordor to find this place holy cats. Definitely not ADA friendly whatsoever. About 30 (+/-) stairs. It's a spacious pool with a fair amount of grassy area to lay in. No trees to be seen even though surrounded by them. A really beautiful area overall though!

July 17th, 2025

laura Eichenmiller

Rowdy teenagers, OUT OF CONTROL not listening to a lifeguard, even though only one was trying their best to do their job!! And to crowed and WAY TO MYCH ROUGH HOUSING AND RUNNING!… and the pool NEEDS TO BE DEEP CLEANED! 🧽

March 31st, 2025

Sandra

The lifeguards told me and my cousin that if we went to the deep end they won't come save us, 1 star, not worth being told that

July 1st, 2019

Thomas Winters

This was my first time at this pool. It was very nice and the lifeguards were very friendly. There was a nice hot shower available but as previous reviewers noted there are no lockers or chairs provided. No floatation devices in the deep end but that's a small section of the pool. It's a little older but still very suitable. The parking is a little remote and the walk to the pool is lots of steps... Could be more handicap accessible. Overall pleasant experience and will go back.