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Hamilton Community Pool, located at 203 El Bonito Dr, Novato, CA, is a public aquatic facility featuring a 25-yard, 6-lane lap pool and a shallow children's play area/splash pad. It offers various programs including lap swim, open swim, water exercise, and swim lessons for the community.
Both the lap pool and the children's splash pad at Hamilton Community Pool are heated to a comfortable 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
What are people saying (AI review summary)? This public swimming pool receives mixed reviews. Many families praise it as a great and reasonably priced escape, especially for those with little kids, appreciating generally well-kept facilities, helpful staff, and a dedicated kids' pool with a slide. Some positive mentions include an ice cream vending machine and a unique lap-swim break at 3 PM. However, significant criticisms highlight severe issues such as pool contamination (feces) and the lack of a swim diaper policy. Further complaints include the pool being plain and lacking amenities like obstacle courses or basketball hoops, poor quality vending machines, inconvenient swim test requirements (frequent retakes and poor record-keeping), and restrictive adult swim times. The location is also noted as being difficult to find, poorly signed, and situated in a less desirable area with unkempt surroundings and a beat-up parking lot.
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Good for Children
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Accepts Credit Cards
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Accessible Entrance
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Listing Reviews
June 6th, 2019Sunny Lee
Great public swimming pool for families with little kids. We have visited a several times over the years during summer months and it’s been always great with kids. One thing unique schedule is at 3 pm, the pool permits lap swimmers only for 15 or 30 minutes (at least Sunday when we were there). Which give a break for all the swimmers who’s just playing in the pool. If you’re not very familiar with the location of the pool, it’s better to have a route planned out before as it’s not clearly visible from the road or having a great signage from the adjacent roads that connect.
July 24th, 2025Ian Kennedy
Great kids pool with an ice cream vending machine
August 20th, 2024Sarah Montoya
Super cute! Fantastic view and wonderful kitty full reasonable prices is a great escape from the city
June 16th, 2024Mariell Rahmani
We love escaping the San Francisco fog and spending the day pool side. Facilities are well kept up and the staff is super helpful and friendly.
November 10th, 2024Yucky_Yummy
I came here with my brother and mom to go swimming and someone pooped in the big pool and then pooped in the little pool a about 30-45 minutes later. this is unacceptable and it’s unbelievable they don’t have a swim diaper policy. Also the vending machines are crap. it’s kinda boring since they just have a plain pool with no obstacle course, basketball hoop, pool noodles or tubes the little pool just has a slide. the staff is kinda mean plus there’s a annoying break and a adult swim time which limits your time in the pool. They also have a swim test,which wouldn’t be so bad but you have to take it again if you haven’t taken one in more than 6 months and they suck at finding it in their records. it’s In a sketchy area near lots of abandoned houses. Parking lot is beat up and there’s tons of yellow grass. Do not recommend
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Opening Hours
| Sunday | 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
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| Monday | 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
| Saturday | 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM |