Hammond Park Pool

About

Hammond Park Pool, located at 8034 Helmart Dr, Laurel, MD 20723, USA, is a popular outdoor community swimming facility operated by the Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks. It typically opens during the summer season, offering a main pool for general swimming and often a separate wading pool for younger children. The pool serves as a key recreational spot for residents, providing opportunities for open swim sessions and various aquatic programs.

As an outdoor community pool, the water temperature at Hammond Park Pool is generally unheated or minimally heated, and thus primarily influenced by the ambient weather conditions and seasonal air temperatures. Specific, constant temperature data is typically not publicly provided, as it naturally fluctuates throughout the operating season.

What are people saying (AI review summary)? This swimming pool receives mixed reviews. Many praise it as a 'hidden gem' with clean water, ample swimming space including a diving board and mini waterside, natural surroundings, and reasonably priced snacks. Some also highlight great swim instructors and a fun, 'lower key' environment for kids. However, it's important to note that despite one review mentioning it as 'free', it is a privately owned, membership-only facility with annual family memberships costing over $800, and a long waiting list means no new memberships are currently available. A significant negative experience reported overly strict lifeguards and managers, describing them as being on a 'power trip' for enforcing rules against water toys and even a child filming themselves with a GoPro, leading to a 'worst experience ever' for some patrons.

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Amenities

• Accessible Entrance

Reviews

Listing Reviews

June 17th, 2025

Bert Defoe

A hidden gem. Been in the area over 8 years, and just discovered this place.

March 18th, 2019

vaibhav pandey

An excellent free pool in the area! The water is clean and there's plenty of room to swim including a twelve foot zone with diving board and a mini waterside. The area is surrounded by trees and nature which makes it look very special nice and the snacks are very reasonably priced. Candy is one dollar and popcorn is two dollars.

July 7th, 2022

Bruce Ford

This is a privately owned and operated swimming pool. It is open to paid members and guests, not to the general public. Family memberships cost more than $800 per year, but there is such a long line of prospective members waiting to purchase one of the limited number of memberships that none are available this year. This is according to their website.

May 30th, 2017

Christopher Weir

Great pool! I like the swim instructors here. It's lower key and our kids have a lot of fun. Overall, I have always had great experiences here.

June 10th, 2018

Jay Humfeld

I’m giving it one star because I can’t give it to zero. Came here one time, I’ll never be back. All these young lifeguards are crazy with power, not to mention you can’t have any toys in the water to play with your kids or even have a camera to film your kids. We got in trouble for having our seven-year-old films himself go down the waterslide using the GoPro. They’re afraid that he’ll film something inappropriate. The managers are no help, and on a HUGE POWER trip. Worst experience ever