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Garfield Swimming Pool

3.6 (45 reviews)

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The locker room was renovated! It's much nicer now. The pool is as I described it before.

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9 years ago

It's clean and the staff are friendly. I wish they had longer hours in the evening. Take more advantage of this resource!

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Great place to swim, staff very helpful, good to see those guys helping the less fortunate.

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4.1(45 reviews)
0.9 miMission

TLDR: Check the schedule on your website before coming here. It's super cheap and has the amenities…read moreyou'd expect. Bring a lock if you want to store away your valuables. Entry for 1 adult is $7 or you can get their 10 entry pass for a discount. It's a great deal for an hour or more of swimming. They offer Lap Swim and Family Swim, which you'll have to check their schedule online for the exact times. We made the mistake of showing up in the 30 minutes between the sessions and had to wait. They have slow, medium, and fast lanes for lap swim and it's usually not too crowded if you go in the afternoon. Family swim, however, is when they divide the pool into 2 sections and it's great for beginners or people learning how to swim. They have showers and lockers here! You just have to bring your own lock to use the lockers. A lot of people just leave their items on the benches by the pool, where they can keep an eye on them. They also provide kickboards during the sessions. Overall, very friendly people and a great place to get some laps in.

Just a block from Mission Dolores Park, and around the corner from trendy shopping and restaurants…read moreon Valencia St, I would have never guessed that there was an outdoor pool right there in the heart of the city. The building itself could use some updating. The locker rooms definitely have *character*- there is all kinds of wood paneling, and orange and red tiling in the showers and walls. The shower area itself was confusing- there were 3 showers in a small, very dimly lit (and orange-tiled) room. Although the locker room was obviously outdated, the only thing that was truly missing that other SF city pools included is a swim suit dryer.   The pool was busy compared with other SF city pools I have visited; I was surprised to see 2-3 people per lane. It was a smaller pool (4 lanes, 30 yards), with narrow lanes, and it did feel crowded. Some were waiting for swimmers to leave before hopping in for their swim- my lane mate complained about running into the entry/exit ladders when swimming near the wall, and I did get breaststroke kicked.   Apart from the number of people, it was such a treat to swim outside right in the middle of the city.The Mission Pool is a hidden gem best meant for anyone who is comfortable with no-frills locker rooms, and is looking to get outside to enjoy a casual swim.

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Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Pool

4.3(78 reviews)
5.1 miLakeshore

Enrolled my baby into the Cuttlefish class and he enjoys it! Some instructors are more enthusiastic…read morethan the others, but that's okay. I like that the pool is heated since it gets pretty cold in the area. The first 15 minutes is free time, then the rest of class consists of sing-along and additional activities. I thought an hour would be too long, but it goes by pretty quickly. One session isn't enough to teach them to swim, it's nice to get them acclimated to being in the water and getting their whole head wet. Especially when we don't know anyone that has a pool near us.

Wonderful place to do swim lessons with your little one! I've done at last 3 Cuttlefish sessions…read morehere now with my daughter, which have been fantastic. You sign up for day of the week, and get a 1 hour swim lesson with other children around the same age (6 months - 6 years for Cuttlefish). The first 15 mins of the class are free time in the water, you can play with the various water toys. The next 15-20 mins is Karaoke in the Pool, with nursery rhymes in a circle time. The last 15-20 mins of the class are divided into age groups, with the youngest kids on one side, and older kids on the other. Some of the teachers are really wonderful, Mary is my favorite, as she has a passion and affinity for working with the little ones. All the teachers are great though in different ways. My daughter loves swim lessons here, even though the class week after week is the same thing lol. The classes are also inexpensive compared to Le Petite Balen. The makeup sessions are very flexible too - just be sure to call Monday morning at 10am the week you'll be needing a different day - and generally they're able to fit you in. Or even in my case, they couldn't, but said to call the following week to have me do the make-up, which was so kind. Parking is super easy here too, and conveniently located next to the Zoo and Sunset district.

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Bakar Fitness & Recreation Center

3.5(280 reviews)
1.6 miMission Bay

The worst administration and gym ever. If you come to them with a complaint, expect to be dismissed…read moreand receive empty words and no action. Their aquatics team are a bunch of inexperienced volunteers and treat children badly! Extremely disappointed and horrified by the treatment we recieved in this gym and by its administration!

I never imagined I'd have to write a review like this, but after repeated incidents and a shocking…read morelack of accountability, I feel compelled to speak up. At this gym, there's a member who regularly blasts loud music from a speaker on the rooftop area--despite multiple polite requests and formal reports from other gym-goers asking for basic respect in a shared space. Rather than enforcing any reasonable noise policy (or even acknowledging common courtesy), management has repeatedly excused the behavior, citing "no official rule" about rooftop music. What's worse? Those who report the issue are being punished. Instead of addressing the offender, the gym suspended a reporting member--sending a loud and clear message: they will protect the rule-breaker and penalize the rule-follower. This is not just poor customer service--it's a clear failure of leadership and community care. We don't need a sign that says "don't play disruptive music in shared workout spaces," just like we don't need a sign saying "don't show up to the gym naked." Some things are common sense. If you're looking for a gym that prioritizes your comfort, respects community standards, or takes member concerns seriously--this is not the place. Until there's an apology and an actual accountability system in place, I can't in good conscience recommend this gym to anyone.

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