Harris Road Outdoor Pool

Harris Road Outdoor Pool opens for the summer season at 12460 Harris Rd, just down the road from the indoor recreation complex, and for a lot of Pitt Meadows kids it is the default answer to what to do on a hot July afternoon. The pool runs under Recreation Excellence, a recreation management company contracted to operate the facility rather than a city department running it directly, which is a fairly common setup for seasonal outdoor pools in this region.

It only operates part of the year, so the schedule for public swims, lessons, and lane time shifts as the season opens and winds down, and the most current hours tend to show up on the pool's Facebook page rather than a dedicated website. Outdoor pools around the Lower Mainland typically run from late June through early September, and Harris Road follows a similar seasonal window, though exact opening and closing dates change from year to year. Anyone planning a visit should check the Facebook page first, since outdoor pool hours can also move around with weather and staffing. Along with the indoor fitness centre and arena nearby, Harris Road Outdoor Pool fills out the cluster of recreation facilities in this part of Pitt Meadows, giving families a walkable set of options once the weather turns warm enough for a pool day.