Outdoor Pools | Pentest Site

Heath Park Pool and Art Widnall Pool are now closed for the season and scheduled to reopen Summer of 2026.

The City of Thunder Bay is home to two seasonal outdoor pools. You can also learn more about our local Beaches and Splash Pads for swim and water play, find out about jobs at Volunteer Pool, Churchill Pool or the Seasonal Outdoor Facilities, and volunteer opportunities at the pools and around the city.

Admission standards

As part of our commitment to providing safe and enjoyable aquatic programs for swimmers of all ages, we enforce the admission standards provided to us by the Ministry of Health. Please keep the following in mind when visiting our pools:

There must be one supervising caregiver for every 2 children under the age of 6.
There must be one supervising caregiver for every 4 non-swimming children aged 6 to 9.
In both cases, the supervising caregiver must be able to give immediate assistance.

If you have any questions please call your local pool.

Art Widnall Pool

820 Minnesota St., 807-623-1480

Pool amenities

Widnall Pool has:

25 metre L-shaped outdoor pool
Diving board
Accessible change rooms
Wading pool
Spray tree
Accessible lift
Stair entry
Slide

Recreational swim schedule

Sundays

Public swimming 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Mondays

Toonie Swimming Lessons 11:00 am -11:45 am
Length Swimming 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Public swimming 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Public swimming 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Tuesdays

Toonie Swimming Lessons 11:00 am -11:45 am
Length Swimming 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Public swimming 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Public swimming 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Wednesdays

Toonie Swimming Lessons 11:00 am -11:45 am
Length Swimming 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Public swimming 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Public swimming 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Thursdays

Toonie Swimming Lessons 11:00 am -11:45 am
Length Swimming 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Public swimming 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Public swimming 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Fridays

Toonie Swimming Lessons 11:00 am -11:45 am
Length Swimming 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Public swimming 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Public swimming 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Saturdays

Public swimming 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Public swimming 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Rates

There are no fees for using our outdoor facilities.

Swimming lessons

Toonie swimming lessons are taught by Lifesaving Society qualified instructors. It is a great opportunity to learn to swim, become a better swimmer and get some exercise. Toonie Lessons will run at Art Widnall Pool Monday-Friday 11:00-11:45 starting July 7th until August 15th. *No Registration required.

Pool rental

Please call the pool for more information.

Birthday parties

Please call the pool for more information.

Special Events

Art Widnall Pool Festival Day

Tuesday, August 12th from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Heath Park Pool

1251 Heath St., 807-475-0522