About Our Pools

About Our Pools
Ridgeland Common Pool (415 Lake Street in Oak Park)
Ridgeland Common Pool is one of the coolest places in town offering hours of summer fun for the whole community. All visitors are sure to find what they’re looking for in one of Ridgeland Common’s many amenities which include a 50-meter pool, an age 7 and under zero-edge wading pool with a spray-play apparatus, a diving well with 1 and 3-meter diving boards, an adult sun deck, plenty of shade on the pool deck, and a concession stand. Also available at Ridgeland Common Pool is an aquatic lift for persons with disabilities for easy pool entry and exit. Ridgeland Common Pool is ADA accessible. Click here for more!

Rehm Park Pool (515 Garfield Street in Oak Park)
At Rehm Pool guests will enjoy a 50 meter zero-edge pool with spray-play apparatus, a separate wading pool for ages 6 years and under and a sand play area. This facility also features a diving well equipped with drop slides, one meter diving boards and a diving tower with five and seven meter platforms. An adult sun deck and a concession stand are also available at Rehm Pool as well as an aquatic lift for persons with disabilities for easy pool entry and exit. Rehm Pool is ADA accessible. Click here for more!

*Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian during family swim sessions.

Daily Pool Entry Fees
Fees are per person (ages 1 & older)/per visit. This is a gate admission and any individual who enters the facility is required to purchase and present a pool pass or pay the admission fee. Guest Passes are available to resident Pool Pass holders.

Lap Swim Passes
Just for lap sessions - also available for purchase in combination with a pool pass (must be done in person)
Good for all lap swimming sessions. A season lap pass gives you unlimited visits to lap swimming without having to pay the $4 gate fee. Purchase a lap pass in combination with your swim pass to enjoy all the benefits the pool has to offer and receive a discount off the lap swim pass.

Guest Passes Available for Resident Pool Pass Holders
Oak Park residents who purchase a season pool pass are eligible to purchase guest passes at a discounted rate of 4 for $25. Guest Passes must be purchased at the Ridgeland Common Registration Office.

Babysitter/Child Care Provider Passes

• If your child care provider lives in Oak Park but not at your residence, a resident individual pass can be purchased (or pay the $9 admission fee).
• If your child care provider lives at your residence, then you can add him/her to your household with proof of residency (or pay the $9 admission fee).
• If your child care provider is a non-resident, then you must purchase a non-resident individual pass or pay the $9 admission fee.

Resident Discount Passes Oak Park Residents Only (See Below)
Swim occassionally, but don’t want to pay for a season pass? Why not purchase a resident discount pass for $15! This card entitles you to a discounted admission fee of $6 per visit (instead of $9 each time). This pass pays for itself within 5 visits to the pool! Proof of residency required (see below).

About Season Pool Passes & How To Purchase
Avoid paying the daily admission fee - purchase a season pass valid at both pool facilities. Pool passes are good for all family and public swimming sessions, giving you unlimited visits to the pool without having to pay the $9 gate fee.

Pool Pass Renewal
You can renew your Pool Pass online only if you are keeping the same type of membership.
Just log into your account on “Weby,”, and select "Pass Renewal" to get started. Renewals can also be done using the registration form.

New Pool Pass Purchase
Also applies to 2009 Pool Pass holders who wish to modify their membership type for 2010
Signing up for a new pool pass is as easy as registering for a class! Simply locate the membership type you would like to purchase in the chart at right. Using the registration form, fill out the form with your selected membership type. Submit the registration form with payment information either in-person, via fax or mail. Please note new pool passes are not available for purchase online. Once your registration has been processed, you can have your Park District Photo ID card photo taken in person at Ridgeland Common (415 Lake Street) or the Hedges Administrative Center at 218 Madison.

Park District ID Card Information
In 2008, a new universal Park District ID card was introduced. This photo ID card may be used for any type of “membership” registration within the Park District (pool pass, discount card, skating pass, indoor playground, teen center, etc) after paying the appropriate fee.

Oak Park Proof of Residency
To take advantage of the reduced resident rates you must provide a driver’s license or state ID with an Oak Park address. If you do not have either of those, you can choose TWO of the forms of identification below to prove your Oak Park address.

• telephone bill (cell phone bills will not be accepted)
• voter’s registration card
• vehicle registration card
• Village of Oak Park vehicle sticker receipt

For those registering via fax or mail-in, the Park District will attempt to verify residency using an alternative source but you may be contacted to show proof of residency in person.

Opening and Closing Policies

Extreme Weather
The pool may close during a swim session due to extreme weather, i.e.., lightning, thunder, hail, or tornado watches or warnings. When the pool closes due to any of these factors, it will remain closed for the entire session.

Cool Temperatures
If the air temperature is 68 degrees at the beginning of an evening session, only one of the Oak Park pools will open. Ridgeland Common will open on Tuesday and Thursday. Rehm Pool will open on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If the air temperature drops below 68 degrees, the pool will close.

If the air temperature is 68 degrees at the beginning of a day session or falls to this temperature during the session, management reserves the right to close the pool(s) depending on all weather conditions.

Basic Pool Rules
(Detailed rules are posted at the pools)

• Showers are required before entering the pool.
• Non potty-trained children must wear swim diapers, plastic pants, and swimsuit in the water.
• Understand that lifeguards are on duty to enforce rules and respond to emergencies, not to supervise children. Parents are responsible for supervising their children.
• Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian during family swim sessions.
• Recreational floatation devices (i.e. water wings, rings, kickboards, rafts, and inflatable animals) are allowed in the main pool during Family Swim hours only. Flotation devices are limited to 3” x 5” x 2’. Small toys and floats are allowed in the Wading Pool at all times.
• Lined swimsuits are required. Clothing such as cutoffs, workout clothing, leotards, etc. are not allowed in the pools.
• As of January 1, 2003, the Park District of Oak Park has instituted a non-smoking policy in all parks and facilities. This policy will also apply to the sundecks at the pools.

Learn to Swim Academy

A complete listing of Learn to Swim classes is available under programs on this web site during the spring and summer months only.

Registration for the Learn to Swim Academy
When registering please include a first and second choice class. If we are unable to accommodate you in your first or second choice class, you will be placed on a waiting list. If a space does not become available, a full refund will be issued.

Splash Pad Hours
Oak Park has 4 locations with splash pads open to the public every day 10am - 8pm from Memorial Day to Labor Day. These pads are located at Andersen, Field, Fox, and Longfellow Centers.

*Water wheelchairs are also available for public use during regular building hours at Longfellow Center. Please call 708.725.2722 for details.