Clunie Pool

Clunie pool is a great pool for my son who is 11 and autistic. They are always accommodating. The pool is clean and they have great customer service skills.

Went to this pool with my 5 brothers and one sister nearly every summer day from 1965 to 1969.
They have both a deep pool and a child’s pool, and you can see the kids pool from the adult pool easily, just a chain linked fence separating them.
Great place to swim, great park to visit afterwards.
Admission was 10 cents for children and 15 cents for adults at the time, although it has probably gone up since then.

Been swimming laps at Clunie Pool on a regular basis for 2 years now. It’s great for downtown/​midtown folks who want to add swimming to their exercise routine.
If you are a lap swimming newbie, Clunie is a good place to start, as the regulars here are a mix of former HS/​college swim team members (probably some current as well), folks training for triathlons, seniors, people doing laps as part of physical therapy/​rehab, and those of us just trying to get in some aerobic activity. Don’t feel self-​conscious in your swimsuit — these folks are just here to get their swim on. I’ve chatted with a few fellow swimmers and they are all pretty nice people, and will offer advice/​suggestions if you ask nicely.
You will probably have to share a lap lane for at least part of your swim. Ask to share BEFORE jumping into the water — it’s just polite. You may also want to watch the swimmer first to see if their speed is a good match for yours. I’ve found that sharing a lane makes me push myself harder, which is a good thing.
I haven’t tried the water aerobics classes but they seem popular (and the music is decent). Again, it’s a mix of ages/​genders/​ethnicities/​sizes.
Note: you can’t purchase a 20-​session lap swim pass at this location. Check the City’s website for where to go to get one. Otherwise it’s $ 5/​swim. If you’re going to be going a lot, the pass is a great deal.
Pros: free street parking, open for lap swim 6 days/​week, many lifeguards on duty, plenty of kickboards to use, great people watching, the occasional hot guy swimming laps
Cons: no lockers, limited seating by lap lanes (should you need to take a break or stow your stuff), the occasional kid who doesn’t understand that lap swim lanes are not for loitering (lifeguards deal with it promptly), only open until end of August

I love taking my kids to swim lessons there all the swim instructors are so great with the kids! Just be sure to sign up early classes get full fast.

The pool itself is perfect and beautiful, and it doesn’t even get too crowded for lap swim. The facilities are shockingly sparse. There is a gigantic women’s locker room with literally nothing in it at all. There is not a single mirror. There is no hot water in the showers — ever. There aren’t even doors on the toilet stalls. But I don’t want to complain too much because this is pretty much the only game in town for outdoor lap swimming. I wish it were open all year. It’s $ 5 per swim, which is kind of
crazy, considering there isn’t any hot water or facilities of any type whatsoever, just a pool and that’s it.

This pool was very clean. The building looked historic and in good condition. Only paid two dollars to swim. Bring your own towels. The pool is located behind the building where the library is located. I will definitely come back the next time I visit Sacramento.

This pool was fantastic and such a life saver. After visiting Sacramento for the day and seeing the dirty pool my hotel had, I was frustrated that I couldn’t go swimming on such a hot day. Then I researched community pools in the area and found this one. It was fantastic!
Things to keep in mind:
– Entry fee was $ 2.00 for adults
– Bring your own towels; they don’t have any for sale or to rent
– At first the pool was a bit hard to find, park anywhere near the front entrance of the clunie community center, but take the path to walk around the left of the front entrance and the pool is in the back… the pool isn’t visible from the street, we drove a full circle around the community center and couldn’t find it at first. Just park near the front and walk around the left of the bldg on the outside and you will then see the «pool» sign on the outside of the brick building.

Wow. Thank you SaveMart for keeping this pool open in 2012.
I love coming here. I live just outside the Grid, and don’t have a pool of my own. For $ 2 I can swim on the weekends, for $ 3 (and purchasing a pass) I can go to water aerobics 4x a week.
The lifeguards keep things on the up & up. The people that come here are laid back. There is a very large kiddie pool that is separate for the little ones. Grassy area to lie down in.
Awesome!

So Clunie Pool just closed for 2011. What a gem. This public pool costs a buck to get in and has everything you’d want in a pool. It’s large, generally not crowded, is very clean and manicured, has a nice diving board & a water slide. The showers and bathrooms are decent. Guys with pushcarts sell great cheap ice cream through the fence. (I like the walnut & cream bars — frozen heaven for $ 1.)
The lawn around the edge of the pool area is great for sunning. The teenage staff always are polite but keep a good handle on the kids. In my opinion it’s one of our many outstanding public resources, like our libraries and rivers, in the heart of one of the many great parks in Sacramento.

What can I say? I love this pool because of it’s location, cheap admission fee ($ 50 for a 20 visit lap swim pass), and hours of operation in early mornings and evenings. Bathrooms are pretty bad because of age. And they’re open only in the summer. They say it becomes cost prohibitive to operate in the cooler seasons. Someone from City Parks and Rec should hold a fundraiser. I bet enough people would pitch in for a pool heater. Four stars until then.

I’ve got a membership at Capital Athletic and love their water fitness class. But I want more, more, more. And they close, close, close for a couple of weeks every August.
Stopped by Clunie, my neighborhood public pool, to check out their water aerobics class. What a hoot! The teacher that night was a buff dude with marine corps-​like tats who regaled me and the gaggle of mostly one-​piece suited ladies with total 80s rock: AC/​DC, Van Halen, Foreigner! Remember «Double Vision?» Wow, haven’t heard that since, well, it’s a little fuzzy. He was not afraid to use pool noodles and marched us around the pool, urging us to pick it up. Some were flagging, some stayed in. A great workout and no sweat afterwards.
Only $ 4/​class or cheaper if you buy a punch card. T/​TH at 6:30. The pool and surrounding area is clean and well-​kept. Probably a great place to hang out on not-​so-​crowded days. I’m going back.

I feel like Esther Williams when I swim here! It’s glamorous.
Clunie Pool is a bargain. It’s only $ 1 per swim, or $ 3 per lap swim, but only $ 35 for 20 swims. There is always plenty of room for lap swimming. You might see me here on Sunday afternoons!
(Could I say swim more times?)
Minus a star because the showers are cold and there aren’t any bike racks out front.