Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Fort Totten Pool in Bayside
Categories
Location on the map
Bayside, Queens County, New York, US
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
Phone: +1 718-224-4031
Site: https://www.nycgovparks.org/park...
Site: https://www.nycgovparks.org/park...
Opening hours
- Monday:11AM–3PM
- Tuesday:11AM–3PM
- Wednesday:11AM–3PM
- Thursday:11AM–3PM
- Friday:11AM–3PM
- Saturday:11AM–3PM
- Sunday:11AM–3PM
Comments (66)
This is a great pool for kids AND adults. There is a big pool that goes from 3ft to 12ft. The kiddie pool is REALLY warm and great for babbies and toddlers .the big pool is REALLY clean and its a bit cold but when you get used to it its warm. Also theres a life guard for both pools. The people who work there are very nice. My kiddos had the blast including me!!🤣🤣🤣
Gotta go swim here. if u have a day off and its super hot and sunny day .. head to totten free pool just bring lock for ur own locker to hold ur valuables While u swimm and enjoy the diving board...
I went on the fourth of july. I reached at around 11:20. As soon as you enter you can stand on a line labeled “pool transportation.” A small little trolley came and took us to the pool. The trolley was able to hold about 15 people. If you dont want to wait on the trolley, you can walk but its a bit of a walk. On the trolley, we arrived in like 2 minutes. As soon as i came in, there was no line and i got right inside. I had to show my lock and then i put my stuff in the locker and went right into the pool. The water was clean and there was 2 lifeguards watching the pool and a couple of staff members walking around and making sure all the rules were being followed. There is a diving section for the pool and a small wading pool for children. There are a few lounge chairs- first come, first serve & also picnic areas. They are VERY strict about no electronics and funny play in the water but i enjoyed my time and would come again.
Dont advise to go if you have a toddlers in diapers ,wear underwear under your bathing suit guys ,colored tee shirt and do I need to go on..??the pool manager is rude ,unfair and a guy with a little power. gave us rules and forced us to put stuff in the locker .a mother tried to enter with clothes on just wanted to supervise her kid was not permitted to enter.3 people behind us no rules no locker I clothes issue funny he wore a color shirt nothing but a big welcome ..I guess our taxes dont pay part of his salary..shame on him..ruining the day of a 3year old little girl ..
The Best City Pool in Queens Hands Down. The Staff is very very focused and attentive...just know if you are an adult accompanying children or young teens and you are not planning on swimming you must wear all white to enter the pool area. I think thats classy!!!
Very rude staff!!! The manager and the ladies who work in the bathroom are very rude and scary! The rules should be for everyone, equally. The staff makes many exceptions, especially girls in tiny bikinis. They do not let you in if you do not have a padlock, but once youre inside, you realize that all the lockers are occupied and most of them do not have a padlock!
I love Fort Totten Pool. Just this pass weekend they needed to clean the pool a bit better. There should have everyone with hair tie it up. I got turned off and have to leave...it was the first time this happened.
My kids and their friends were not allowed in because they didnt have a lock. They had only towels, and knapsacks to hold towels--nothing to lock up, but were sent away. Thats why everyone hates this pool. Its free but they staff are ridiculous and have no common sense. Very discouraging. Having been sent away, now I cant convince them to go back.
Love this park nice peaceful views, pool, a park for the kids, theres always an ice cream truck everytime I go and a nice bike/walkpath
Great public pool but park security are a lil bit disrespectful with people and they way the talk to people are very rude
Very rude staff!!! Specially the manager there.Very unwelcoming place to be! People pay a lot of money in taxes for these facilities that they cant even use with freedom. Rude staff. This should be a park for fun, not a compound with jail rules. Never coming back.
Love the pool, cool kids running the place. Very quiet and had plenty of space for a city pool. Seating in a center of a beautiful grounds. By the sound. My favorite pool in the city.
Very clean ,the staff is very helpful
We had a great time only negative thing is you literally cant bring anything except a towel and must have a lock for the lockers or you just wasted you time
Great pool but it is still closed. The NYC public pool website has it listed as open. But all NYC pools are closed until August.
It’s nice and clean, but you can’t bring anything but yourself and a towel. A locker is a must.
Love this place especially the staff supervisors are fair and friendly and enforce the rules equally for everyone sometimes the wait in line can be long due to maximum capacity being reached at the pool
Rules are swim suits only no radio playing no food or drinks allowed staff is friendly professional and courteous.
Usually very crowded and there is a long wait line most of the time but when the pool is not as crowded it is very fun
Fort Totten pool has from 3ft-12ft depths. It has a diving board. Either walk in or take the free tram from the entrance.
Great place but the only problem is you need a lock to enter, even if you only have a small bag
I love it a lot but i dont like how you have to bring a lock and lock your stuff.
Very family friendly will be going back again
Favorite family haunt. Not too crowded and the kids can get a school lunch on weekdays
Love the I dew a of a public pool here .. but long lines... draconian rules (no reading matter allowed)
Its one of those places where youre kind of not allowed to be happy or have fun.
They dont enforce their rules on everyone kids wear goggles with the nose
The people are so sensitive I hate itThey also won’t let u bring in anything
Loved it . went on cold day though
Beautiful place
It can be crowded sometimes but everything else is good
Terrific pool with great views
Small but clean and well maintained.
Its free....need I say more. Well worth it.
Staff is excellent very friendly and kind
It was nice i loved the pool
Close to home. Not enough chairs.
Clean pool and beautiful landscape around it
Too crowded and water is cold.
Very nice
Nice pool
Awesome pool
Clean
Love it
Gets crowded fast
Clean and friendly place
Very rude staff
Love this place
Diving board!
Nice place
Rude place
The swimming pool is free to the public. There is a free green shuttle bus at the entrance of the park to pick up and drop off the swimming pool. You need to bring your own lock.
Very well thanks
Good place to have fun
Excellent
Excellent
Total reviews rating 4.2
66 Reviews for Fort Totten Pool 2023:
Review №1
2022-07-04Very nice, organized and clean . They have many restriccions when it comes to what you can bring to the pool area so make sure you read the guidelines on their website and bring a lock to use their lockers. Try to keep it simple with stuff you bring.
Review №2
2022-06-09My family and I love it!! LOVE THE RULES!! IF YOURE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE RULES AND REGULATIONS, THEN YOU DONT BELONG HERE. THIS POOL IS NOT FOR RIF RAFS. NEVER EVER HAD A PROBLEM. SOMEONE SAID TO PUT UP A RULE BOARD, THATS A JOKE, PEOPLE READ AND STILL DONT FOLLOW. IF YOU WANT TO COME HERE, DEAL WITH ALL THAT ENTAILS. 99.9% OF FREE POOLS ARE DISGUSTING , OVERCROWDED AND A COMPLETE DISASTER ZONE. I APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS MAINTAINED VERY WELL. IF YOU WANT TO PAY A MORTGAGE AT BTCC OR THE FORMER YMCA NOW COMMONPOINT, GO AHEAD. MORE SPACE FOR US. WEVE BEEN COMING HERE SINCE 2003 AND WE ONLY LIVE A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. SO WE WALK OVER AND CATCH THE TROLLEY.
Review №3
2021-08-25First public pool we’ve gone to in NYC and a very BAD experience. Staff and supervision is VERY rude. I understand having pool rules, but this pool has VERY STRICT rules, more than even any military base I’ve been to. Felt like I was at boot camp, being yelled at as soon as I entered the front gate…”do you have a lock, take off your shirt, only take the towel, shake it to prove you’re not hiding anything, shake it again, take off your Apple Watch (I said no electronics!), no phone, no life jacket for your child unless it has a strap between the leg (not even the across the chest Coast Guard approved ones are allowed), no underwear under your bathing suit, go rinse off right now before you get in the pool, water bottle only (no snacks or other drinks allowed)…”the list goes on…the supervisor and stuff is just yelling all the rules and heaven forbid you ask her or them to repeat anything…eye roll or get yelled at. Not sure what has happened here in the past to cause such strict rules, but maybe find a better way to explain the rules in a much more polite manner. Maybe have everyone first required to read a rule board, while waiting in line, and make sure the rules are clearly written. Before opening, ask anyone if they have any questions or need clarification. No need to yell at families while they’re trying to get their young kids into the locker room.
Review №4
2021-07-08Frank and Tony were phenomenal to my children and myself... Awesome staff tony knows what hes doing as well as the other staff... They have a harmonious vibe... Going back soon....kima,Amy,Ivonne are the best as well as Garfield... Very great and embracing staff... Theyre phenomenal with kids that are disabled... Enjoy theyre the best ...
Review №5
2021-07-16I didn’t enjoy it. They make you lock up everything even your phone. You can’t have anything with you besides a towel. On top of that they make you shake your towels for proof that nothing was hidden inside of it. & the lifeguards are 17 yr old smart mouths that don’t even oversea anybody that’s swimming. Weird experience.
Review №6
2021-08-13STAY AWAY!!!!! place is horrible parks dept staff are rude obnoxious and condesending...a lot of their rules and pool policies apparently dont apply to everyone i was told i couldnt enter the facility/pool area wearing a t shirt it had to be locked mean while their were several adult males in the pool wearing tank tops and t shirts..the pool opens @11am i was their by 1pm and the pool was already murky cloudy and a foamy slick around the deep end which was pretty gross..this place is getting away with 1 star only because it had a cop on duty at the front gate other than that ill take my chanes swimming in the East river!!
Review №7
2019-07-27This pool is the best quietest and calmest place to go for a swim. Its hours are from 11am till 8pm of free swim time. The employees are very polite and helpful. The lifeguards are very well trained and they give free lunch from 12 to 1pm for ages 18 and younger. Perfect clean safe environment for a perfect family day.
Review №8
2020-06-05This pool is the greatest! First, the pool here is really big and i’m glad it has two sections. The first section is the 3-5 feet deep side. Here kids can enjoy the shallow end of the pool, not that deep and good. The other section is the 12 ft deep side. On that side, is the “diving” area. Here mostly older kids jump into this area just to dive, not really a place to swim and hang around. Enough about the pool. They also have a small pool for little children and they have area’s on the grass so other ppl can just chill on the chair in the shade.
Review №9
2019-08-24MUST BRING YOUR OWN LOCK OR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER. No colored tees in the pool, no phones allowed in the lockers or swim area. Manager and staff are very strict. Shower outside prior to going in the pool. Bathrooms are very wet as expected so bring flip flops to go in there. Long walk up the hill with kids unless you wait for the small trolley that takes you up there but it isnt always working.
Review №10
2020-03-06This review is based on my experience going there for the last 10+yrs, but mostly my most recent experience as of summer 2019...Pool is nice, spacious, and deep. Has an area to accommodate different types of swimmers babies to seniors, experienced or not. Diving board equipped. Lifeguards on deck. Some lounge seating provided; first come, first serve. Kept pretty clean and kid friendly. No cell phones or electronics allowed, only books (and theyre selective about who gets to bring what into the pool area; ie. preferential treatment? Idk...) so kids will definitely be focused on play time. Lockers provided, but you must bring your own lock. Free lunches provided to children. There is a shuttle provided for transport to and from pool. But most choose to walk. Takes like 5-10 mins, on an incline, depending on your fitness level.That being saaaiiiddd...be prepared. The people who run it are sometimes rude AF (there are 1 or 2 friendly employees) but gotta tell it like it is. Some are in need of a course in customer service ASAP. Mind you Ive been going for years and you would think the more seasoned employees would lead by example, but no. Sometimes theyre the worst. Attitude for days. Most seemed like they didnt even want to be there of course. I get it. Its summer, its hot. But its the job you signed up for ¯\/_(ツ)_/¯. Do some people deserve attitude? Absolutely! But some were aggressive for no reason (heat maybe?), and some were mocking some of the patrons present at the pool that day (no manners maybe?) Moral of the story is, if you dont like your job and are going to make everyone around feel miserable, leave. Otherwise your gonna get yourself fired...Anyways, theyll rush you to get out of the pool when its closing time. I mean like you got 5 minutes top. Especially if its lunch time. So I suggest you give yourself an early start when leaving the pool area. Sometimes theyll start evacuating way before times up anyways... again, depends on whos there and what the mood of the day is...Other than that, if you dont let the petty little nonsenses faze you, you and your family will have fun. Happiness is a state of mind after all...