City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation Department will open its two outdoor public pools for the season this Memorial Day weekend. Both the Ed Cothren Pool, 1737 Reynolds St., and Inskip Pool, 4204 Bruhin Road, will welcome visitors starting 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2025.

What you need to know: 

• Unless otherwise announced, pool hours are 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 1-6 p.m. Sunday, weather permitting.

• Admission is $5 per person per visit at both pools. Splash Passes offering discounted rates are available for frequent visitors.  

• Groups of 10 or more are encouraged to call ahead or fill out the form on the website. Discounts are available for large groups. 

• Residents interested in being a lifeguard and/or water safety Instructor should contact Knoxville Aquatics staff at [email protected] to learn more.

Ed Cothren Pool is a 275,000-gallon pool with one diving board, an accessible ramp, a baby pool, a concession stand, and covered areas with tables. The surrounding Malcolm-Martin Park area features a baseball field, a basketball court, a playground, a shelter and the 0.3-mile Malcolm-Martin Greenway loop. The pool is named after Ed Cothren, a Knoxville College graduate and 1st Lieutenant who was the first African-American soldier from Knoxville to die fighting in World War II.

Inskip Pool is a 285,000-gallon pool with two low dives, a high dive, a wading pool, three covered pavilions, a sand volleyball court, and a concession stand. Inskip Park also features a playground, three tennis courts with pickleball lines, a 0.3-mile walking loop, and a nine-hole youth disc golf course.

For more information on the City’s outdoor pools and programming, visit www.KnoxvilleTN.gov/Aquatics. Or call Inskip Pool at 865-687-9919 and Ed Cothren Pool at 865-544-7840. (These numbers may also be called for pool closings related to weather.)