The Beacon Pool is coming back this year in June and it is time to register for your passes! Don't delay because last year the season passes sold out quickly!
Pool season passes are $75 for adults, $50 for children/seniors, and $150 for the family, with day passes available for $4 for adults and $3 for children and seniors. The registration form is here for download, but you can also register directly through their website right here without sending in a form. According to Mark Price, Recreation Director for the City of Beacon, anyone who lives in the state of New York can get a pool pass, since the pool is on state-owned land. If your billing address is in New York, then you do not need to provide proof of residency.
TIP 1: If you do register online, here's a hint to make it easier: There is a little tiny box in which you're going to need to type in the name of each person you are registering for, and include their gender and date of birth. Type this up in Word or your favorite Text Edit program and copy/paste it into the text field. #easypeasy
TIP 2: The checkout is through PayPal. You'll see a login screen for PayPal, but don't worry, you don't need a PayPal account to do this. You can click the link below that, which says: "Pay online with a bank account or credit card." Just before you check out, it will ask you if you want to create a PayPal account. Just hit the "No Thanks" button, and you're clickity-split that much closer to summer fun.
The Beacon Pool is located at the Park at University Settlement Camp, 724 Wolcott Avenue. The pool itself is 140 feet by 50 feet and progresses in depth from 2 feet to 8 feet deep, making it perfect for swimmers and water lovers of all ages. There will not be a lap lane, just a "have fun pool." See our write-up of it last year when the pool received funding to open for the first time. During that first year, they were hopeful for the successful sales of season and day passes to help keep the pool open, and it looks like that dream came true. They even created a The Beacon Pool group on Facebook that is helpful for posting lost and found items, pool closures due to weather, and over capacity moments when you need to wait in line to enter the pool area.
In your pool plans, don't forget about the River Pool at Riverfront Park which is a historic concept of a floating pool in the Hudson River practiced in the early 1900's and was brought back up here to the Hudson Valley by volunteers. The River Pool is made possible by a board of volunteers and donations, and is free for all to dip into at any time.
UPDATE: Lifeguards wanted! Applications are available online at cityofbeacon.org.
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