Design a new pool for Morse Park

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We asked, you answered! Over 1,000 residents responded to the Morse Park Pool Survey and over 50 pool enthusiasts participated in the Morse Park Pool Open House on August 15, 2025. The project team has worked over the last few weeks to refine the site plan and a draft design concept for the new Morse Park Pool to best meet the needs of the community. Now is your chance to tell us what you think! Review the site plan and concepts package and share your feedback.

Morse Park Pool Rendering

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Project Background

Designing a new pool is buckets of fun and Morris the Dragon wants your help! The City of Lakewood has hired Farnsworth Group and an aquatics design team to help us design a new Morse Park pool. As the oldest and one of the most popular neighborhood pools in the city, the existing pool has reached the end of its lifespan and needs a complete replacement. This design project gives the community an opportunity to help design a new pool for the park and provides staff with detailed cost estimates to seek future funding. Community engagement is our top priority and will occur this summer and early fall with a design concept developed for the pool by year end!

We want to hear from you!

Subscribe to this page for updates, meeting notices, and other opportunities to participate in the design process. Use the tools below to ask a question of the project team or share an idea!

Join the Community Conversation

We asked, you answered! Over 1,000 residents responded to the Morse Park Pool Survey and over 50 pool enthusiasts participated in the Morse Park Pool Open House on August 15, 2025. The project team has worked over the last few weeks to refine the site plan and a draft design concept for the new Morse Park Pool to best meet the needs of the community. Now is your chance to tell us what you think! Review the site plan and concepts package and share your feedback.

Morse Park Pool Rendering

View the Survey Results

Project Background

Designing a new pool is buckets of fun and Morris the Dragon wants your help! The City of Lakewood has hired Farnsworth Group and an aquatics design team to help us design a new Morse Park pool. As the oldest and one of the most popular neighborhood pools in the city, the existing pool has reached the end of its lifespan and needs a complete replacement. This design project gives the community an opportunity to help design a new pool for the park and provides staff with detailed cost estimates to seek future funding. Community engagement is our top priority and will occur this summer and early fall with a design concept developed for the pool by year end!

We want to hear from you!

Subscribe to this page for updates, meeting notices, and other opportunities to participate in the design process. Use the tools below to ask a question of the project team or share an idea!

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  • Share I think the space for the lap pool needs to be larger (at least a 5th lane) to better accomodate lap swimmers and water aerobics class participants. And scale down the center space for kids/floating accordingly. I also want to make sure you will have stairs to get in the pool. zero depth is good but also would like stairs. I will never use the ADA lift. on Facebook Share I think the space for the lap pool needs to be larger (at least a 5th lane) to better accomodate lap swimmers and water aerobics class participants. And scale down the center space for kids/floating accordingly. I also want to make sure you will have stairs to get in the pool. zero depth is good but also would like stairs. I will never use the ADA lift. on X (formerly Twitter) Share I think the space for the lap pool needs to be larger (at least a 5th lane) to better accomodate lap swimmers and water aerobics class participants. And scale down the center space for kids/floating accordingly. I also want to make sure you will have stairs to get in the pool. zero depth is good but also would like stairs. I will never use the ADA lift. on Linkedin Email I think the space for the lap pool needs to be larger (at least a 5th lane) to better accomodate lap swimmers and water aerobics class participants. And scale down the center space for kids/floating accordingly. I also want to make sure you will have stairs to get in the pool. zero depth is good but also would like stairs. I will never use the ADA lift. link

    I think the space for the lap pool needs to be larger (at least a 5th lane) to better accomodate lap swimmers and water aerobics class participants. And scale down the center space for kids/floating accordingly. I also want to make sure you will have stairs to get in the pool. zero depth is good but also would like stairs. I will never use the ADA lift.

    JanetB asked about 1 month ago

    Thank you for your feedback, stairs will be included. Your feedback has been shared with the project team. 

  • Share Seems to be a rather elaborate (i.e., overly expensive) design for a standalone neighborhood pool that's only open for slightly over 10 weeks a year. Amenities like these would appear to be more appropriate at Lakewood's central, main Recreation Center, Carmody, which serves many more people. Why not create a "mini-Carmody" (25-meter indoor pool w/6 lanes with side window walls and skylights; 25-meter or yard outdoor pool w/6 lanes + splash pad) attached to the north side of the Whitlock Recreation Center which would bring year-round income to the City (for public use, swim teams, parties, etc.)? By all accounts, having a facility attached to an existing recreation center saves on maintenance, insurance, staffing, etc. We are DEFINITELY in need of a pool in the north Lakewood area (preferably at least outdoor, if not both in- and outdoor), but we certainly don't need a Water World North Lakewood that's only accessible by a 2-lane 30mph residential street and that will require much greater maintenance, staffing, etc. costs. Food for thought and economic responsibility? on Facebook Share Seems to be a rather elaborate (i.e., overly expensive) design for a standalone neighborhood pool that's only open for slightly over 10 weeks a year. Amenities like these would appear to be more appropriate at Lakewood's central, main Recreation Center, Carmody, which serves many more people. Why not create a "mini-Carmody" (25-meter indoor pool w/6 lanes with side window walls and skylights; 25-meter or yard outdoor pool w/6 lanes + splash pad) attached to the north side of the Whitlock Recreation Center which would bring year-round income to the City (for public use, swim teams, parties, etc.)? By all accounts, having a facility attached to an existing recreation center saves on maintenance, insurance, staffing, etc. We are DEFINITELY in need of a pool in the north Lakewood area (preferably at least outdoor, if not both in- and outdoor), but we certainly don't need a Water World North Lakewood that's only accessible by a 2-lane 30mph residential street and that will require much greater maintenance, staffing, etc. costs. Food for thought and economic responsibility? on X (formerly Twitter) Share Seems to be a rather elaborate (i.e., overly expensive) design for a standalone neighborhood pool that's only open for slightly over 10 weeks a year. Amenities like these would appear to be more appropriate at Lakewood's central, main Recreation Center, Carmody, which serves many more people. Why not create a "mini-Carmody" (25-meter indoor pool w/6 lanes with side window walls and skylights; 25-meter or yard outdoor pool w/6 lanes + splash pad) attached to the north side of the Whitlock Recreation Center which would bring year-round income to the City (for public use, swim teams, parties, etc.)? By all accounts, having a facility attached to an existing recreation center saves on maintenance, insurance, staffing, etc. We are DEFINITELY in need of a pool in the north Lakewood area (preferably at least outdoor, if not both in- and outdoor), but we certainly don't need a Water World North Lakewood that's only accessible by a 2-lane 30mph residential street and that will require much greater maintenance, staffing, etc. costs. Food for thought and economic responsibility? on Linkedin Email Seems to be a rather elaborate (i.e., overly expensive) design for a standalone neighborhood pool that's only open for slightly over 10 weeks a year. Amenities like these would appear to be more appropriate at Lakewood's central, main Recreation Center, Carmody, which serves many more people. Why not create a "mini-Carmody" (25-meter indoor pool w/6 lanes with side window walls and skylights; 25-meter or yard outdoor pool w/6 lanes + splash pad) attached to the north side of the Whitlock Recreation Center which would bring year-round income to the City (for public use, swim teams, parties, etc.)? By all accounts, having a facility attached to an existing recreation center saves on maintenance, insurance, staffing, etc. We are DEFINITELY in need of a pool in the north Lakewood area (preferably at least outdoor, if not both in- and outdoor), but we certainly don't need a Water World North Lakewood that's only accessible by a 2-lane 30mph residential street and that will require much greater maintenance, staffing, etc. costs. Food for thought and economic responsibility? link

    Seems to be a rather elaborate (i.e., overly expensive) design for a standalone neighborhood pool that's only open for slightly over 10 weeks a year. Amenities like these would appear to be more appropriate at Lakewood's central, main Recreation Center, Carmody, which serves many more people. Why not create a "mini-Carmody" (25-meter indoor pool w/6 lanes with side window walls and skylights; 25-meter or yard outdoor pool w/6 lanes + splash pad) attached to the north side of the Whitlock Recreation Center which would bring year-round income to the City (for public use, swim teams, parties, etc.)? By all accounts, having a facility attached to an existing recreation center saves on maintenance, insurance, staffing, etc. We are DEFINITELY in need of a pool in the north Lakewood area (preferably at least outdoor, if not both in- and outdoor), but we certainly don't need a Water World North Lakewood that's only accessible by a 2-lane 30mph residential street and that will require much greater maintenance, staffing, etc. costs. Food for thought and economic responsibility?

    clc asked 27 days ago

    Thank you for your feedback, this pool water area is similar in size to the existing pool with a new slide that would complement the slide that no longer works currently at Morse Park Pool. Thank you for your feedback, it will be shared with the project team. 

  • Share Could they please have some walk in stairs to the pool making it easier to get in for seniors and disabled people? on Facebook Share Could they please have some walk in stairs to the pool making it easier to get in for seniors and disabled people? on X (formerly Twitter) Share Could they please have some walk in stairs to the pool making it easier to get in for seniors and disabled people? on Linkedin Email Could they please have some walk in stairs to the pool making it easier to get in for seniors and disabled people? link

    Could they please have some walk in stairs to the pool making it easier to get in for seniors and disabled people?

    Izzy asked 3 months ago

    Thank you for your feedback! There will be several accessibility improvements included in the pool design such as an ADA lift and zero- depth entry to increase access for all.  

  • Share Can we get stairs to get in shallow end for seniors and disabled? on Facebook Share Can we get stairs to get in shallow end for seniors and disabled? on X (formerly Twitter) Share Can we get stairs to get in shallow end for seniors and disabled? on Linkedin Email Can we get stairs to get in shallow end for seniors and disabled? link

    Can we get stairs to get in shallow end for seniors and disabled?

    Izzy asked 4 months ago

    Thank you for your feedback, it has been shared with the project team!

  • Share I didn't see any survey questions about, or other information about, the proposed dimensions of the pool. It is my favorite lap swim pool because I enjoy the extra length, the 33 yards (as opposed to the 25 yards or meters of other lap swim pools in Lakewood, unless one wants to swim at 8 am to have 50 meters). Without that extra lap swim length, I would honestly never swim at Morse Park pool, because Carmody is closer to me. Thank you. on Facebook Share I didn't see any survey questions about, or other information about, the proposed dimensions of the pool. It is my favorite lap swim pool because I enjoy the extra length, the 33 yards (as opposed to the 25 yards or meters of other lap swim pools in Lakewood, unless one wants to swim at 8 am to have 50 meters). Without that extra lap swim length, I would honestly never swim at Morse Park pool, because Carmody is closer to me. Thank you. on X (formerly Twitter) Share I didn't see any survey questions about, or other information about, the proposed dimensions of the pool. It is my favorite lap swim pool because I enjoy the extra length, the 33 yards (as opposed to the 25 yards or meters of other lap swim pools in Lakewood, unless one wants to swim at 8 am to have 50 meters). Without that extra lap swim length, I would honestly never swim at Morse Park pool, because Carmody is closer to me. Thank you. on Linkedin Email I didn't see any survey questions about, or other information about, the proposed dimensions of the pool. It is my favorite lap swim pool because I enjoy the extra length, the 33 yards (as opposed to the 25 yards or meters of other lap swim pools in Lakewood, unless one wants to swim at 8 am to have 50 meters). Without that extra lap swim length, I would honestly never swim at Morse Park pool, because Carmody is closer to me. Thank you. link

    I didn't see any survey questions about, or other information about, the proposed dimensions of the pool. It is my favorite lap swim pool because I enjoy the extra length, the 33 yards (as opposed to the 25 yards or meters of other lap swim pools in Lakewood, unless one wants to swim at 8 am to have 50 meters). Without that extra lap swim length, I would honestly never swim at Morse Park pool, because Carmody is closer to me. Thank you.

    ciep asked 3 months ago

    Thank you for your feedback, it has been shared with the project team. Pool dimensions have yet to be determined.

  • Share I couldn't find where else to add this suggestion. But I'd love more adult- only areas or features. Weekend or evening adult classes, extended hours. on Facebook Share I couldn't find where else to add this suggestion. But I'd love more adult- only areas or features. Weekend or evening adult classes, extended hours. on X (formerly Twitter) Share I couldn't find where else to add this suggestion. But I'd love more adult- only areas or features. Weekend or evening adult classes, extended hours. on Linkedin Email I couldn't find where else to add this suggestion. But I'd love more adult- only areas or features. Weekend or evening adult classes, extended hours. link

    I couldn't find where else to add this suggestion. But I'd love more adult- only areas or features. Weekend or evening adult classes, extended hours.

    user1488 asked 3 months ago

    Thank you for your feedback, it has been shared with the project team.

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