By Kali Morgan, Summer 2025

Vare Recreation Center Pool is at 2600 Morris St., 19145.
Phone: (215) 685-1876
Vare Recreation Center Facebook (last updated 2022)

REOPENED 2025 SEASON
Brand new rec center and fields
Newly painted rectangular pool
Rec center has gendered restrooms (multi-stall? maybe!)
Depth: 3 to 5 feet
Ladders for water entry/exit
Steps not required to enter pool deck

AUGUST 26, 2025
#JumpInPhillyPools2025
My end of season/first actual visit to a filled Vare swimming pool! The water was pretty cold, and the rec center was closed, so there was no place to change. The wheelchair lift was non functional — sorry to keep reporting this. I dipped my toes in and called it a day, but it’s a gorgeous brand-new renovation of a playground. (Though the new sports field is 100% astroturf. Why is no grass the trend??)

#MyPhillyPoolTour2024
JULY 18, 2024
Looks like it’s not just the pool that’s under construction but most if not all of the playing fields and grounds on this playground. The pool does look freshly painted, so maybe there’s hope? There’s new playground equipment down the street to the south but sadly the pool is dry.