Parkhill Park Splash Park

J. Robert Crowley Swimming Pool

The J. Robert Crowley Swimming Pool at Coolidge Park began its eleventh season in 2007. The pool is free to all, and includes a large swimming area, a wading area with a raindrop and tumble buckets for the children, and a fully renovated bathhouse. Swimming lessons are available. Call 978-345-9572 for info. Construction of the swimming pool was made possible by a grant from the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, Division of Conservation Services, and by the City of Fitchburg's Community Development Block Grant Program.

Life guards are always on duty when the pool is open. Call the Fitchburg Parks and Recreation Department at 978-345-9572 with any questions

Directions to the Pool and Hours of Operation

The pool is located within Coolidge Park, at the intersection of John Fitch Highway and Pearl Street. Enter off of Pearl Street. The hours of operation are 11 AM to 6 PM seven days a week, except that on Tuesdays and Thursdays the pool will close at 5:30PM for swim lessons and adult lap swimming. Free to all, but all persons under 14 years of age must be accompanied by someone at least 18 years of age.

Parkhill Splash Park

In July of 2001, the renovations to Fitchburg's Parkhill Park were completed. The park received new playground equipment, drainage improvements to the baseball field and to the brook, and a new water spray park, featured in these photos.

Construction began in 1999 with funding provided by the Community Development Block Grant Program and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, but the construction of the park was plagued with delays caused by a bankruptcy, oil contamination, and lightning strikes.

Those problems have now all been overcome, and the park is open to the public during the summer months. The splash park is open every day from 11-6. The balance of the park, including the Ryan Joubert Memorial Skatepark, is open from dawn to dusk