Ida B Wells-Barnett Outdoor Pool
Check the operator’s hours and admission or registration terms; participation may be limited. Public-entry status is separate from wheelchair accessibility.
Classification and evidence
Official page label: Swim pool (outdoor); Atlas classification rules. Classification: source-labeled.
Source captured: 2026-06-02. Human verification: Pending.
Check current official informationPublished activities: take a class or swim, and swim.
Photo from the City's park pagePark history
The first Wilson Outdoor Pool was constructed in 1957 and opened in the summer of 1958, through an agreement with Portland Public Schools. In 2005, Wilson Pool received major renovations with funds from the 2002 Parks Levy.
In 2022, Wilson Outdoor Pool was renamed Ida B. Wells-Barnett Outdoor Pool through a community naming process. Former President Woodrow Wilson was known to have racist and segregationist views.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) was honored for her significant legacy as a Black female journalist, civil rights advocate, educator, and researcher. She was known for her leadership speaking out against lynching and fighting for women’s suffrage. She spoke and wrote to President Wilson in protest of segregation and discriminatory hiring practices.
From the City's page for this park.
Visitor amenities
Published amenities are checked separately from entry conditions. Each links to other documented locations; confirm current hours before visiting.
- take a class or swimRecreation facility
- swimAll swimming pools
What kind of place this is
A building site — a community center, pool, or arts venue — where the building is the offer. Classified from official page labels it “Swim pool (outdoor)”; our model.
Something specific to this park — the thing you'd use it for if it were here.
Send an idea for this park →School grounds nearby
Public school grounds within a half mile, by straight line. What is listed is what OpenStreetMap mappers have recorded, not an inventory. The district sets public access.
- Ida B. Wells High · Portland Public Schools · 14.3 acresnext door
On record: 6 pickleball pitchs, 6 tracks, 4 athletics pitchs, 2 soccer pitchs, 1 baseball pitch, 1 American football pitch, 1 garden. Not recorded in this property’s inventory: pickleball court, soccer or futsal field, baseball or softball, running track.
- Rieke Elementary · Portland Public Schools · 12.6 acres0.2 mi
On record: 1 soccer pitch, 1 basketball pitch, 1 baseball pitch, 1 playground. Not recorded in this property’s inventory: basketball court, soccer or futsal field, baseball or softball, playground.
Beyond parks explains what opening a school ground would take.
School grounds: Metro RLIS. Features inside them: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Through the year
Seasonal facilities and listings captured by the Atlas. These records do not measure attendance, utilization or all activity at the site.
Counts describe captured listings, not attendance or all activity. No listings captured does not mean the site is unused.
Dark by 5 and wet most days: cover, lighting, indoor rooms, and paths that drain.
- take a class or swim
Fields and gardens open; showers between sun. Leagues, planting, first picnics.
- take a class or swim
Water, shade, long evenings — the season the system is built around.
- swim
- take a class or swim
Light shortens and leagues wind down; shelters and lighting carry the season.
- take a class or swim
| Season | Programs | Recurring events | One-time |
|---|---|---|---|
Winter Dec–Feb Not yet published | — | — | — |
Spring Mar–May Recorded from 2026-06-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summer Jun–Aug Recorded from 2026-06-11 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
Fall Sep–Nov Recorded through 2026-10; 1 month still to come | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What's on
No current listings were captured and matched to this property. This does not establish that no activity takes place. See the citywide calendar and programs.
Partners & friends
The whole ecosystemNo known partner is currently linked to Ida B Wells-Barnett Outdoor Pool in the Partnership Atlas. This is an opportunity signal, not an official priority.
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How it's holding up
The City's own inventory of what is here and the condition it last recorded for each item. Dates are the source's; old dates mean no newer public assessment, not that nothing has happened since. Historical project estimates appear below; they are separate from these condition records.
Historical cost profile · 2023 reporting
Ida B Wells-Barnett Outdoor Pool
$281.6K
3 distinct source rows. Proposed repair and improvement costs, not a current funding gap.
All-in annual service cost: Not established
Current remaining repair cost: Not verified
What the estimates cover
Categories are Atlas labels based on project titles. Expansion and new provision are included where proposed; a project can include several kinds of work.
The work, cost & reason (3 source rows)
Install Boiler$219,854
Asset as named in source: Wilson Pool
1- Project is reliant on pool filter installations. Heated pool water is provided by PPS. Their boilers are inefficient, causing disruptions to pool programming. 2- Steam from PPS during winters has caused a problem of steam entering a very cold climate causing any excess or exhaust of steam to immediately condense in the mechanical room making everything wet in the space. 3- Growing mold because of the steam from PPS, causes damage to equipment such as lifejackets, mats, etc 4- Damage risk of electrical equipment such as pumps and motor because of condensing of steam into moisture/water in the equipment.
KGW table row 471. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Renovate electrical and mechanical equipment$50,000
Asset as named in source: Not specified
Electrical and mechanical equipment’s passed 25 year of service and need to replace.
KGW table row 470. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗ESPC-III_Buildings Lighting to LEDs$11,760
Asset as named in source: Aquatics Facility
LED conversion for Exterior and Interior Lights
KGW table row 472. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗0 of 2 assessed built records are rated poor or very bad in the separate condition dataset. Condition ratings do not determine these dollar estimates.
Source: KGW’s November 2023 table. Current status, remaining scope and funding are unverified. Exact duplicate rows count once; other scope overlaps remain unresolved.
Compare repair estimates across parks →Annual service · FY 2026–27 adopted
$513.6K in linked site-account budgets
This is the known portion across 1 named account, including personnel, materials, City services and any capital outlay. It is budgeted, not actual spending or the full cost of this park.
Later budget supplements and unallocated shared services are not included.
Annual breakdown & district context →District picture · District 4
This park in the district picture
The same public records, read the same way for every property, so this park can be set next to its district. Each figure keeps its own source and date. “Not available” means the source has no record for this property. It is not a zero.
People nearby
- Residents within a half mile
- 4,157
- Households within a half mile
- 1,896
2020 Census blocks whose centre point lies within a half mile of the park boundary, measured in a straight line. Residents, not visitors. Blocks outside the city limits count.
Recorded backlog
- Open backlog IDs
- 4
- Closed backlog IDs
- 0
Records in the PP&R backlog map workbook that name this property. The workbook publishes no cost field, so these are counts of records, not dollars.
Active capital projects
- Active geocoded projects
- 0
Geocoded PP&R capital projects at this property, a subset of the full capital program. The cost is the published estimated total project cost, not spending to date.
Who is on record
No partner agreement on record
The department-provided directory names no agreement here. Friends groups without a formal agreement are not captured.
From the department-provided partnership directory. It records what is on paper, not who does each task.
Condition across all assets
Citywide condition atlasAcross 2 assessed assets at this park, 0% are in poor or very-bad condition (rated 4–5). Pooled from the City's public assessment layers — buildings, bridges, playgrounds, courts, fields, fences, paths and amenities.
This count comes from the City's rated asset layers; the “Public assets” list below is a separate furnishings inventory, so its items and scores are counted separately and the two totals need not match.
Condition is rated 1 (good) to 5 (very bad); no score means not yet assessed and is excluded. Park trees are inventoried separately and not counted here. These assessment records do not contain repair costs. Historical project estimates are shown separately.
Repair ledger
Public data does not currently flag repair candidates for this park. Additional PP&R maintenance exports can be added without changing the page structure.
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Send a condition note →Public assets
All 0Furnishings the City inventories here, with each item's condition score — 1 is good, 5 is very bad. Asset photos aren't public yet.
From the City's park page
Ida B. Wells-Barnett Outdoor Pool on Portland.gov
Ida B. Wells pool is closed for the season and is scheduled to re-open June 18, 2026.
Join us for Free Swim Week which provides free swim lessons to Portlanders of all ages and ability levels. Lessons are one week long and take place Monday, June 22 to Friday, June 26.
Register for Free Swim Week in person Friday, June 12 from 4 to 7pm at any Portland Parks & Recreation Pool. Online registration available at 7:30pm.
View PP&R swimming information, including activity descriptions, pool rules and policies, admission fees, and more.
Pool Opens Thursday, June 18, 2026Monday - Friday: 8am to 8pmSaturday and Sunday: 12 to 6pm
All dogs must be leashed in this park.
This page, on a sign
The QR label for this park points here. Print labels →
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Where this comes from
Facilities from the City's amenity pages and asset layers; hours, photo, and history from the City's park page; programs and events from its catalogs; condition from PortlandMaps public records. Where the City publishes nothing, this page says so instead of guessing.