Forest Park Pool

Texas summers are hot, y’all.
If you’ve lived here long enough, you know that there’s no fighting it, we just have to find ways to cope. It’s the situation we’re in, we have to make the most of it. So one of my best kept (perhaps not-​exactly-​so-​) secrets as of late regarding how to deal with our annual summer heat death is to append a trip to Forest Park pool to the very end of a 100° bike ride.
And it’s the best. The best.
It can get a little crowded but is definitely not always so, it lacks any type of concessions for the most part (there is an ice cream and soda machine, but that’s it), but I do believe they let you take coolers or picnic baskets in if you’re so inclined (sans alcohol or glass containers).
But it’s clean, it’s cool, it’s really in a primo spot, and I found out that the city is even having movie nights at the pools now («dive in» movies. get it??).
Open seasonally for summer, approximately Memorial Day to Labor Day… Worth checking out if you’re looking for an easy way to cool off.