Group Swim Lessons
Learning to swim is an essential lifelong skill that provides basic safety around water and promotes a healthy lifestyle for years to come. Group lessons are perfect for children 5-years-old and older. The park district offers lessons for all skill levels. Winter group swim lessons will be offered Sunday mornings at Niles North High School beginning January 7, 2024. Registrants may enter through door 12, the Athletic Entrance.
Winter–Spring Open Swims
Get a break from the cold weather with Open Swim! Open Swim will occur Sundays from 1-3 p.m. at Niles North High School beginning January 7, 2024. Please enter through Door 12, the Athletic Entrance. Participants may pay the $4 open swim fee at the door. Cash or check are acceptable forms of payment for this program. Lap lanes will be available.
There will be no open swim on the following dates:
March 24 and 31, 2024
Private Swim Lessons
The Skokie Park District offers private and semi-private swim lessons for all ages. Private swim lessons will be from 1-3 p.m on Sundays at Niles North High School beginning January 7, 2024. To request a private swim lesson, please fill out the (pending) form below and a park district representative will contact you to schedule the first lesson.
Private swim lesson: $25/30 minutes
Semi-Private swim lesson: $38/30 minutes
Water Parks
For aquatics enthusiasts, the park district offers two outdoor summer pools. The Skokie Water Playground features five giant slides, a sprayground, an interactive multi-level play area, lap lanes, locker rooms with showers, and a concession stand. The Devonshire Aquatic Center features a lap pool with zero-depth entry, a diving board, a drop slide, a sprayground, locker rooms and shower facilities, a sun hill, and a concession stand. Multi-use pool passes are available for both pools.
pools@skokieparks.org