Melbourne Public Swimming Pools

Melbourne's three city pools sit inside city parks on Post Road, Fee Avenue and Monroe Street, named Sherwood, Fee and Eddie Lee Taylor, Sr.

The City of Melbourne runs three public pools, each set inside a city park and each managed by the Parks, Recreation and Golf Department. According to the city pools page, Sherwood Pool is at 2479 Post Road, Fee Pool is at 114 E. Fee Avenue, and the Eddie Lee Taylor, Sr. Pool is at 3400 Monroe Street.

Only one of the three is open in the fall. On October 18, 2026, the city listed Fee Pool and the Eddie Lee Taylor, Sr. Pool with the notice that each pool is closed for the season, while Sherwood Pool kept weekend public swim, Saturday lap swim and the fall swim lesson schedule.

One rule applies at every site: the city states that all children under 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Each pool has its own phone line (321-608-7479 for Sherwood, 321-608-7444 for Fee and 321-608-7459 for Eddie Lee Taylor, Sr.), while reservations and general questions go to the Melbourne aquatics office at 321-608-7400 or [email protected].

A single swim at a Melbourne city pool costs $2 to $3.50 in cash, and a seasonal pass costs $50 to $138.

Admission in Melbourne is priced by age and residency and is paid in cash at the gate. The city pools page lists public open swim and lap swim at $2 for residents and $2.50 for non-residents aged 17 and under, and $3 for residents and $3.50 for non-residents aged 18 and older. The same schedule appears for Sherwood Pool and Fee Pool, so the price does not change with the location.

Regular swimmers can buy a seasonal pass instead. Melbourne's seasonal pool passes are valid at all three City of Melbourne pools, Sherwood, Fee and Eddie Lee Taylor, Sr., and the city states the next passes go on sale in May 2027. A single adult pass costs $70 for residents and $84 for non-residents, a single youth pass $50 and $60, and a family pass covering two adults and three children $115 and $138. Passes are sold Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., in person at the Eau Gallie Civic Center or by phone at 321-608-7400.

Across the posted Melbourne schedule, the non-resident price is 20 percent above the resident price for every pass and for swim lessons, and 50 cents higher for a single swim.

Fees as listed on the city pools page on October 18, 2026.

Sherwood Pool in Melbourne is open for public swim on Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., with adult lap swim on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Sherwood Pool is the Melbourne city pool open this fall. On the city pools page, two lap lanes are available during public open swim hours, so lap swimmers are not limited to the Saturday morning block.

The pool is part of Sherwood Park at 2479 Post Road, which the city describes as a community park with a swimming pool, sports fields, picnic areas, a pavilion and a playground. The park's facility snapshot also lists picnic tables, a grill and baseball and softball fields, and the park itself is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. A Sherwood Park pavilion can be rented for $63 for residents and $76 for non-residents through the city at 321-608-7400.

Sherwood is also the only pool on the current Melbourne pool party rental list, and the fall swim lesson session runs there on Saturdays. The Sherwood Park address in the city directory carries the Melbourne 32935 ZIP code.

Melbourne swim lessons are sold by the session at $50 for residents and $60 for non-residents, with the fall 2026 classes held on Saturdays at Sherwood Pool.

Melbourne sells swim lessons by the session. The city lists fees of $50 for residents and $60 for non-residents for a 30-minute class, and states that registration began on September 18, 2026 for classes starting October 24, 2026. Sign-up is online at any time or in person, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Eau Gallie Civic Center, 1551 Highland Avenue, the city recreation building that also houses two reception rooms of up to 8,000 square feet and a gymnasium.

The fall 2026 session at Sherwood Pool meets on Saturdays from October 24 to December 19, 2026, with no class on November 28, 2026. Classes run in three back-to-back blocks: Parent and Child plus Preschool Levels 1 and 2 at 10 a.m., Adult and Preschool Level 3 at 10:40 a.m., and Learn-To-Swim Levels 1 to 3 at 11:20 a.m. The city notes that classes depend on registration and may be adjusted.

The levels follow a ladder. Parent and Child serves ages 6 to 36 months and, in the city's words, prepares children for the American Red Cross preschool courses. Preschool Levels 1 to 3 cover ages 3 to 5. Learn-To-Swim covers ages 6 to 12 in Beginner (Levels 1 and 2), Intermediate (Levels 3 and 4) and Advanced (Levels 5 and 6) stages, and adult classes serve ages 13 and up. Students are tested on the first day and placed in a level. Melbourne also offers financial assistance worth $40 off each participant per session, applied for through a form sent to [email protected].

Sherwood Pool in Melbourne can be rented for parties at $115 or $138 an hour, and the city's Mako Sharks are a summer recreational swim team for ages 6 to 17.

Pool parties are booked through the Melbourne aquatics office, and on October 18, 2026, the rental list on the city pools page named Sherwood Pool only. Reservations are taken Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., by phone or email. The minimum rental is two hours and certified lifeguards are provided. At Sherwood Pool, a party of 1 to 50 patrons costs $115 per hour for residents and $138 per hour for non-residents, with Saturday evening slots from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. and a Sunday morning slot from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The summer pool season in Melbourne also carries a city swim team. The Melbourne Mako Sharks are the City of Melbourne's summer recreational swim team for ages 6 to 17, with a fee of $100 for residents and $120 for non-residents plus extra fees for swim meets and team shirts, and the city says participants compete against other local swim teams. Swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards freestyle without stopping and tread water for 30 seconds, and are tested on the first day of practice. The city calls it a developmental team rather than swimming lessons, and a novice league in which USS registered swimmers are not permitted. Registration for the next Mako Sharks season begins in spring 2027 at the Eau Gallie Civic Center, online or by phone at 321-608-7400.

Melbourne's Fee Pool is in Fee Avenue Park at Fee Avenue and Babcock Street, and the Eddie Lee Taylor, Sr. Pool is in the community complex of the same name on Monroe Street.

Fee Pool sits in Fee Avenue Park, which the city locates on the corner of Fee Avenue and Babcock Street, with a park address of 1609 Babcock Street. The park lists picnic tables, a playground, a swimming pool, a pavilion, a tennis court, a grill and baseball and softball fields, and is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. A small pavilion there rents for $20 for residents and $24 for non-residents. Next door, the Fee Avenue Tennis Complex shares the 114 Fee Avenue address and is a 15-court facility with 11 hard courts and four clay courts, with its own phone line at 321-608-7440.

The Eddie Lee Taylor, Sr. Pool is part of the Eddie Lee Taylor, Sr. Community Complex at 3420 Monroe Street, which the city describes as having a swimming pool, playground, picnic areas and sports fields. Its facility snapshot adds a basketball court, a pavilion, baseball and softball fields and a football field, and the complex is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. The pool's own address on the city pools page is 3400 Monroe Street, within the same complex.

Melbourne has other pools that are not city facilities. Florida Tech's Panther Aquatic Center, between the Clemente Center and the Panther Dining Hall on the university campus, opened in June 2011 to Florida Tech alumni, faculty, staff and students, according to Florida Tech Athletics, which lists a competition pool of nine 25-yard lanes and a recreation pool with three 25-yard lanes. It is a university facility, not one of the three City of Melbourne pools.

Last verified: October 18, 2026, against the Melbourne Parks, Recreation and Golf pools and tennis pages, the city directory entries for Sherwood Park, Fee Avenue Park and the Eddie Lee Taylor, Sr. Community Complex, the Eau Gallie Civic Center page and the Florida Tech Athletics Panther Aquatic Center page.