Tenino Quarry Pool
Training facilityBeginner (0-30 ft)46.85420, -122.85240
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A flooded sandstone quarry in Tenino City Park, run as a public pool since 1950: spring-fed, unchlorinated, and 35 to 80 feet deep, with a low dive and a high dive mounted on the rock wall plus a waterfall. The closest thing to a cliff jump you can do with a lifeguard watching.
Platforms and boards
Low dive (1 m)
3 ft
35 ft water depth
Beginner (0-30 ft)
High dive (3 m)
10 ft
35 ft water depth
Beginner (0-30 ft)
Warnings
Jumping from the quarry walls is not allowed; use the boards. The water is dark and cold with no visibility below the surface. Closed when the guard staff is short.
Hours, fees, and rules
399 W Park Ave, Tenino, next to the depot museum (City of Tenino). Roughly $4 residents / $6 non-residents. Open July and August, Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 6 p.m., weather and lifeguards permitting; check the city's Facebook page the morning you go. Everyone using the deep side must pass a swim test, no exceptions.
Season
Hot July and August afternoons; the water stays cold all summer.