Updated daily at 4pm
Pakenham outdoor pool is the perfect place to spend a summers day with friends and family. The facility has an outdoor 50m pool with depths ranging between 1.2-1.9 metres and a leisure pool with beach entry. The pool surrounds include a kiosk and shaded seating areas for families.
Pakenham pool is a Watch Around Water accredited facility, please make yourself familiar with our policy prior to your visit.
Pakenham Outdoor Pool will remain closed for the 2025/26 summer season due to essential upgrade works.
In the meantime, we invite you to enjoy swimming at our other outdoor pools in Emerald, Garfield, and Koo Wee Rup.
We are offering 5 x free swims at Garfield and Koo Wee Rup Outdoor Pools to Pakenham & Officer residents. To obtain your free visit pass please visit us at Cardinia Life.
For more information:
Update on Pakenham outdoor pool works | Cardinia Shire Council
Outdoor Pools | Maintenance works | Cardinia Shire – Building a better Cardinia
Opening season is between 01 December 2025 – 31 March 2026.
Follow our Facebook page for daily updates, or check BOM Weather daily at 4pm to see if your pool will be open.
Weekdays
3:00pm
7:00pm
Weekends & School Holidays
11:00am
7:00pm
Pools will not open if the forecast temperature at 4pm the day prior is lower than 25 degrees or if heavy rain and lightning conditions are forecast.
Updated daily at 4pm
Adults
$6.40
Concession
$5.50
Child
$5.50
Family
$19.90
Adult
$149.90
Concession
$124.70
Child
$124.70
Family
$347.20
25 Visit Pass – Adult
$117.70
25 Visit Pass – Child
$94.60

Cardinia Life is a state-of-the-art facility that includes a gym, group fitness classes, aquatics, crèche facilities and 8 multipurpose sports courts.

The Emerald Lake Wading Pool is located in the heart of Emerald Lake Park. The pool is about 25 metres long with a varying depth of between 0.5m and 1m and is a perfect place to cool off on a hot summer’s day.

The Garfield Outdoor Pool is the perfect place to spend a summer day with family. The facility features a 33m outdoor pool, program pool and a toddler’s pool. There’s also a kiosk, BBQ area, and shaded seating areas for families.

The Koo Wee Rup Outdoor Pool is the perfect place to spend a summer day with family. The facility features a 33m outdoor pool, program pool and a toddler’s pool. There’s also a kiosk, BBQ area, and shaded area for families.

Officer Community Hub is a small community leisure facility that offers 3 multi-sport courts, a conference room and two multi-purpose rooms.

Pakenham Regional Tennis Centre (PRTC) opened in 2009. The facility offers 14 plexi-cushion & 4 synthetic grass tennis courts, all of which are lit, a multi-purpose function room, kiosk, bar and change rooms. PRTC is wheelchair friendly and has accessible bathrooms.
Updated daily at 4pm