Louisville, KY · Opened May 2026
Camp Taylor Memorial Park Pool
$6.2 million ARPA-funded waterpark. W Principles lists construction complete in November 2025. The pool opened to the public on May 23, 2026.
Camp Taylor Memorial Park’s pool had been closed since 2019. Louisville replaced it with a new waterpark at 4201 Lee Avenue: an ADA zero-depth entry, lap lanes, a water slide, a children’s play area, shaded seating, and a pool house with restrooms, showers, and lockers. The project was funded with $6.2 million in ARPA money.
I was the site superintendent for W Principles, LLC. The city had planned to open for the 2025 season. Severe weather delayed the work, and the waterpark opened to the public on May 23, 2026. W Principles lists construction complete in November 2025.
What the job involved
The opening moved a year
In April 2025, WAVE 3 reported that Mayor Greenberg said the pool would not reopen until summer 2026. WDRB reported in November 2025 that construction delays had pushed the opening to the next Memorial Day weekend. The Courier Journal tied the missed 2025 season to severe weather.
A new outdoor waterpark
The finished facility is an outdoor pool, not a renovation of the old basin in place. City descriptions of the opening list the zero-depth entry, lap lanes, slide, play area with a small slide and dump bucket, a water basketball hoop, and a climbing wall. W Principles also lists shaded seating and a renovated pool house.
ARPA paperwork alongside the field work
ARPA funding adds reporting on top of a normal commercial job. Owner, city, and federal paperwork ran in parallel with the construction.
Site work and finished pool
These are different days and camera positions, shown side by side.
Site Photography
Photos by Miles Goodman
Project Timeline
October 2024 through April 2026. The month on each photo comes from the original filename. April 2026 frames still show concrete and interior work, after an October 2025 photo of the pool with water in it.
October 2024 — excavation and pool layout November 2024 — pool building framing January 2025 — pool shell formwork March 2025 — water slide tower April 2025 — pool shell rebar April 2025 — pool wall and deck coping April 2025 — pool building interior October 2025 — waterpark with water in the pool April 2026 — rebar and formwork April 2026 — concrete pour April 2026 — pool building interior
Outcome
Louisville Metro, the Courier Journal, and WLKY covered the May 2026 opening. The neighborhood had been without this pool since 2019. Admission at opening was $3 for ages 13 and older and $2 for ages 12 and under, noon to 5 p.m. except Thursdays.