CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The Chillicothe City Pool at Yoctangee Park will close for the season on Sunday, Aug. 16, at 5 p.m., wrapping up another summer of public swimming.
City officials said in a Facebook post that residents have one last chance to use the pool before the seasonal closure, but the water won’t sit empty for long. From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. that same evening, the pool will open exclusively to leashed dogs and their owners for its annual Dog Swim, which costs \$5 per dog, cash only, at the door.
Dogs must be on a leash entering and exiting the facility, and owners are asked to bring proof of current vaccinations, city officials said. Only dogs are permitted in the water during the event; people are not allowed to swim.
Yoctangee Park, home to the city pool, is a roughly 48-acre park in downtown Chillicothe adjacent to the Historic First Capital District. The park was established in 1875 as City Park and was renamed Yoctangee — a reference to pigments historically used by the area’s Native American inhabitants — in the 1890s. Besides the pool, the park includes an art gallery, basketball and tennis courts, a pond and a connection to the floodwall along the Scioto River.
City officials thanked residents for another season at the pool and invited families to bring their dogs out for one final splash before the facility closes for the year.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the City of Chillicothe.
