Reykjavík Area Swimming Pools

Reykjadalur

Hot river reached by 3km hike from Hveragerði. Valley full of steam, river runs warm - find a spot along the bank. Popular day trip from Reykjavík.

Sjósundsaðstaða við Gufunes

Geothermal spot. Off the tourist path. Bring your own towel.

Vesturbæjarlaug

A public swimming pool in Reykjavík (Vesturbær).

Sundlaugin Bjarkarási

Ölduselslaug

Breiðholtsskólalaug

Ylströndin, Nauthólsvík

A man-made beach in Nauthólsvík with a hot tub, a heated seawater lagoon and a wading pool.

Neslaug

Opened in 1998, located in Árnes by road 32. The pool is 12.5 metres long and 12.5 metres wide and has a hot tub.

Varmárlaug

Varmárlaug has a main pool and a children's pool, a sauna, an infrared room, a cold tub, and two hot tubs (one with massage jets), plus play equipment for children.

Suðurbæjarlaug

Suðurbæjarlaug has a 12.5 x 25 m outdoor pool and an indoor teaching/children's pool. Outdoors there are three hot tubs, a steam bath, a mushroom fountain, two water slides, and two cold tubs at different temperatures. Sauna-equipped changing rooms are available for both sexes alongside the standard changing rooms.

Kópavogslaug

Kópavogslaug is one of Iceland's largest pools, with three pools plus a slide pool: a 50 m outdoor pool and 25 m and 10 m indoor pools. There are seven hot tubs in total, including a massage tub and a paddling tub for children.

Sundhöll Reykjavíkur

Sundhöll Reykjavíkur has two pools, indoor and outdoor. There is good wheelchair access into the pool, as well as wheelchair access to the hot tub and sauna.

Sundhöll Hafnarfjarðar

A public swimming pool in Hafnarfjörður.

Seltjarnarneslaug

The pool's water comes from a nearby borehole and is very mineral-rich. It is popular with eczema sufferers, who find this water dries the skin less than other pool water.

Laugardalslaug

Pool 1: 50 x 22 m outdoor heated pool, 8 lanes, 1–1.74 m deep, 28°C. Pool 2: 50 x 25 m indoor pool, 10 lanes. Pool 3: 25 m indoor children's pool, 4 lanes, up to about 1 m deep, kept warmer than the others. Next to the 50 m outdoor pool is a 30 m free pool that is warmer than the 50 m pool. There are hot tubs at various temperatures.

Lágafellslaug

A public swimming pool in Mosfellsbær, with an indoor pool.

Klébergslaug

A swimming pool at the sports centre on Kjalarnes, set by the shore with views out to sea. A sea-swimming area is located nearby.

Grafarvogslaug

This pool has an indoor pool, an outdoor pool, a wading pool, a play pool and hot tubs. There is a water slide plus a children's slide, and an infrared sauna.

Breiðholtslaug

Breiðholtslaug has both an outdoor and an indoor pool. The outdoor pool is 25 metres long with 5 lanes. The pool area also has two water slides plus a small children's slide.

Ásvallalaug

This swimming centre has a 50-metre pool, usually divided by a bridge so one half is 25 metres and the other 50 metres; the 50-metre pool has a lift for wheelchair users. There is also a 17-metre children's pool (90-110 cm deep) and a 10-metre wading pool for young children; the children's pools are kept at about 32°C while the main pool is 28°C. Indoors there is a water slide, three hot tubs and a steam bath, and outdoors there are two hot tubs and a sunbathing area.

Ásgarðslaug

Ásgarðslaug is an outdoor swimming pool with hot tubs and a children's pool. The children's pool has a small slide.

Árbæjarlaug

The pool has a lift for wheelchair users to get into the water. There is also wheelchair access to the hot tub and sauna.

Salalaug

The main pool is 25 x 15 metres with depths from 100 to 160 cm and 6 competition lanes marked by lane ropes. Usually four lanes are in use for school swimming, public swimming and swim training, while two lanes are set aside for play and swimming during public hours.