Hot Homes: 5 cool pools you’ll want to dive into

These Portland homes for sale offer an invigorating way to cool off during the hot summer months.

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With a view like this, we’re guessing many a swimmer has eventually climbed out of the water to discover they’ve morphed into a raisin.

Photo by Opt Creative

Sitting in an air-conditioned room brings sweet relief when it’s hot outside, but jumping into a pool significantly increases the cool-down fun factor. Here are five homes for sale in Portland that feature pools we can’t stop daydreaming about.

Gaze at Mount St. Helens, the Willamette River, and the city skyline from the third story of this Roscoe Hemingway estate in the Kings Heights neighborhood.

Photo by Caleb Vandermeer, listed by Lauren Hasson

Restored 1932 Roscoe Hemingway estate , 5 BD, 6 BA | $3,100,000 | Take a dip in the pristine outdoor pool surrounded by a privacy hedge when you get done hiking in Forest Park, which is just steps away from the property. Air dry with a ride on the zip line attached to a custom treehouse.

The Claremont community also offers a putting course, pickleball and tennis courts, and event space.

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Airy one-level home overlooking protected wetlands , 3 BD, 2 BA | $847,000 | This home within the 55+ Claremont community includes access to an outdoor pool that you won’t have to worry about personally maintaining.

What this photo of the Tudor estate doesn’t show you is the property’s private putting green.

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Enchanting Tudor mansion with mountain vistas , 4 BD, 5 BA | $3,500,000 | Drink in sweeping views of Mount Hood and the surrounding landscape while lounging in the infinity pool, located next to a pool house that’s equipped with a full kitchen and bathroom.

Spontaneous swims in this Sauvie Island pool include complimentary birdsong.

Photo by Jason Gooing

Private Sauvie Island oasis , 5 BD, 3.5 BA | $1,100,000 | Cannonball into this classically rectangular pool nestled amid mature evergreen trees located a stone’s throw from Wapato Access Greenway State Park.

A private pool and no HOAs? That’s an uncommon pair in Portland.

Photo by Vadim Tsygipalo

Remodeled Daylight Ranch home with Powell Butte views , 5 BD, 3 BA | $849,999 | Swimming doesn’t have to be a seasonal activity thanks to this property’s heated pool — but if you want to keep your hair dry, maybe wait to take a dip until after the rain stops.

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Cambrie is a born-and-raised Oregonian who worked at a Portland TV news station before helping launch PDXtoday in December 2021. She loves horseback riding, burying her nose in a fantasy book, traveling near and far + finding a good chai tea latte.
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