Memorial Day weekend typically signals the opening of public swimming pools around the metro. Now that the holiday is officially underway, we’ve put together a list of pools and spraygrounds to help you stay cool for the rest of the summer.
Kansas City, Missouri
Mary Williams-Neal Community Center Pool
Location: 3801 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64130
Season and hours: May 23-Aug. 23, noon-7 p.m.
Admission: $5 (2 years old and up)
Line Creek Community Center Pool
Location: 5940 NW Waukomis Drive, Kansas City, MO 64151
Season and hours: May 23-Aug. 23, noon-7 p.m.
Admission: $5 (2 years old and up)
Tony Aguirre Community Center Outdoor Pool
Location: 2050 W. Pennway St., Kansas City, MO 64108
Season and hours: May 23-Aug. 23, noon-7 p.m.
Admission: $5 (2 years old and up)
Gorman Pool
Location: 1101 NE 47th St., Kansas City, MO 64116
Season and hours: May 23-Aug. 23, noon-7 p.m.
Admission: $5 (2 years old and up)
Bay Water Park
Location: 7101 Longview Road, Kansas City, MO, 64134
Season and hours: May 23-Aug. 23, noon-8 p.m.
Admission: $5 (2 years old and up)
Springs Aquatic Center
Location: 9400 N. Congress Ave., Kansas City, MO 64153
Season and hours: May 23-Sept. 3, noon-8 p.m. Weekends only starting Aug. 23.
Admission: $8 (under 48 inches tall), $11 (48 inches and taller), $9 (60 years old and up), free (1 and under)
Douglass Sprayground
Location: 2630 Jarboe St., Kansas City, MO 64108
Season and hours: May 23-Sept. 7, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Admission: None
Ashland Square Sprayground
Location: 2200 Elmwood Ave., Kansas City, MO 64127
Season and hours: May 23-Sept. 7, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Admission: None
Parade Park Sprayground
Location: 1600 John Buck O’Neil Way, Kansas City, MO 64108
Season and hours: May 23-Sept. 7, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Admission: None
Sunnyside Park Sprayground
Location: 8255 Summit, Kansas City, MO 64114
Season and hours: May 23-Sept. 7, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Admission: None
Gillham Sprayground
Location: 41st and Gillham, Kansas City, MO 64127
Season and hours: May 23-Sept. 7, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Admission: None
Overland Park, Kansas
Tomahawk Ridge Aquatic Center
Location: 11950 Lowell, Overland Park, KS 66213
Season and hours: May 24-Sept. 7, noon-7:30 p.m.
Admission: $8 (3 and older), free (2 and younger)
Stonegate Pool
Location: 9701 Antioch, Overland Park, KS 66212
Season and hours: May 24-Aug. 7, noon-7:30 p.m.
Admission: $8 (3 and older), free (2 and younger)
Young's Pool
Location: 8421 W. 77th St., Overland Park, KS 66204
Season and hours: May 24-Aug. 7, noon-7:30 p.m.
Admission: $8 (3 and older), free (2 and younger)
Olathe, Kansas
Black Bob Bay
Location: 14570 W. 151st St., Olathe, KS 66062
Season and hours: May 25 through Labor Day, 12:30-7 p.m.
Admission: $10 (ages 3-61), $12 (nonresident ages 3-61), $6 (ages 62 and up), free (ages 2 and under)
Frontier Pool
Location: 15909 W. 127th St., Olathe, KS 66062
Season and hours: May 25-Aug. 9, 12:30-7 p.m.
Admission: $7 (ages 3-61), $9 (nonresident ages 3-61), $6 (ages 62 and up), free (ages 2 and under)
The Beach at Lake Olathe
Location: 445 S. Ward Cliff Drive, Olathe, KS 66061
Season and hours: Opens May 25, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Admission: $10 (ages 3-61), $12 (nonresident ages 3-61), $6 (ages 62 and up), free (ages 2 and under)
Oregon Trail Pool
Location: 1750 W. Dennis Ave., Olathe, KS 66061
Season and hours: May 25-Aug. 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Monday-Thursday), 12:30 pm-7pm (Friday-Sunday)
Admission: $7 (ages 3-61), $9 (nonresident ages 3-61), $6 (ages 62 and up), free (ages 2 and under)
Mill Creek Pool
Location: 320 E. Poplar St., Olathe, KS 66061
Season and hours: May 25-Aug. 9, 12:30-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 12:30-7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday
Admission: $7 (ages 3-61), $9 (nonresident ages 3-61), $6 (ages 62 and up), free (ages 2 and under)
Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Summit Waves
Location: 120 SW Blue Parkway, Lee's Summit, MO 64063
Season and hours: May 23 through mid-August, noon-7 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday
Admission: $11 (resident), $15 (nonresident), free (ages 3 and under)
Fairway, Kansas
Fairway Pool
Location: 6136 Mission Road, Fairway, KS 66205
Season and hours: May 23-Sept. 7, 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. (open Friday evenings and weekends only after Aug. 10)
Admission: $6 (resident), $10 (nonresident), free (ages 2 and under)
Lenexa, Kansas
Sar-Ko-Par Aquatic Center
Location: 8801 Greenway Lane, Lenexa, KS 66215
Season and hours: May 23-Sept. 7, noon- 8 p.m. (open Friday evenings and weekends only after Aug. 10)
Admission: $9 (resident), $13 (nonresident), $4 (senior resident), $6 (senior nonresident), free (ages 2 and under)
Flat Rock Creek Pool
Location: 13120 W. 103rd St., Lenexa, KS 66215
Season and hours: May 23-Aug. 8, noon-7:30 p.m.
Admission: $7 (resident), $10 (nonresident), $4 (senior resident), $6 (senior nonresident), free (ages 2 and under)
Shawnee, Kansas
Thomas A. Soetaert Aquatic Center
Location: 13805 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS 66216
Season and hours: May 23-Sept. 7, 12:30- 8:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 12:30-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday (hours subject to change after Aug. 10)
Admission: $6 (resident), $10 (nonresident)
Splash Cove at the Jim Allen Aquatic Center
Location: 5800 King Ave., Shawnee, KS 66203
Season and hours: May 23-Aug. 9, 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 12:30-6 p.m. Sundays
Admission: $6 (resident), $10 (nonresident)
Mission, Kansas
Mission Family Aquatic Center
Location: 5930 W. 61st St., Mission, KS 66202
Season and hours: May 23-Sept. 7, noon-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sundays (open weekends only after Aug. 10)
Admission: $8 (all ages)
Leawood, Kansas
Leawood Aquatic Center
Location: 10601 Lee Blvd., Leawood, KS, 66206
Season and hours: May 23-Sept. 7, 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. (limited hours after Aug. 10)
Admission: $7 (resident), $11 (nonresident)
Merriam, Kansas
Merriam outdoor pool
Location: 6040 Slater St., Merriam, KS 66202
Season and hours: May 25-Aug. 30, noon-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sundays
Admission: $8 (resident youth and senior), $10 (resident adult), $10 (nonresident youth and senior), $12 (nonresident adult)
Roeland Park, Kansas
Roeland Park Aquatic Center
Location: 4843 Rosewood Drive, Roeland Park, KS 66205
Season and hours: May 25-Sept. 7, noon-7 p.m. (limited hours after Aug. 10)
Admission: $8 (resident), $7.50 (senior resident), $9 (nonresident), $8.50 (senior nonresident), free (2 and younger)