Seasonal pools get ready to open

It's hard to believe, but the region's seasonal pools and spraygrounds are getting ready to open.

So I'm listing the big ones. If I've forgotten one, please add it in the comments.

Be sure to click on the links to find the hours of operation and learn more about the fees and swim lessons for each of the pools.

Please note: This list includes only municipal or county-run pools that anybody in the public can swim at ... not pools at private clubs or neighborhoods or pools that require some sort of membership.

Outdoor features: Wade pool, lap and recreation main pool and 12-feet deep end

Outdoor features: Large spray ground, wade pool, lap and recreation main pool

Outdoor features: Wade pool, lap and recreation main pool

Outdoor features: Wade pool, spray ground, lap and recreation main pool, 12-feet deep end

Features: Indoor and outdoor pool, 50-meter by 25-yard Olympic-size swimming pool, large wading pool, lap and recreational swimming. The year-round pool becomes open air during the summer.

Features: Indoor pool, diving board

This is an indoor facility, but a public one and still worth noting.

Scheduled to open Memorial Day weekend

The town also has two indoor pools: Homestead Aquatic Center and Chapel Hill Community Center Indoor Pool.

The sprayground at Forest Hills, 1639 University Dr., opened May 14. Its pool, along with the rest of the city's pool, open June 12.

Opens June 12

Opens June 12

Edison Johnson Sprayground, 500 W. Murray Ave., opens June 14. The sprayground at East End Park and E.D. Mickle Community Center is closed this season for construction.

Opens Memorial Day

910-433-1572

Open May 29 to Sept. 6

Opens May 29 with weekend hours until June 13.

The facility, which includes a large pool and baby and wading pool, is under an air-supported dome for year-round swimming.

The pool will be open May 29-31, then open weekends only until June 12. The season ends Aug. 22.