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.
Pools in Raleigh
The City of Raleigh operates eight pools, four which with outdoor swimming.
Biltmore Pool, 701 Crown Crossing Lane
919-831-6736
Outdoor features: Wade pool, lap and recreation main pool and 12-feet deep end
Lake Johnson Pool, 5863 Jaguar Drive
919-233-2111
Outdoor features: Large spray ground, wade pool, lap and recreation main pool
Longview Pool, 321 Bertie Drive
919-831-6343
Outdoor features: Wade pool, lap and recreation main pool
Ridge Road Pool, 1709 Ridge Road
919-420-2322
Outdoor features: Wade pool, spray ground, lap and recreation main pool, 12-feet deep end
Millbrook Exchange Pool, 1905 Spring Forest Road
919-996-4130
Features: Indoor and outdoor pool and spray ground (summer season). The year-round pool becomes open air during the summer.
Optimist Pool, 5902 Whittier Drive
919-996-2790
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.
Pullen Aquatics Center, 410 Ashe Ave.
919-996-6197
Features: Indoor pool, diving board
Cary
Website
Triangle Aquatics Center, 275 Convention Dr.
919-459-4045
This is an indoor facility, but a public one and still worth noting.
Chapel Hill
Website
A.D. Clark Pool, 216 North Roberson St.
919-968-2799
Scheduled to open Memorial Day weekend
The town also has two indoor pools: Homestead Aquatic Center and Chapel Hill Community Center Indoor Pool.
Durham
Website
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.
Hillside Pool and Sprayground, 1221 Sawyer St.
919-560-4783
Opens June 12
Long Meadow Pool, 917 Liberty St.
919-560-4202
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.
Fayetteville
Website
Chalmers Pool at Seabrook Park, 708 Langdon St., Fayetteville
910-433-1137 or 910-433-1571
Opens Memorial Day
Splash Pad, 500 Fisher St. at Christina Smith Park, Fayetteville
910-433-1572
Knightdale
Website
Knightdale Pool, 202 Milburnie Rd.
919-217-2232 or 919-217-2230
Open May 29 to Sept. 6
Lee County
Website
O.T. Sloan Pool, 1420 Bragg St., Sanford
919-775-2107
Opens May 29 with weekend hours until June 13.
Morrisville
Website
Morrisville Aquatics and Fitness Center, 1301 Morrisville Pkwy.
919-463-6900
The facility, which includes a large pool and baby and wading pool, is under an air-supported dome for year-round swimming.
Wake Forest
Website
Holding Park Pool, 133 W. Owen Ave.
919-554-6180.
The pool will be open May 29-31, then open weekends only until June 12. The season ends Aug. 22.
