Cool off at these Greater New Orleans pools, splash pads, spray parks
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Summer has officially arrived in the Greater New Orleans area!
As temperatures rise, you may be looking for a way to cool off or something to do with your children.
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To help you stay cool, WGNO put together a list of pools, splash pads and spray parks in the Greater New Orleans area.
Orleans Parish
NORD Pools
The New Orleans Recreation Development Commission has four indoor pools and nine outdoor pools open for family swim throughout the summer.
Gert Town
3411 Broadway St.
Hours:
Monday through Friday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Joe W. Brown
5601 Read Blvd.
Hours:
Monday through Friday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Treme
900 N. Villere St.
Hours:
Monday through Friday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sanchez
1616 Fats Domino Ave.
Hours:
Monday through Friday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
AL. Davis (Set to open late June due to construction)
2600 LaSalle St
Hours:
Monday through Friday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Federal City
2200 Constitution St.
Hours:
Monday through Friday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Lyons
624 Louisiana Ave.
Hours:
Monday through Friday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Rosenwald
1120 S. Broad St.
Hours:
Monday through Friday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
St. Bernard Center
1500 Lafreniere St.
Monday through Friday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sampson
3211 Treasure St.
Hours:
Monday through Friday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Stallings Gentilly
2700 Lapeyrouse St.
Hours:
Monday through Friday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Stallings St. Claude
4300 St. Claude Ave.
Hours:
Monday through Friday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Whitney Young (Under maintenance, re-opening date is pending)
6500 Magazine St.
Hours:
Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Audubon Zoo Cool Zoo
The Cool Zoo at the Audubon Zoo offers a 750-foot lazy river, lounge chairs, two sand beaches, water cannons, water curtains, jumping jets, an alligator water slide, “spider monkey soakers” and “water-spitting snakes.”
6500, Magazine St.
$38 for general admission including zoo admission
Hours:
Session 1: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Session 2: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish Aquatics
The Jefferson Parish Parks and Recreation Department has an outdoor pool and two splash pads for residents to keep cool this summer.
Johnny Jacobs Pool
5851 5th Ave., Marrero
Hours:
Tuesday through Thursday: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Lafreniere Park Spray Park
3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie
Hours:
Saturday and Sunday: 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Parc des Familles Spray Park
6101 Leo Kerner Lafitte Parkway, Marrero
Hours:
Daily: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 15 through Aug. 13
Weekends only: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 19 through Sept.3
St. John the Baptist Parish
St. John the Baptist Parish Parks and Recreation
The St. John the Baptist Parish Department of Parks and Recreation announced that three splash pads will be open for the summer.
Thomas Daley Memorial Park
2900 Highway 51, LaPlace
Hours:
Tuesday through Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
REGALA Park
2900 REGALA Park Road, Reserve
Hours:
Tuesday through Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Juan Anthony Joseph Memorial Park
3445 Highway 18, Edgard
Hours:
Tuesday through Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
St. Charles Parish
Ormond Spray Park
The St. Charles Parish Department of Parks and Recreation has a spray park located inside the Ormond Community Park.
1901 Ormond Blvd., Destrehan
Hours:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday and Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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St. James Parish
St James Parish Department of Parks and Recreation
Six St. James Parish parks have splash parks available for residents to cool off.
Lutcher Park Splash Park
2601 Lutcher Ave., Lutcher
Magnolia Park Splash Park
2205 Church St., Vacherie
Paulina Park Splash Park
3360 Sugar House St., Paulina
Hours:
Monday through Sunday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Romeville Park Splash Park
8163 Rome Park St., Convent
South Vacherie Park Splash Park
13271 Jake Gravois St., Vacherie
Welcome Park Splash Park
7260 Park St., St. James
Plaquemines Parish
Plaquemines Parish Recreation
The Davant Park Outdoor Pool officially reopened for the summer on Saturday, June 15.
15575 Highway 15, Davant
Terrebonne Parish
Airbase Splash Pad
The Airbase Splash Pad at Airbase Park in Houma reopened on Saturday, June 15.
221 Moffet Road, Houma
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St. Tammany Parish
Coquille Sports Park Splash Pad
The Coquille Parks and Recreation Sports Complex in Covington has a splash pad open for the summer.
13505 Highway 1085, Covington
Hours
Daily: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fontainebleau State Park
The Fontainebleau State Park in Mandeville has a water playground with a splash pad available year-round.
62883 Highway 1089, Mandeville
$3 park admission
Hours:
Tuesday through Sunday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Madisonville Park Splash Pad
Madisonville Park has a splash pad for children to cool off with a tugboat named “Claribel.”
1007 Pine St., Madisonville
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