Here are the hours, locations and times for Cumberland County pools and splash pads

Lizmary Evans, Fayetteville Observer
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As temperatures rise and the desire for a cooling escape grows stronger, Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation is opening its splash pads this week and pools on Memorial Day for the season.

All 14 of the area's free splash pads will open Wednesday and will operate daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The park's department pools are set to open Memorial Day, May 27, according to a news release from city officials.

The splash pads run in seven-minute cycles and can be activated by hitting a button.

All four pool operate Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday 1 to 6 p.m., according to the release.

The cost to swim for residents aged 12 and younger is $1; those 13 and older is $2; and non-residents can swim for $2 to $4 depending on age group.

The last pool swim day of the season is Labor Day, Sept. 5, with splash pads closing for the year on Sept. 30, according to the release.

This is the Lake Rim Recreation Center splash pad, which is one of 14 splash pads set to open on May 1 in Cumberland County.
This is the Lake Rim Recreation Center splash pad, which is one of 14 splash pads set to open on May 1 in Cumberland County.

Splash pads

Eastover Community Park2721 Ball Park Road, Eastover, 910-323-0707E. Melvin Honeycutt Elementary School4665 Lakewood Drive, Fayetteville, 910-433-1435Gilmore Therapeutic Recreation Center1600 Purdue Drive, Fayetteville, 910-433-1569Gray's Creek Park5151 Celebration Drive, Hope Mills, 910-433-1015; Splash pads are open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., (3 to 7 p.m. when school is in session).J.S. Spivey Recreation Center 500 Fisher St., Fayetteville, 910-433-1572Kiwanis Recreation Center352 Devers St., Fayetteville, 910-433-1568Lake Rim Recreation Center 1455 Hoke Loop Road, Fayetteville, 910-433-1175Linden Little River Community Park5010 Loop Road, Linden, 910-980-0119Mable C. Smith Park1367 Shadbush Lane, Fayetteville, 910-433-1547Massey Hill Recreation Center1612 Camden Road, Fayetteville, 910-433-1569Myers Recreation Center1018 Rochester Drive, Fayetteville, 910-433-1570Spring Lake Recreation Center245 Ruth St., Spring Lake, 910-433-1350Wade Community Park4060 Church St., Wade, 910-485-3502Willie J. Burnette Park 4924 Markham St., Godwin, 910-980-1000

Children enjoy the Ronnie "Chase" Chalmers Pool at Smith Recreation Center in this photo. Pools are set to open on Memorial Day, May 27.
Children enjoy the Ronnie "Chase" Chalmers Pool at Smith Recreation Center in this photo. Pools are set to open on Memorial Day, May 27.

Pools

Ronnie “Chase” Chalmers Pool1520 Slater Ave., Fayetteville, 910-433-1137

Keith A. Bates Sr. Pool4945 Rosehill Road, Fayetteville, 910-433-1382

Lake Rim Aquatic Center2265 Tar Kiln Drive, Fayetteville, 910-433-1456

Westover Aquatic Center266 Bonanza Drive, Fayetteville, 910-433-1383

Reporter Lizmary Evans covers growth and development for The Fayetteville Observer. You can reach her at [email protected]

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: When do splash pads and pools open in Fayetteville, NC?

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