Ed. Note: I inquired with DPR and pools will open for regular weekday summer hours starting Monday (they have already been opened for weekends.)
From DPR:
“Due to the anticipated heat advisory this week, the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) will open all spray parks one week early, starting today.
All spray parks will operate during their normal hours of operation from 10 am to 7 pm.
Please see the list of the District’s spray parks below:
Ward 1
14th & Girard – 14th and Girard Sts. NW
14th & Park Road – 14th Street and Park Rd. NW
Columbia Heights – 1480 Girard St. NW (202) 671-0373
Harrison – 1330 V St. NW (202) 673-7760
(NEW)
Ward 3
Chevy Chase Rec. Ctr. – 5500 41st St. NW (202) 727-7714
(NEW)
Friendship – 4500 Van Ness St. NW (202) 282-2198
Macomb – 3409 Macomb St. NW (202) 282-2199
(NEW)
Palisades – 5200 Sherier Pl. NW (202) 282-2186
Ward 4
Fort Stevens – 1327 Van Buren St. NW (202) 541-3754
(NEW)
Lafayette – 5900 33rd St. NW (202) 282-2206
Petworth – 801 Taylor St. NW (202) 576-6850
Riggs LaSalle – 501 Riggs Rd. NE (202) 576-5224
Takoma – 300 Van Buren St. NW (202) 576-7068
(NEW)
Ward 5
Joseph H. Cole – 1299 Neal St. NE (202) 442-9262
(NEW)
Turkey Thicket – 1100 Michigan Ave. NE (202) 576-9238
(NEW)
Ward 6
Kennedy – 1401 7th St. NW (202) 671-4794 (NEW)
Ward 7
Fort Davis – 1400 41st St., SE (202) 645-9212
(NEW)
Hillcrest – 3100 Denver St. SE (202) 645-9200
(NEW)
Ward 8
Fort Greble – Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. and Elmira St. SW (NEW)
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