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Due to coming Heat, Spray Parks will Stay Open an Extra Week

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Photo by PoPville flickr user Victoria Pickering

From DPR:

“Due to the expected high temperatures for the remainder of the week, the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) will keep the District Spray Parks open for an additional week. Spray Parks were scheduled to close on Monday, September 5 at 7 pm. The following spray parks will extend hours of operation until Sunday, September 11 at 7 pm.

Ward 1:
– 14th & Girard Street Spray Park (14th & Girard St., NW)
– 14th & Park Road Spray Park (14th St. & Park Rd., NW)
– Columbia Heights CC Spray Park (1480 Girard St., NW)
– Harrison RC Spray Park (1330 V St., NW)
– Westminster Spray Park (911 Westminster St., NW)

Ward 2:
– Stead RC Spray Park (1625 P St., NW)

Ward 3:
– Chevy Chase RC Spray Park (5500 41st St., NW)
– Friendship RC Spray Park (4500 Van Ness St., NW)
– Macomb RC Spray Park (3409 Macomb St., NW)
– Palisades CC Spray Park (5200 Sherier Pl., NW)
– Guy Mason RC Spray Park (3600 Calvert St., NW)

Ward 4:
– Fort Stevens RC Spray Park (1327 Van Buren St., NW)
– Lafayette RC Spray Park (5900 33rd St., NW)
– Petworth RC Spray Park (801 Taylor St., NW)
– Riggs LaSalle RC Spray Park (501 Riggs Rd., NE)
– Takoma CC Spray Park (300 Van Buren St., NW)

Ward 5:
– Joseph H. Cole RC Spray Park (1299 Neal St., NE)
– Turkey Thicket RC Spray Park (1100 Michigan Ave., NW)

Ward 6:
– Kennedy RC Spray Park (1401 7th St., NW)
– King Greenleaf RC Spray Park (201 N St., SW)

Ward 7:
– Fort Davis CC Spray Park (1400 41st St., SE)
– Hillcrest RC Spray Park (3100 Denver St., NW)
– Marvin Gaye RC Spray Parks (6201 Banks St., NE)

Ward 8:
– Fort Greble RC Spray Park (ML King Jr. Ave. & Elmira St., SW)

Please note that all outdoor pools will continue to observe their regularly scheduled closure day and time.”

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