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A Dark Day “DPR Announces 2019 Outdoor Pools and Spray Parks Closure Schedule”


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Ed. Note: Stay tuned for details on the coming doggie day swim.

From DPR:

“The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) has released the outdoor aquatic facilities closure schedule for the 2019 summer season.

Outdoor pools will close in waves beginning on Sunday, August 11, 2019. Pools will close for the season at 6 p.m. on their respective Sundays; with the exception of Banneker Pool, Francis Pool, Langdon Park Pool, Oxon Run Pool, and Rosedale Pool, which will close 6 p.m. on Monday, September 2, 2019 (Labor Day).

All spray parks will close for the season at 8 p.m. on Monday, September 2, 2019 (Labor Day).

Below is the comprehensive closure schedule for the 2019 season. Pools are listed by date of closure. Please visit dpr.dc.gov for additional questions.

OUTDOOR POOLS CLOSURE SCHEDULE

Closing at 6 p.m. on Sunday, August 11, for the season:

Ward 1: Park View Children’s Pool (693 Otis Pl. NW)

Ward 1: Happy Hollow Children’s Pool (2200 Champlain St. NW)

Ward 6: Lincoln Capper Children’s Pool (555 L St. SE)

Ward 7: Benning Park Pool (5100 Southern Ave. SE)

Ward 7: Kelly Miller Pool (4900 Brooks St. NE)

Ward 8: Douglass Pool (1921 Frederick Douglass Ct. SE)

Closing at 6 p.m. on Sunday, August 18, for the season:

Ward 2: Jelleff Pool (3265 S St. NW)

Ward 5: Theodore Hagans Jr. Pool (3201 Fort Lincoln Dr. NE)

Ward 6: Randall Pool (25 I St. SW)

Ward 8: Fort Stanton Pool (1800 Erie St. SE)

Closing at 6 p.m. on Sunday, August 25, for the season:

Ward 2: Volta Park Pool (1555 34th St. NW)

Ward 4: Upshur Pool (4300 Arkansas Ave. NW)

Ward 5: Harry Thomas Sr. Pool (1743 Lincoln Rd., NE)

Ward 7: Ridge Road (830 Ridge Rd., SE)

Ward 7: Kenilworth Pool (4321 Ord St. NE)

Ward 8: Anacostia Pool (1800 Anacostia Dr. SE)

Closing at 6 p.m. on Monday, September 2, for the season:

Ward 1: Banneker Pool (2500 Georgia Ave. NW)

Ward 2: Francis Pool (2435 N St. NW)

Ward 5: Langdon Park Pool (2860 Mills Ave. NE)

Ward 6: Rosedale Pool (1701 Gales St. NE) Ward 8: Oxon Run Pool (501 Mississippi Ave. SE)”

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