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.

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.

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.

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

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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