Beat the heat at these Greater New Orleans pools, splash pads and spray parks

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Summer has officially arrived in the Greater New Orleans area, bringing Louisiana heat with it.

As temperatures rise, you may be looking for a way to cool off or something to entertain your children.

To help you stay cool, WGNO has put together a list of pools, splash pads and spray parks in the Greater New Orleans area.

Orleans Parish

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The New Orleans Recreation Development Commission has five indoor pools, and eight outdoor pools open for family swim throughout the summer.

• Gert Town (Indoor)
  • 3411 Broadway St.
  • Hours:
    • Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
    • Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Sanchez (Indoor)
  • 1616 Fats Domino Ave.  
  • Hours:
    • Monday through Friday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
    • Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Joe W. Brown (Indoor)
  • 5601 Read Blvd.
  • Hours:
    • Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
    • Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Treme (Indoor)
  • 900 N. Villere St.
  • Hours:
    • Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
    • Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• George V. Rainey (Indoor)
  • 2529 General Meyer Ave.
  • Hours:
    • Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
    • Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Stallings Gentilly (Outdoor)
  • 2700 Lapeyrouse St.
  • Hours:
    • Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    • Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Lyons (Outdoor)
  • 624 Louisiana Ave.
  • Hours:
    • Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    • Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Federal City (Outdoor)
  • 2220 Constitution St.
  • Hours:
    • Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    • Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Rosenwald (Outdoor)
  • 1120 S. Broad St.
  • Hours:
    • Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    • Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Pradat (Outdoor)
  • 7200 Dreux Ave.
  • Hours:
    • Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    • Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• St. Bernard (Outdoor)
  • 1500 Lafreniere St.
  • Hours:
    • Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    • Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Stallings St. Claude (Outdoor)
  • 4300 St. Claude Ave.
  • Hours:
    • Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    • Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Whitney Young (Outdoor)
  • 6500 Magazine St.
  • Hours:
    • Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    • Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Audubon Zoo Cool Zoo Waterpark

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:
  • May 25-July 26: open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • July 27-Sep. 1: open weekends only 10 a.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: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Lafreniere Spray Park
  • 3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie
  • Hours:
    • Thursday through Sunday 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Parc des Familles Spray Park
  • 6101 Leo Kerner Lafitte Parkway., Marrero
  • Hours:
    • Open daily 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

A.P. Clay Resource Center Splash Park

The City of Kenner has reopened its improved splash park, offering new water elements such as spray rings and ground fountains.

• A.P. Clay Splash Park
  • 939 Reverend Richard Wilson Dr.
  • Hours:
    • Friday: 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
    • Saturday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    • Sunday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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 and two pools will be open for the summer.

• Westbank Pools
  • 137 Castle Dr., Edgard
  • $1 entry fee
  • Hours:
    • Tuesday through Saturday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
    • Sunday: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Eastbank Pools
  • 194 Regala Park Road, Reserve
  • $1 entry fee
  • Hours:
    • Tuesday through Saturday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
    • Sunday: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Thomas F. Daley Memorial Park (Splash Pad)
  • 2900 Hwy. 51, LaPlace
  • Hours:
    • Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Regala Park (Splash Pad)
  • 194 Regala Park Road, Reserve
  • Hours:
    • Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Juan Anthony Joseph Memorial Park (Splash Pad)
  • 3445 Hwy. 18, Edgard
  • Hours:
    • Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

St. Charles Parish

St. Charles Parish Parks & Recreation

The St. Charles Parish Department of Parks and Recreation has two spray parks open all summer.

• Ormond Spray Park
  • 1901 Ormond Blvd., Destrehan
  • Hours:
    • Tuesday through Sunday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• West Bank Spray Park
  • 274 Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway., Luling
  • Hours:
    • Tuesday through 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:
    • Open daily 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 Roger Halphen Park officially reopened its splash pad for the summer on Tuesday, June 3.

• 210 Cazezu Dr., Buras

Terrebonne Parish

Airbase Splash Pad

The Airbase Splash Pad at Airbase Park in Houma reopened on Friday, May 23.

• 221 Moffet Road, Houma
• Hours:
  • Wednesday through Monday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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

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.

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