KC-area swimming pools & waterparks opening up for the season. See when you possibly can go for a swim

Memorial Day weekend is right here, and that marks the opening of Kansas Metropolis’s many swimming pools and splash pads.

New this 12 months and opening this weekend are Blue Surf Bay, a Blue Springs waterpark that took greater than 4 years to finish and incorporates a 40-foot-water slide, and Sar-Ko-Par Aquatics Center, Lenexa’s $15 million renovation of the previous Indian Trails Aquatic Middle.

Right here’s when native swimming pools and splash pads open across the Kansas Metropolis space, how a lot they price and their each day hours.

Kansas Metropolis swimming pools

Kansas Metropolis’s two water parks, The Bay Water Park and The Springs Aquatic Center, will likely be open for the summer season from Saturday by Sept. 2.

The Bay Water Park, 7101 Longview Highway, will likely be open from midday to eight p.m. on daily basis till college begins. After college begins, the aquatic middle will solely open on weekends. Admission is $6 for youths beneath 48 inches tall, $8 for everyone 48 inches and taller, and $7 for seniors.

The Springs Aquatic Middle, 9400 N. Congress Ave., will likely be open each day from midday to eight p.m. After college begins, the aquatic middle will likely be open on weekends solely. Admission is $8 for youths beneath 48 inches tall, $11 for guests 48 inches and taller, and $9 for seniors.

These 5 outside swimming pools additionally open Saturday. Their hours are midday to 7 p.m. on daily basis by Aug. 18, and it prices $5:

Kansas Metropolis has 9 splash pads open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on daily basis: Blue Valley Park, Douglas Park, Gillham Park, Concord Park, Longview Tract, Lykins Sq., Parade Park, Spring Valley Park and Sunnyside Park.

Johnson County swimming pools

The Fairway metropolis pool, 6136 Mission Highway, is open Saturday by Sept. 2.

The pool’s hours shift whereas it’s open for the season:

• Opening day by Aug. 12: midday to eight p.m. each day, besides Wednesdays, when it closes at 7 p.m.

• Aug. 13 to Sept. 2: 4-8 p.m. Fridays and midday to eight p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Admission is $6 for Fairway residents and $9 for nonresidents; youngsters 2 and beneath are free.

The Leawood Aquatic Center, 10601 Lee Blvd., opens Saturday for the summer season. Day by day admission is $7 for Leawood residents and $10 for non-residents.

The pool will likely be open from 11:30 a.m. to eight p.m.

Along with Sar-Ko-Par Aquatics Middle, Ad Astra Pool and Flat Rock Creek Pool additionally open Saturday in Lenexa. Admission at these two swimming pools is $6 for residents, $9 for nonresidents, and children 2 and beneath are free.

Admission for Sar-Ko-Par Aquatics Middle is $9 for residents, $12 for nonresidents, and children 2 and beneath are free.

Merriam’s outdoor pool at its community center, 6040 Slater St., and opens on Memorial Day. The indoor pool is open yearround.

Admission for residents is $9 for adults and $7 for youths and seniors. Admission for nonresidents is $11 for adults and $9 for youths and seniors.

The Mission Family Aquatic Center, 5930 W. 61st St., opens Saturday. The pool and splash pads are open from midday to 7 p.m. Monday by Saturday and from midday to six p.m. Sunday.

Admission is $8, and children 2 and beneath are free.

Each pool in Olathe opens Memorial Day weekend. Black Bob Bay, 14570 W. 151st St., opens Saturday and will likely be open each day from 12:30 to 7 p.m., whereas the remaining open Monday:

• Frontier Pool, 15909 W. 127th St.: open each day from 12:30 to 7 p.m.

• Mill Creek Pool, 320 E. Poplar St.: open 12:30-5 p.m. Monday by Friday and 12:30-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

• Oregon Trail Pool, 1750 W. Dennis Ave.: open 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday by Thursday and 12:30-7 p.m. Friday by Sunday.

Admission is $10 for residents, $12 for nonresidents, $5 for seniors, and children 2 and beneath are free.

All different swimming pools open Memorial Day, which is Monday, Might 27.

Every outside pool in Overland Park opens Sunday:

• Tomahawk Ridge Aquatic Middle: 11950 Lowell Ave.

• Stonegate Pool: 9701 Antioch Highway

• Bluejacket Pool: 10101 Bond St.

• Younger’s Pool: 8421 W. 77th St.

Admission in any respect 4 swimming pools is $8, and they’re open each day from midday to 7 p.m.

Town’s splash pads — Roe Park, Sapling Grove Park and Thompson Park — are additionally open.

Prairie Village’s pool, 7711 Delmar Ave., opens Saturday and will likely be open till Sept. 4.

The pool is open from midday to eight p.m. on daily basis by Aug. 4. The pool hours change to 2-8 p.m from Monday by Friday from Aug. 5 to 12, and the weekend hours keep the identical. The hours are shortened to 4:30-8 p.m. in the course of the weekdays of Aug. 14-Sept. 4, and the weekend hours stay the identical.

Day by day admission is $10 for residents and nonresidents. Residents can buy summer passes for $60 and nonresidents can buy passes from $90.

Roeland Park’s Aquatic Middle, 4843 Rosewood Drive, opens Saturday.

The pool is open from midday to 7 p.m. on daily basis till Sept. 12. Admission is $6 for residents and $8 for nonresidents, whereas youngsters 2 and beneath are free.

Shawnee’s Splash Cove at the Jim Allen Aquatic Center, 5800 King Ave., opens Saturday and will likely be open from 10:30 a.m. to six p.m. Monday by Saturday and 12:30 to six p.m. Sunday.

The Thomas A. Soetaert Aquatic Center, 13805 Johnson Drive, opens Thursday. The pool will likely be open 12:30-8 p.m. on weekdays and 12:30-6 p.m. on weekends.

Admission to every pool is $6 for residents and $10 for nonresidents. Children beneath 1 are half-priced.

Jackson County

Blue Springs’ Blue Surf Bay Waterpark, 425 N.E. Mock Ave. opens Friday. The outside pool is open from midday to six p.m. Monday by Friday and midday to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday by the summer season.

Its indoor pool hours are:

A each day move prices $9 for residents and $18 for nonresidents.

Independence’s Adventure Oasis Water Park, 2100 S. Hub Drive, opens Saturday.

The water park will likely be open midday to 7 p.m. Mondays by Fridays, 11 a.m. to eight p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, and 11 a.m. to six p.m. on holidays.

It prices $10 for residents and $15 for nonresidents.

Summit Waves, 120 S.W. Blue Parkway, opens Saturday in Lee’s Summit for the summer season season by Aug. 18.

The pool will likely be open from midday to 7 p.m. Monday by Friday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends and holidays.

Admission for residents is $11, nonresidents are $15, and children 3 and beneath are free. Tickets must be bought online.

Town’s three splash pads — Howard Park, Lea McKeighan Park and Miller J. Fields Park — are open from Memorial Day weekend by Labor Day.

Grandview’s indoor pool, The View Community Center, 13500 Byars Highway, is open yearround.

Town’s splash pads at The View and at John Anderson Park will likely be open from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend.

The View splash pad is open from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday by Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 10:30 a.m. to five p.m. Sunday. The John Anderson Park splash pad is open 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on daily basis.

Exterior temperatures have to be 75 levels for the splash park to open.

Clay County

Gladstone’s outside pool, 7011 N. Holmes in Central Park, opens for the season Saturday

The pool is open from midday to 7 p.m. on weekdays and midday to eight p.m. on weekends. Admission is $10, and children 3 and youthful are free.

The Liberty Community Center’s outside pool opens Memorial Day and is open by Labor Day weekend. The middle’s two indoor swimming pools are additionally open yearround.

Day passes to the neighborhood middle, which embrace entry to all 4 swimming pools, are $9.50 for youth, $12.50 for adults, and $10.75 for seniors. Hours haven’t been launched for the outside pool but.

Liberty’s two splash pads — Ruth Moore Park and Metropolis Park — open similtaneously the outside pool.

North Kansas Metropolis’s splash pad at Dagg Park, 2000 Iron St., opens this weekend and will likely be open by Labor Day weekend. The splash pad is open from 10 a.m. to eight p.m. Tuesday by Sunday and 1 to eight p.m. on Monday.

Platte County

The outside pool on the Riverside Community Center, 4498 N.W. High Drive, opens Saturday and will likely be open by Aug. 18. It’s a shorter season this 12 months on account of renovations that begin within the fall, which can increase the pool, renovate amenities and add different facilities, in accordance with the Metropolis of Riverside.

The pool is open from midday to 7 p.m. Monday by Thursday and midday to 7:30 p.m. Friday by Sunday. Admission is $3 for guests ages 12 and up, $2 for guests ages 3-11, and free for youngsters ages 2 and youthful.

Wyandotte County

The Bonner Springs Aquatic Park, 1200 S. 134th St., opens Saturday. The pool is open from midday to 7 p.m. by Aug. 11 on daily basis, with lap swimming earlier than opening.

Admission is $6 per individual and $3 for youths 2 and beneath.

Parkwood Pool, 950 Quindaro Blvd. in Kansas Metropolis, Kansas, opens Saturday.

The pool will likely be open from midday to 7 p.m. Tuesdays by Sundays this summer season, and admission is $1.

Town’s three spray parks — Eisenhower Park, Pierson Park and Heathwood Park — are additionally open.