Due to popular demand season extended for Bishop Park pool!

Posted today by Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services:

Great news! The re-opened pool at Bishop Park has been so popular that we're extending its season for an extra week! The pool at Lay Park will also reopen for one special afternoon on Saturday, August 2 as part of their 50th Anniversary Celebration. All other aquatics facilities will end the season on their regularly scheduled dates.

Department pools, located at Heard Park, Lay Park, Memorial Park, and Howard Park will close for the season on Sunday, July 27 at 5:30 PM. The Howard Park Splash Pad will close for the season, as well.

The Bishop Park Pool, located at 705 Sunset Dr., will remain open for an additional week and close on Saturday, August 2 at 5:30 PM. As part of Lay Park’s 50th anniversary celebration, the Lay Park pool will be open on Saturday, August 2 from 2:00 – 5:00 PM.

The Walker Park Splash Pad, located at 200 Trail Creek St, will remain open, weekends only, through August 31 from 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM. Admission is $1 per person.

For more information, please call the ACCGov Leisure Services Department’s Aquatics Office at 706- 613-3589 or visit www.accgov.com/aquatic