Splash pads opening around town this month

From the county Leisure Services Department:

The Walker Park Splash Pad, located at 200 Trail Creek St, will be open weekends only, Saturday, May 10 -Sunday, May 18 and will then operate under regular seasonal hours from Saturday, May 24 - Sunday, July 27.

The splash pad will be open weekends only, August 2 – September 1.  Splash pad hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.  The splash pad is closed on Mondays for maintenance.

The Howard Park Splash Pad, located at 291 Henderson Ext, will open for the season May 24.

The pools open Memorial Day weekend and close the last weekend of July.

Splash pad admission is $1 per person.  Pool passes are available for purchase and may be used at both splash pads and at all of the Department’s five public pools.  Individual pool passes are $20 and Family of Four pool passes are $40.  Passes may be purchased onsite with forms of payment accepted including cash and check.

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