As the sweltering heat of a typical summer in Peoria reaches its peak, the city's public pools are signaling the close of their open swim season, which will officially end this coming Sunday, August 3. Families and individuals looking to take a dip at popular spots like Peoria Pool, Centennial Pool, and Sunrise Pool have only a few days left to make a splash, according to an announcement from the City of Peoria.
For those who want to grasp the opportunity, Peoria Pool, nestled at the corner of 83rd Ave and Cholla, is open Monday to Friday from noon to 3 p.m. and in the evenings from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. with the weekends stretching the leisurely swim time from midday until 5 p.m., while Centennial Pool, located at 79th Ave and Acoma, sticks to a more streamlined schedule, welcoming swimmers Monday through Friday, from noon to 3 p.m. and during similar weekend hours. Not to be outdone, Sunrise Pool, west of 83rd Ave on Lone Cactus Dr., mirrors Peoria Pool’s timings, catering to the community's needs for both daytime sun-soaked fun and cooler evening laps.
The cost of cooling off is as friendly as the city's aquatic facilities, with daily admission priced at $3 for youngsters aged 2 to 17, a slightly higher $5 for adults, and the gratifying freedom of charge for those under the cuddly age of 2. For the more aquatically inclined residents of Peoria, season passes have also been up for grabs at $45 for individuals and $150 for a family of up to six – such offers make summer-long access to the pools an undeniable bargain. Competitive strokes or splashy dog paddles alike, Peoria residents also had the chance to up their swim game with lessons billed at $28 per session, details and registrations being a click away at the city's aquatics page.
As the pools prepare to shut their gates, the city reminds patrons that the splash pads continue to remain an oasis of free, cool fun for the kids and their families to beat the nastiness of the summer heat, operating daily between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. through October 15; these include the refreshing retreats at Camino A Lago Park, Paloma Community Park, Pioneer Community Park, and Rio Vista Community Park, ensuring plenty of options to stay cool as summer starts to wane but the heat, that heat just keeps on keeping on with the kind of stubborn persistence you'd expect from an Arizona sun.
