Media Contact Only: John A. Stokes, (202) 671-2195

The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) will open 13 outdoor swimming pools and 4 spray parks at 15 DPR locations across the District for the weekend of May 31 to June 1, 2008. 

Outdoor pools will be open Saturday and Sunday, 12 pm - 6 pm.  Spray parks will be open Saturday 11 am - 4 pm.

Through the support of Amerigroup’s “DC Swims Free Program”, there will be no pool fees in 2008 for District residents. 

Pools open for the weekend of May 31 - June 1 (Pool, Address, Phone):

• Banneker, 2500 Georgia Avenue, NW, (202) 673-2121
• Barry Farm, 1223 Sumner Rd., SE, (202) 645-5040
• Francis, 2500 N St., NW, (202) 727-3285
• Fort Lincoln, 3201 Ft. Lincoln Dr., NE, (202) 576-6389
• Langdon, 2901 20th Street, NE, (202) 576-8655
• Georgetown, 3400 Volta Place, NW, (202) 282-0381
• Harry Thomas Sr., 1801 Lincoln Rd., NE, (202) 576-5640
• Kenilworth-Parkside, 4300 Anacostia Avenue, NE, (202) 727-0635
• Oxon Run, 4th & Mississippi Avenue, SE, (202) 645-5042
• Randall, 820 South Capitol Street, SW, (202) 727-1420
• Upshur, 4300 Arkansas Avenue, NW, (202) 576-8661

Spray Parks open on Saturday, May 31, (Spray Park, Address, Phone):

• Columbia Heights, 1480 Girard St., NW, (202) 671-0373
• Lafayette, 5900 33rd St., NW, (202) 282-2206
• Petworth, 801 Taylor St., NW, (202) 576-6850
• Riggs LaSalle, 501 Riggs Rd., NE, (202) 576-6045