Media Contact: John A. Stokes, (202) 673-2195

The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) announced today expanded summer hours for recreation centers and that daily operations of outdoor swimming pools will begin for the summer on Saturday, June 13, 2009, and children's outdoor pools and spray parks will open on Monday, June 15.

DPR's outdoor swimming pools have been open weekends only since May 23 and the Memorial Day weekend.  Throughout the summer, DPR will operate 19 outdoor swimming pools, five outdoor children's pools, and six spray parks across the District of Columbia.  DPR's indoor pools will continue to follow their regular hours of operation.  The complete list of locations and hours of DPR's pools and spray parks is provided below and available in the "Aquatics" section of DPR's website, dpr.dc.gov.

DPR will open 19 outdoor swimming pools for daily operations on June 13 and pools will be open Monday - Friday: 1 - 8 pm, and Saturday - Sunday: 12 noon - 6 pm; all pools close one weekday each week during the summer for service and maintenance.  Five outdoor children's pools will open on Monday June 15 and will be open Monday to Friday, 12 noon to 5 pm.  Children's outdoor pools are small developmental pools which range in depths from one to three feet, and are designed for children up to 12 years old.  Outdoor children's pools will be open through August 21, 2009.  DPR will also open six spray parks from Monday, June 15 through August 22, 2009.  Spray parks are closed from 2 to 3 pm each weekday. 

DC Residents swim free this year through the "DC Free Swim" program, supported by Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States.  For more information about DPR Recreation and Community Centers, call (202) 673-7647; for more information about DPR pools and spray parks, call (202) 671-1289.

Select from the links below to view locations and hours of DPR centers, pools, and spray parks.

• DPR Recreation and Community Centers
• DPR Pools and Spray Parks

Ward	Name of Center	Address	Phone	Hours
1	Banneker Community Center	2500 Georgia Ave., NW	(202) 673-6861	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
1	Columbia Heights Community Center	1480 Girard Street, NW	(202) 671-0373	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm Sun: 10 am - 2 pm
1	Harrison Recreation Center	1330 V St., NW	(202) 673-6865	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
1	Kalorama Recreation Center	1875 Columbia Road, NW	(202) 673-7606	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
1	Marie Reed Recreation Center	2200 Champlain St., NW	(202) 673-7768	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm
1	Parkview Community Center	693 Otis Pl., NW	(202) 576-5750	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
2	Kennedy Recreation Center	1401 7th St., NW	(202) 671-4794	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm Sun: 10 am - 2 pm
2	Mitchell Park Recreation Center	1801 23rd St., NW	(202) 673-6871	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
2	Stead Recreation Center	1625 P St., NW	(202) 673-4465	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
2	Volta Park Recreation Center (formerly Georgetown)	1555 34th St., NW	(202) 282-0380	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 8 pm
3	Chevy Chase Community Center	5601 Connecticut Ave., NW	(202) 282-2204	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 8:30 am – 5 pm
3	Chevy Chase Playground and Recreation Center	5500 41st St., NW	(202) 282-2200	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
3	Friendship Recreation Center	4500 Van Ness St., NW	(202) 282-2198	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
3	Guy Mason Recreation Center	3600 Calvert St., NW	(202) 282-2180	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 8:30 am - 5 pm Sun: 12 noon - 4 pm
3	Hardy Recreation Center	4500 Q St., NW	(202) 282-2190	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
3	Hearst Recreation Center	3600 Tilden St., NW	(202) 282-2207	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
3	Macomb Recreation Center	3409 Macomb St., NW	(202) 282-2199	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
3	Palisades Community Center	5200 Sherrier Pl., NW	(202) 282-2186	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm Sun: 10 am - 2 pm
4	Emery Recreation Center	5801 Georgia Ave., NW	(202) 576-3211	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm Sun: 10 am - 2pm
4	Fort Stevens Recreation Center	1327 Van Buren St., NW	(202) 541-3754	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
4	Hamilton Recreation Center	1340 Hamilton St., NW	(202) 576-6855	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
4	Lafayette Recreation Center	5900 33rd St., NW	(202) 282-2206	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
4	Lamond Recreation Center	20 Tuckerman St., NE	(202) 576-9541	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
4	Petworth Recreation Center	801 Taylor St., NW	(202) 576-6850	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
4	Raymond Recreation Center	915 Spring Rd., NW	(202) 576-6856	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
4	Riggs LaSalle Community Center	501 Riggs Rd., NE	(202) 576-5224	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm Sun: 10 am - 2 pm
4	Takoma Community Center	300 Van Buren St., NW	(202) 576-7068	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
4	Upshur Recreation Center	4300 Arkansas Ave., NW	(202) 576-6842	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
5	Arboretum Recreation Center	2412 Rand Pl., NE	(202) 727-5547	Mon - Fri: 9 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 2 pm
5	Brentwood Recreation Center	2311 14th St., NE	(202) 576-6667	Mon - Fri: 9 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
5	Edgewood Recreation Center	Third and Evarts Sts., NE	(202) 576-6410	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
5	Harry Thomas, Sr. Community Center	1743 Lincoln Rd., NE	(202) 576-5642	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
5	Joseph H. Cole Recreation Center	1200 Morse St., NE	(202) 724-4876	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
5	Langdon Park Community Center	2901 20th St., NE	(202) 576-6595	Mon - Fri: 9 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
5	North Michigan Park Recreation Center	1333 Emerson St., NE	(202) 541-3526	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
5	Thurgood Marshall Recreation Center (formerly Fort Lincoln)	3100 Fort Lincoln Dr., NE (at the Marshall Education Center)	(202) 576-6818	Mon - Fri: 9 am - 9 pm
5	Trinidad Recreation Center	1310 Childress St., NE	(202) 727-1293	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
5	Turkey Thicket Recreation Center	1100 Michigan Ave., NE	(202) 576-9238	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm Sun: 10 am - 2 pm
6	King Greenleaf Recreation Center	201 N St., SW	(202) 645-7454	Mon - Fri: 9 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm Sun: 10 am - 2 pm
6	Rosedale Recreation Center	1701 Gales St., NE	(202) 724-5405	Mon - Fri: 9 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
6	Sherwood Recreation Center	640 10th St., NE	(202) 698-3075	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
6	Watkins Recreation Center	420 12th St., SE	(202) 724-4468	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm
7	Benning Park Community Center	Southern Ave. and Fable St., SE	(202) 645-3957	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
7	Benning Stoddert Community Center	100 Stoddert Pl., SE	(202) 698-1873	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
7	DC Center for Therapeutic Recreation	3030 G St., SE	(202) 698-1794	Mon - Fri: 9 am - 5 pm Sat: 9 am - 1 pm
7	Fort Davis Community Center	1400 41st St., SE	(202) 645-9212	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
7	Hillcrest Recreation Center	3100 Denver St., SE	(202) 645-9200	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
7	Kelly Miller Recreation Center	301 49th Street, NE	(202) 388-6895	Mon - Fri: 9 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
7	Kenilworth-Parkside Recreation Center	4300 Anacostia Ave., NE	(202) 727-2485	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm Sun: 10 am - 2 pm
7	Ridge Road Recreation Center	800 Ridge Rd., SE	(202) 645-3959	Mon - Fri: 9 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
7	Watts Branch Recreation Center	6201 Banks Pl., NE	(202) 727-5432	Mon - Fri: 9 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
8	Anacostia Fitness Center	1800 Anacostia Dr., SE	(202) 698-2250	Mon - Fri: 12 noon - 9 pm Sat: 12 noon - 9 pm
8	Bald Eagle Recreation Center	100 Joliet St., SW	(202) 645-3960	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm Sun: 10 am - 2 pm
8	Barry Farm Recreation Center	1230 Sumner Rd., SE	(202) 645-3896	Mon - Fri: 9 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
8	Congress Heights Recreation Center	Alabama Ave. and Randle Pl., SE	(202) 645-3981	Mon - Fri: 9 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
8	Douglass Community Center	Frederick Douglass Ct. and Stanton Ter., SE	(202) 645-3980	Mon - Fri: 9 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
8	Ferebee Hope Recreation Center	3999 8th St., SE	(202) 645-3917	Mon - Fri: 9 am - 9 pm
8	Fort Stanton Community Center	1812 Erie St., SE	(202) 645-3970	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
8	Malcolm X Recreation Center	1351 Alabama Ave., SE	(202) 258-6287	Mon - Fri: 9 am - 9 pm
8	Southeast Tennis and Learning Center	701 Mississippi Avenue, SE	(202) 645-6242	Mon - Fri: 8 am - 9 pm Sat: 9 am - 4 pm

Pool Name and Address	Phone	Day Closed
Anacostia 1800 Anacostia Dr., SE	(202) 724-1441	Monday
Banneker 2500 Georgia Ave., NW	(202) 673-2121	Thursday
Barry Farm 1223 Sumner Rd., SE	(202) 645-5040	Tuesday
Benning Park Southern Ave. and Fable St., SE	(202) 645-5044	Thursday
Douglass Frederick Douglass Ct. and Stanton Ter., SE	(202) 645-5045	Wednesday
East Potomac 972 Ohio Dr., SW (Hours for Mon - Fri: 1 - 7 pm)	(202) 727-6523	Wednesday
Francis 25th and N Sts., NW	(202) 727-2485	Tuesday
Fort Dupont Ridge Rd. and Burns St., SE	(202) 645-5046	Tuesday
Fort Stanton 1800 Erie St., SE	(202) 645-5047	Thursday
Harry Thomas, Sr. 1743 Lincoln Rd., NE	(202) 541-7499	Tuesday
Kelly Miller 4900 Brooks St., NE	(202) 724-5056	Monday
Kenilworth Parkside 4300 Anacostia Ave., NE	(202) 727-0635	Wednesday
Langdon Park Mills Ave. and Hamlin St., NE	(202) 576-8655	Thursday
Oxon Run 4th St. and Mississippi Ave., SE	(202) 645-5042	Monday
Randall South Capitol and I Sts., SW	(202) 727-1420	Monday
Rosedale 1701 Gales, St., NE	(202) 727-1502	Tuesday
Theodore Hagans, Jr. 3201 Fort Lincoln Dr., NE	(202) 576-6389	Monday
Upshur 4300 Arkansas Ave., NW	(202) 576-8661	Monday
Volta Park (formerly Georgetown) 1555 34th St., NW	(202) 282-0381	Monday

Pool Name and Address	Phone
Barry Farm 1223 Sumner Road, SE	(202) 645-5041
Happy Hollow 18th and Kalorama Streets, NW	(202) 673-2123
Lincoln Capper 500 L Street, SE	(202) 727-1080
Parkview 639 Otis Place, NW	(202) 576-8658
Watkins 420 12th Street, SE	(202) 727-1504

Spray Park Name and Address	Phone	Hours
Bald Eagle Recreation Center 100 Joliet St., SW	(202) 645-3960	Mon - Fri: 11 am - 7 pm Sat: 11 am - 4 pm Sun: 10 am - 2 pm
Benning Stoddert Community Center 100 Stoddert Pl., SE	(202) 698-1873	Mon - Fri: 11 am - 7 pm Sat: 11 am - 4 pm
Columbia Heights Community Center 1480 Girard Street, NW	(202) 671-0373	Mon - Fri: 11 am - 7 pm Sat: 11 am - 4 pm Sun: 10 am - 2 pm
Friendship Recreation Center 4500 Van Ness St., NW	(202) 282-2198	Mon - Fri: 11 am - 7 pm Sat: 11 am - 4 pm
Lafayette Recreation Center 5900 33rd Street, NW	(202) 282-2206	Mon - Fri: 11 am - 7 pm Sat: 11 am - 4 pm
Palisades Community Center 5200 Sherrier Place, NW	(202) 282-2186	Mon - Fri: 11 am - 7 pm Sat: 11 am - 4 pm Sun: 10 am - 2 pm
Petworth Recreation Center 801 Taylor Street, NW	(202) 576-6850	Mon - Fri: 11 am - 7 pm Sat: 11 am - 4 pm
Riggs LaSalle Community Center 501 Riggs Road, NE	(202) 576-6045	Mon - Fri: 11 am - 7 pm Sat: 11 am - 4 pm Sun: 10 am - 2 pm