Making a splash
County’s array of pools, water features offer welcome interludes of cool
Staff writer
Hot summer days sometimes call for a refreshing splash in a pool. Marion County offers several swimming pools to cool down.
Marion
Marion’s Sports and Aquatics Center, 100 N. Thorp St., is an indoor pool open 6 to 10 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and 5:45 to 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays for lap swimming.
Regular hours are 1 to 7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday and 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Weekend hours are 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Admission is $2 a day.
Recreation Department swim team practices are 10 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursday, and 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays.
A zero-entry pool for youngsters is outside the south side of the building but must be entered through the building.
Hillsboro
Hillsboro offers both Delores Dalke Family Aquatic Center at Memorial Park and Larry Paine memorial splash pad downtown.
Pool hours for the public are 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. weekdays. Saturday hours are 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday hours are 2 to 7 p.m.
Admission is $1 for children ages 3 and younger and $4 for swimmers 4 and older.
Lap swimming from 5 to 6 p.m. daily, admission is $2.
Toddler time for children 6 and younger is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays.
Water aerobics classes are from 8 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and cost $5 per class. No sign-up is required.
Season passes are $110 for one person, $210 for families, $40 for caregivers, and $75 for lap swim.
Florence
Florence City Pool, 775 Barker St., is open 1 to 6 p.m. daily.
The pool will be open for free swimming 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 4 and 25.
Daily admission is $1.50 for
swimmers 16 and under, and $2 for swimmers 17 and old
er. Children 5 and younger are admitted free with an adult.
Season passes for a family of four cost $80. Each additional family member costs $10. Adult passes are $55, and passes for children up to age 14 are $40.
Peabody
Peabody pool in City Park is open 1 to 5 p.m. daily.
Admission is $1.50 for ages 16 and younger or $2 for ages 17 and older. Children 5 and younger are free with a paid adult.
Season passes cost $40 for ages 16 and younger and $55 for 17 and older. Family passes are $80 for a family of four and $10 for each additional family member.
July 4 and 24 are free family swim days sponsored by Peabody-Burns recreation.
Free family swim nights will be 5 to 8 p.m. June 27, July 11, and July 25. A parent or guardian must accompany children.
Adult lap swim sessions are 6 to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and cost $1.25 a session.
Water aerobics are 6 to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and cost is $1.25 per session.
Although the pool will no longer be open seven days a week after Aug. 8, it will remain open on weekends through August.