Beat the heat this summer with these public pools in the Louisville area.
Louisville-area public pools have kicked off the 2023 swim season.
Memorial Day officially marked the beginning of summer as two Louisville public pools, splash pads and several regional pools opened for the season.
Here's a list of major public pools with daily hours and admission prices in Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
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Louisville Parks and Recreation outdoor pools
Two Louisville public pools will be open for the summer from June 3 through Aug. 5, according to the city's website.
Nelson Hornbeck Park (709 Fairdale Road) is open from noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday.
Sun Valley Park (6505 Bethany Lane) is open from noon to 5 p.m., Monday and Tuesday and Thursday to Sunday. It is closed on Wednesday. Children 12 and younger must be accompanied by someone at least 13 years old.
Admission for those 13 and older is $3; ages 12 and younger is $2. There are no refunds.
A full list of spraygrounds and spraypads − which are open from dawn to dusk, according to the city website:
Modern Spraygrounds:
These locations include "interactive and/or complex spray elements with electronic timing."
Algonquin Park (1614 Cypress Street)
Baxter Square (301 S. 12th Street)
Breslin Park (1388 Lexington Rd., 40206)
California Park (1104 S. 16th St., 40210)
Crescent Hill Park (3110 Brownsboro Rd)
Farnsley Park (3100 Wedgewood Way)
Iroquois Park (5216 New Cut Rd.)
LaPorte Park (2529 Bank Street)
Long Run Park (1605 Flat Rock Rd.)
Nelson Hornbeck Park (709 Fairedale Rd.)
Petersburg Park (5008 Indian Trail)
Riverview Park (8202 Greenwood Rd.)
Shawnee Park (4501 W Broadway)
Shelby Park (600 E. Oak Street)
Wyandotte Park (1104 Beecher Street)
Traditional Spraypads:
These are "converted wading pools, typically with a single obelisk that sprays water."
Bingham Park (160 Coral Ave., 40206)
Boone Square Park (1935 Rowan St., 40203)
Cherokee Park (745 Cochran Hill Rd., 40206)
Chickasaw Park (1200 Southwestern Pkwy., 40211)
Elliott Square Park (630 S 28th St., 40211)
G.G. Moore Park (626 "M" St., 40208)
George Rogers Clark Park (1024 Thruston Ave., 40217)
Huston Quin Park (4105 S 1st St., 40214)
Parkhill Road (1703 S 13th St., 40210)
Portland Park (640 N 27th St., 40212)
Russell Lee Park (3701 Southern Ave., 40211)
Tyler Park (1501 Castlewood Ave., 40204)
Victory Park (1051 S 23rd St., 40210)
William Harrison Park (3232 Oleanda Ave., 40215)
William Stansbury Park (2302 S 3rd St., 40208)
Pads not managed by Louisville Parks
Beckley Creek Park (1310 South Beckley Station Rd.)
Louisville Zoo (1100 Trevilian Way - requires Zoo admission)
Waterfront Park (Downtown - two separate spraygrounds available)
Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center
The Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center (201 Reservoir Road) is open from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday to Friday, and noon to 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.
The facilities include: lap swim, water exercise, swim lessons, weight rooms and cardio equipment. Children younger than 13 must be accompanied by a guardian.
Admission is $3 for ages 3-12; $8 for ages 13-54; and $4.50 for those 55 and older. Monthly and yearly membership prices are available.
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Bullitt County public pools
Two Bullitt County pools are open for the season, according to a county website.
Maryville Pool (4504 Summers Drive) is open 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and noon to 7 p.m., Friday through Sunday.
Mt. Washington Pool (269 Walter St.) is open from noon to 6 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, and noon to 7 p.m., Friday to Sunday. The pool is closed Tuesdays.
The Shepherdsville pool is closed indefinitely.
The admission cost for Bullitt County pools is $5, and YMCA members are free.
Indiana pools
Jeffersonville Aquatic Center
The Jeffersonville Aquatic Center (2107 Middle Road) is open daily until Aug. 6. It will be open weekends only starting Aug. 12 with Labor Day, Sep. 4, being the final day, according to the center's site.
The Southern Indiana center will be open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekends.
Admission is $7 for Jeffersonville residents, $9 for other Indiana residents and $11 for others. All rates are for children one and up with no refunds or rainchecks. Group rates and season passes are available.
Clarksville Cove
The Clarksville Cove Family Aquatic Center (800 S. Clark Blvd.) includes splash pads, slides, pool and a café, alongside a private party zone for birthdays. The water here is heated so it's never "too cold," the park's site said.
The center is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily, until July 30, according to a Facebook post. Beginning Aug. 5, the pool will open for weekends only from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The last day is Aug. 13.
Daily admission is $8 for Indiana residents, $16 for others and $2 for children ages two and younger. Group rates and season passes are available.
Sellersburg Town Pool
The Sellersburg Town Pool (415 Oak St.) offers swim lessons, hosts swim meets and birthday parties.
The pool is open noon to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, and 1-6 p.m. Sunday. Twilight swims are until 8 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday.
Daily admission for ages 3 and older: $5 for Sellersburg residents, $6 for Indiana residents and $10 for others. Group rates and family passes are available.
The pool closes at 4:30 p.m., June 5, 12, 22 and 26, for swim meets.
River Run Waterpark
This public pool in New Albany features waterslides and a lazy river for kids as well as a splash pool for toddlers.
The facility (224 W. Daisy Lane) is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday through Tuesday, until Sept. 3. Hours change in August after school starts.
Admission is $9 for Floyd County residents, $12 for Indiana residents and $17 for others. Season passes and group rates (in advance) are available. There are no refunds for inclement weather.
If there's a splashy situation we missed, please let reporter Rae Johnson know at rnjohnson@gannett.com or @raej_33 on Twitter and they will update the story.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville public pools: Everything you need to know, prices and hours
