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Splash Pads 2016

Get ready for summer fun with splash pads this summer season!

By Julia Hembree, Publisher, Athens Macaroni Kid July 15, 2016
It's summer time in Athens! Time to pull out your swimsuits and sun screen, because the splash pads are open! 

The Trail Creek Park Splash Pad, located at 200 Trail Creek St, will be open weekends only, Saturday, May 7-Sunday, May 21.  Regular seasonal hours will begin Saturday, May 28-August 7 from 10 AM – 5:30 p.m.  The splash pad is closed on Mondays for maintenance.

The Rocksprings Park Splash Pad, located at 291 Henderson Ext, will open for the season May 28.

Splash pad admission is $1 per person.  (Cash only.) 

Please note, no cloth or cotton may be worn in the splash pads. (T-shirts, jeans, socks, etc.) Proper bathing suit attire only. 

Pool passes are available for purchase and may be used at both splash pads and at all of the Department’s five public pools.  Individual pool passes are $30 and Family of Four pool passes are $40.  Passes may be purchased onsite with forms of payment accepted including cash and check.

For more information, please call the ACC Leisure Services Aquatics Office at 706- 613-3589, ext. 226 or visit www.athensclarkecounty.com/splashpad  

Have fun! 

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