Chicago-Area Community Pools, Splash Pads: 2025 Opening Dates

ILLINOIS — The arrival of Memorial Day weekend usually signifies the unofficial start of summer, as many area schools finish the year and the weather (hopefully) starts to heat up.

And with the start of summer, in many Patch towns, community outdoor pools and splash pads are opening.

We've got the list of places you can cool off, and when they open:

(Don't see your area pool? Email andrea.earnest@patch.com, and we'll add it to the list.)

• Algonquin: Lions Armstrong Memorial Pool, opening on May 31
• Arlington Heights: Heritage Pool and Recreation Pool, opening on May 24
• Arlington Heights: Pioneer Pool and Camelot Pool, opening on May 31
• Arlington Heights: Frontier Pool, opening on June 7
• Aurora: Phillips Park Family Aquatic Center, opens on May 31
• Aurora: McCarty Park splash pad, opens Memorial Day
• Bolingbrook: Pelican Harbor, opening on May 24
• Buffalo Grove: Willow Stream Pool, opening June 10
• Buffalo Grove: Spray 'N Play (splash park), opening June 16
• Burr Ridge: Woods Pool, opens June 7
• Channahon: Tomahawk Aquatic Center, opens May 31
• Channahon: Splash pad at Community Park, opens Memorial Day
• Crest Hill: Chaney Pool, opens May 31
• Darien: Darien Swim and Recreation Club, opens May 27.
• Deerfield: Deerspring Pool and sprayground, opening May 24
• Deerfield: Mitchell Pool, opening June 7
• Elmhurst: East End Pool, opening May 30
• Elmhurst: Norman Smalley Pool, opening June 7
• Geneva: Sunset Pool, opening May 24
• Geneva: Mill Creek Pool, opening June 7
• Glen Ellyn: Sunset Pool, opening May 24
• Grayslake: Grayslake Aquatic Center, opens May 24
• Highland Park: Hidden Creek Aquatic Park, opens May 31
• Hinsdale: Hinsdale Community Pool, opens May 24
• Homewood: Lions Club Pool, opens May 31
• Huntley: Stingray Bay Aquatic Center, opens May 24
• Lake Bluff: Blair Park Pool tot pool, opens May 31. The main pool will have a delayed opening sometime in early June.
• Lemont: Centennial Outdoor Aquatic Center, opens May 31
• Libertyville: Adler Pool, opens May 24
• Libertyville: Riverside Pool, opens June 7
• Lisle: Sea Lion Aquatic Park, opens May 31
• Morton Grove: Harrer Pool, opens May 24.
• Morton Grove: Oriole Aquatic Center, opening May 31.
• Naperville: Centennial Beach, opens May 24
• Naperville: splash pad at 95th Street Community Plaza at Frontier Sports Complex, opens May 24
• Naperville: Wolf's Crossing Community Park splash pad, opens May 24
• Niles: Oasis Fun Center, opens May 31
• Northbrook: Northbrook Sports Center Pool, opens May 24
• Northbrook: Meadowhill Aquatic Center, opening in June
• Oak Lawn: Centennial Aquatic Center, opens May 31
• Oak Park: Rehm Pool, opens June 5.
• Oak Park: Ridgeland Pool, opens May 24.
• Orland Park: Centennial Park Aquatic Center, opens May 24
• Oswego: Winrock Pool, opens June 7
• Oswego: Prairie Point splash pad, opens May 26
• Plainfield: Ottawa Street Pool, opens May 24
• Romeoville: Heritage Falls Water Park, opening May 31
• Romeoville: outdoor splash park at the aquatic center, opens Memorial Day
• Skokie: Skokie Water Playground, opens June 5
• Vernon Hills: Turtle Creek Water Park, opens May 31
• Vernon Hills: Turtle Creek sprayground, opened May 17
• Wheaton: Northside Pool, opens May 24
• Wheaton: Rice Pool, opens May 30