Community Corner

Baltimore Pools, Basketball Courts, Playgrounds To Reopen

As pools reopen in Baltimore, a number of changes are in place due to the coronavirus.

Pools at Cherry Hill, Clifton Park, Patterson Park, Riverside and Roosevelt Park will reopen but with a number of changes.
Pools at Cherry Hill, Clifton Park, Patterson Park, Riverside and Roosevelt Park will reopen but with a number of changes. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

BALTIMORE, MD — A number of pools and playgrounds in Baltimore are set to reopen on Monday after the coronavirus pandemic kept them closed for months. Beginning Monday, basketball courts, park playgrounds, exercise equipment and bocce courts citywide will reopen to the public, Baltimore’s parks and recreation department said.

People are asked to bring their own wipes because city staff won’t be able to sanitize the equipment daily, the department said. In addition, five city park pools — Cherry Hill Splash, Clifton Park, Patterson Park, Riverside and Roosevelt Park — will also reopen but with a number of changes.

Read more at CBS Baltimore.

Find out what's happening in Baltimorefor free with the latest updates from Patch.