MOCO's Public Pools Opening For The Season Memorial Day Weekend

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — As summer rapidly approaches, Montgomery County is getting ready for residents who will be looking to cool off. The county public pools are scheduled to open Memorial Day weekend, with preseason hours.

From May 28 to June 17, pools will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. on weekends and on Memorial Day. The summer season runs from June 18 to Aug. 14 — hours then will be 1 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. on weekdays, and noon to 3 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. on weekends.

The cost to swim is $5 daily for County residents (age 1 to 17), $7 for adults, and $6 for seniors (age 55 and up). Non-residents are charged $15 per day.

Here are the pools that are opening:

• Bethesda Outdoor Pool, 6300 Hillandale Road, Bethesda
• Germantown Outdoor Pool, 18905 Kingsview Road, Germantown
• Long Branch Outdoor Pool, 8700 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring
• Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Outdoor Pool, 1201 Jackson Road, Silver Spring
• Sara E. Auer Western County Outdoor Pool, 20151 Fisher Avenue, Poolesville
• Sergeant Hector I. Ayala Wheaton/Glenmont Outdoor Pool, 12621 Dalewood Drive, Wheaton
• Upper County Outdoor Pool, 8211 Emory Grove Road, Gaithersburg

"As the summer swim season gets underway, residents are encouraged to become familiar with the safety rules posted at the pools," the county said in its announcement. "Children are most at risk for water-related accidents and it is important they are always closely supervised while in and around the pool. Because safety is a priority, it may be necessary to temporarily halt admission to pools when capacity is reached."

See more information about pool hours.