Outdoor Pools Set to Open in Dearborn for Summer 2016

DEARBORN, MI – Dearborn’s outdoor pool season begins May 28 with the opening of the pools at Ford Woods and Levagood parks.

Ford Woods pool will offer open swimming weekdays from 4-7 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 12-6 p.m. through June 17.

Beginning June 18, Ford Woods, along with Dearborn’s other outdoor pools — Lapeer, Summer Stephens and Ten Eyck — will offer open swimming daily from 1-6 p.m.

Dunworth Pool at Levagood Park will feature open swimming weekdays from 4-7 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 12-6 p.m. through June 16.

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From June 17-19, Dunworth will host the USS Swim Meet, and consequently, will not offer opening swimming on these days.

Beginning June 20, Dunworth will offer open swimming weekdays from 1-8 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 12-8 p.m.

Lapeer, Summer-Stephens and Ten Eyck Pools are scheduled to close for the summer August 14 at 6 p.m.

Beginning August 15 and continuing through September 5, Dunworth and Ford Woods will offer open swimming weekdays from 4-7 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from noon to 6 p.m.

All swimmers must either pay a daily admission fee or purchase a seasonal pool tag.

The daily admission fee is $10 for Dearborn residents (proof of residency is required) and $12 for non-residents at Dunworth and $9 for residents and $11 for non-resident at the other outdoor pools.

Pool tags, good for admission to any of the outdoor pools during the 2016 summer pool season, are available for purchase at the service desk of the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center weekdays from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Seven types of tags are available:

• Infant (under age two), free.
• Preschool, $25. Parents must present a copy of the child’s birth certificate and proof of residency.
• Youth (ages 17 and under), $45. Must present school-issued ID card.
• Adult (ages 18-59), $55. Must present proof of residency.
• Senior Citizen (ages 60 and over), $45. Must present proof of residency.
• Family (both parents and all children under the age of 18), $130. Proof of residency for parents and birth certificate(s) for children are required.
• Non-resident, $120.

Pool tags must be sewn on the swim suits prior to admittance.

Pool tags are good for admittance to the outdoor pools only; not the indoor pools at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center.

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