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So, uh, I owe you guys an apology. I totally jinxed us on the heat thing last week by saying how it hadn’t been super hot. MY BAD. But you know what? It’s okay, cause DC has decided to extend pool hours tonight! Happy fun times! Instead of that patio happy hour you had planned, why don’t you try and go for a little dip tonight?

The DC Department of Parks and Recreation announced that on Monday, August 10 – Wednesday, August 12, it will extend hours at 13 outdoor swimming pools from 11 am to 9 pm at DPR locations across the District. 8 spray parks, 8 indoor pools and 5 outdoor children pools will also be open. Click on through for the extended hours, locations and phone numbers list.

Outdoor pools open on Monday, August 10 – Wednesday, August 12 from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm (Pool, Address, Phone):

· Anacostia, 1800 Anacostia Drive, SE, (202) 724-1441

· Banneker, 2500 Georgia Avenue, NW, (202) 673-2121 (2 pools)

· Benning Park, Southern Avenue and Fable Street, SE, (202) 645- 5044

· Douglas, Frederick Douglass Court and Stanton Terrace, SE, (202) 645- 5045

· East Potomac, 972 Ohio Drive, SW, (202) 727- 6523

· Fort Dupont, Ridge Road and Burns Street, SE, (202) 645-5046

· Fort Stanton, 1800 Erie Street, SE, (202) 645- 5047

· Harry Thomas Sr., 1801 Lincoln Road, NE, (202) 541-7499 (2 pools)

· Kenilworth Parkside, 4300 Anacostia Avenue, NE, (202) 727-2485 (2 pools)

· Oxon Run, 4th Street & Mississippi Avenue, SE, (202) 645-5042

· Rosedale, 17th and Gale Streets, NE, (202) 727-1502

· Theodore Hagans201 Fort Lincoln Drive, NE (202) 576-6389 (2 pools)

· Volta Park (formerly Georgetown), 3400 Volta Place, NW, (202) 282-0381

Indoor aquatic facilities open on Monday, August 10 – Wednesday, August 12 .

(Pool, Address, Phone, Hours):

· DC Center for Therapeutic Recreation Aquatic Facility, 3030 G Street, SE, (202) 645-5708, (202) 645-5118 (TDD), 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

· Dunbar Aquatic Facility, 1301 New Jersey Avenue, NW, (202) 673-4316, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

· Ferebee Hope Aquatic Facility, 3999 8th Street, SE, (202) 645-3916, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

· Marie Reed Aquatic Facility, 2200 Champlain Street, NW, (202) 673-7771, 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm

· Takoma Aquatic Center, 300 Van Buren St., NW, (202) 576-9284, 6:00 am – 9:00 pm

· Turkey Thicket Aquatic Facility, 1100 Michigan Avenue, NE, (202) 576-9236, 6:30 am – 8:00 pm

· William H. Rumsey Aquatic Center, 635 North Carolina Ave., SE, (202) 724-4495, 6:30 am – 9:00 pm

· Wilson Aquatic Center, 4551 Fort Drive, NW, (202) 282-0177, 6:00 am – 9:00 pm

Spray Parks open on Monday, August 10 – Wednesday, August 12, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm (Spray Park, Address, Phone):

Bald Eagle Recreation Center, 100 Joliet Street, SW, (202) 645-3960
Benning Stoddert Community Center, 100 Stoddert Place, SE, (202) 698- 1873
Columbia Heights Community Center, 1480 Girard Street, NW, (202) 671-0373
Friendship Recreation Center, 4500 Van Ness Street, NW, (202) 282-2198
Lafayette Recreation Center, 5900 33rd Street, NW, (202) 282-2206
Palisades Community Center, 5200 Sherrier Place, NW, (202) 282-2186
Petworth, 801 Taylor Street, NW, (202) 576-6850
Riggs LaSalle, 501 Riggs Road, NE, (202) 576-6045

Outdoor children’s pools open on Monday, August 10 – Wednesday, August 12, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Pool, Address, Phone):

Barry Farm, 1223 Sumner Road, SE, (202) 645-5041
Happy Hollow, 18th and Kalorama Streets, NW, (202) 673-2123
Lincoln Capper, 500 L Street, SE, (202) 727-1080
Parkview, 639 Otis Place, NW, (202) 566-8658
Watkins, 420 12th Street, SE, (202) 727-1504