When Do Pools Open For The Season: Schedules Around Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, VA — As Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer, many of the Alexandria area's public pools will open for the season.

If you're ready to cool off with a dip in the pool, it's worth looking into which pools are open. Along with public pools, membership-only swim clubs are another option. Wait lists may apply for the most in-demand swim clubs. Some options near Alexandria are Bren Mar Pool, Virginia Hills Swim Club, Highland Park Pool and Hayfield Farm Swim Club.

Here are the schedules for public pools around Alexandria:

Old Town Pool, 1609 Cameron St., Alexandria, VA

• May 25-Aug. 11: Weekends 12 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
• May 28-June 14: Weekdays except Wednesdays 4:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. on May 27
• June 13-Aug. 16: Weekdays except Wednesdays 12 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. on June 19 and July 4
• Aug. 19-30: Weekdays 7 a.m. to 7:45 p.m.
• Aug. 17-Sept. 1: 8 a.m. to 6:45 p.m., 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. on Sept. 2

Memorial Pool at Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St., Alexandria, VA

• May 25-26: weekends 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. on May 27
• June 15-Aug. 11: Weekends 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. on June 19 and July 4
• June 17-Aug. 9: Tuesdays to Fridays 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
• Warwick Pool, 3301 Landover St., Alexandria, VA
• May 25-Sept. 1: Weekends 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. on May 27
• May 28-June 14: Weekdays except Tuesdays 4:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
• June 13-Aug. 16: Weekdays except Tuesdays 11 a.m. to 6:45 p.m., 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. on June 19 and July 4
• Aug. 19-30: Weekdays except Tuesdays 4:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. on Sept. 2

Great Waves Waterpark: 4001 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA

• May 25-27: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• June 1-12: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends
• June 13-Aug. 18: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily
• Aug. 19-30: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends
• Aug. 31-Sept. 2: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Potomac Yard Park Interactive Fountain, 2501 Potomac Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22301 (shoes required)

• 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend
• 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Labor Day weekend to mid-October

Our Special Harbor Spray Park, 6601 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA

• May 25-June 14: 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends and holidays
• June 15-Aug. 18: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. other weekdays, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends and holidays
• Aug. 19-Sept. 2: 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends and holidays

Martin Luther King Jr, Pool, 8115 Fordson Road, Alexandria

• May 25-27: 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• June 1-9: 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekends
• June 15-Aug. 18: 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily except Tuesdays
• Aug. 24-Sept. 2: 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekends and holidays