City swimming pools offer cool summer fun
Providing parks and open space for families and children has long been a priority for the city of Las Vegas. This is evidenced by the many parks that the city has built over the years.
The city of Las Vegas has more than 100 parks and recreational facilities available for use. Some of the most popular and requested park features are the water play areas for children, also known as "splash pads." These play areas include fountains and other water-related features that children love to cool down with on a hot Las Vegas day.
One city park that offers water play areas is Centennial Hills Park, located at 7101 N. Buffalo Drive. This 120-acre regional park offers two water play areas. One is located in what has become known as the "butterfly park," due to the massive shade covers designed to look like colorful butterflies. This play area includes frog statues that spray water, while fountains in the ground shoot streams of water into the air at random intervals.
Other city parks that feature water play areas include: All American Park, 1551 S. Buffalo Drive; Gilcrease Brothers Park, 10011 Gilcrease Ave.; Patriot Community Park, 4050 Thom Blvd.; Polly Gonzalez Memorial Park, 5425 Corbett St.; Sunny Springs Park, 7620 Golden Talon Ave.; Justice Myron E. Leavitt Family Park (formerly known as Jaycee Park), 2100 E. St. Louis Ave.; and Teton Trails Park, 7850 N. Bradley Road.
City swimming pools include:
n Doolittle Pool, 1950 N. J St.
n Carlos L. Martinez and Darrio J. Hall Family Pool at Freedom Park, 889 N. Pecos Road.
n Baker Pool, 1100 E. St. Louis Ave.
n Garside Pool, 300 S. Torrey Pines Drive.
n Municipal Pool, 431 E. Bonanza Road.
n Pavilion Center Pool, 101 S. Pavilion Center Drive.
Call 229-6309 for more information on city of Las Vegas swimming pools.
Go online to www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Find/parks_facilities.htm for more information and photos of city parks and pools.
