Looking for fun activities to keep your kids cool during the summer? Trying to find a more affordable option than one of Atlanta's waterparks? Several counties in the Atlanta area have community aquatic centers where you can swim, play, and take lessons.
Some of these aquatic centers are even open during the winter when the pool seems like a distant memory, though not all of the features may be available. Be sure to check the open hours and times whenever you go, since they change with the seasons.
6224 Jimmy Carter Boulevard, Norcross 30071
770.417.2202
Best Friend Park has a leisure pool with play structures, a waterslide, and a zero-depth entry.
Cost: Residents pay $2 for children 3 and under; $4 for children 4-10; $5 for ages 11-49; and $2 for 50 and up. Non-residents pay $4 for children 3 and under; $8 for children 4-10; $10 for ages 11-49; and $4 for 50 and up.
Open summer only.
225 Bethesda Church Road, Lawrenceville 30044
678.924.6334
One of Gwinnett County's many aquatic centers, Bethesda has an instructional pool, a zero-depth entry leisure pool, dump buckets, a waterslide, a lazy river, a vortex, and a play structure.
Cost: Residents pay $2 for children 3 and under; $4 for children 4-10; $5 for ages 11-49; and $2 for 50 and up. Non-residents pay $4 for children 3 and under; $8 for children 4-10; $10 for ages 11-49; and $4 for 50 and up.
Open all year.
2723 North Bogan Road, Buford 30519
770.614.2063
Bogan Park has an indoor competitive pool as well as an indoor leisure pool with a waterslide and play structures.
Cost: Residents pay $2 for children 3 and under; $4 for children 4-10; $5 for ages 11-49; and $2 for 50 and up. Non-residents pay $4 for children 3 and under; $8 for children 4-10; $10 for ages 11-49; and $4 for 50 and up.
Open all year.
Collins Hill Park - Lawrenceville
2200 Collins Hill Road, Lawrenceville 30043
770.237.5647
Collins Hill has a swimming and diving competition pool that is indoors. Outdoors, it has a leisure pool with two waterslides, a lazy river, play structures, and zero-depth entry.
Cost: Residents pay $2 for children 3 and under; $4 for children 4-10; $5 for ages 11-49; and $2 for 50 and up. Non-residents pay $4 for children 3 and under; $8 for children 4-10; $10 for ages 11-49; and $4 for 50 and up.
The competition pool is open all year; the leisure pool is open summer only.
Cumming Aquatic Center - Cumming
201 Aquatic Circle (off Pilgrim Mill), Cumming 30040
770.781.1781
The new Cumming Aquatic Center has indoor competition and therapy/instructional pools. The outdoor leisure pool has a play structure, drop buckets, a lazy river, and a waterslide.
Cost: Children under 2 are free; ages 2-17, $4; ages 18-59, $5; ages 60 and over, $4.
The indoor pools are open all year, while the outdoor leisure area is open summer only.
1545 Community Way NE, Gainesville 30040
770.533.5850
Outdoors, Frances Meadows has two huge waterslides, a lazy river, a vortex, drop buckets, water arches, a play structure, and a kiddie slide. Inside are a competition pool and an instructional pool.
Cost: Children 2 and under are free; ages 3-59 costs $5 for residents and $7 for non-residents; and 60 and over pay $3 for residents and $4 for non-residents.
The indoor pools are open all year, while the outdoor leisure area is open summer only.
Lenora Park - Snellville
4515 Lenora Church Road, Snellville 30058
770.982.5309
Lenora Park has play structures, a waterslide, a lazy river, and a zero-depth entry.
Cost: Residents pay $2 for children 3 and under; $4 for children 4-10; $5 for ages 11-49; and $2 for 50 and up. Non-residents pay $4 for children 3 and under; $8 for children 4-10; $10 for ages 11-49; and $4 for 50 and up.
Open summer only.
Mountain Park - Stone Mountain
1063 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain 30087
770.564.4650
Mountain Park has indoor lap and instructional pools. Outdoors it has a leisure play pool with two waterslides, a lazy river, a vortex, a bubble bench, rain buckets, and a play structure.
Cost: Residents pay $2 for children 3 and under; $4 for children 4-10; $5 for ages 11-49; and $2 for 50 and up. Non-residents pay $4 for children 3 and under; $8 for children 4-10; $10 for ages 11-49; and $4 for 50 and up.
The indoor pools are open all year; the leisure pool is open summer only.
Rhodes Jordan Park - Lawrenceville
100 East Crogan Street, Lawrenceville 30043
770.822.5143
Rhodes Jordan Park has an outdoor pool with three lap lanes, a play structure, a lazy river, a waterslide, and zero-depth entry.
Cost: Residents pay $2 for children 3 and under; $4 for children 4-10; $5 for ages 11-49; and $2 for 50 and up. Non-residents pay $4 for children 3 and under; $8 for children 4-10; $10 for ages 11-49; and $4 for 50 and up.
Open summer only.
South Cobb Aquatic Center - Austell
875 Six Flags Drive, Austell 30168
770.739.3180
In this indoor aquatic center, South Cobb has a waterslide, an indoor pool, a sprayground, and a play structure.
Cost: Adults: $3.30; Children: $2.36; Seniors: $2.00 plus tax.
Open all year.
West Gwinnett Park Aquatic Center
4488 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Norcross 30071
770.417.2281
West Gwinnett has an indoor competition pool and an instructional pool. Outside, it has a leisure pool with zero-depth entry, a bubble bench, lazy river, vortex, spray bar, two waterslides, and play structures.
Cost: Residents pay $2 for children 3 and under; $4 for children 4-10; $5 for ages 11-49; and $2 for 50 and up. Non-residents pay $4 for children 3 and under; $8 for children 4-10; $10 for ages 11-49; and $4 for 50 and up.
The indoor pools are open all year; the outside leisure pool is open summer only.