The greater Green Bay area is expecting a heat wave.
Temperatures will peak in the mid-90s June 21 and 22, and in the low 90s on June 23, according to the National Weather Service in Green Bay. The heat index — what the temperature feels like to the human body when relative humidity is combined with the air temperature — will be between 95 and 105 degrees June 21 and June 22, the NWS said.
Those looking to cool off with a weekend swim day in or around Green Bay have several options, both chlorinated and non-chlorinated.
Here’s our list of pools, splash pads, ponds and lake beaches, along with their weekend hours where applicable.
Here’s where to find pools in Green Bay, De Pere
Colburn Pool, 1025 S. Fisk St. in Green Bay, has open swim from noon to 6 p.m. on weekends. It offers concessions, diving board, lap swim area and water basketball.
Joannes Aquatic Center, 1430 W. Walnut St. in Green Bay, has open swim from noon to 6 p.m. on weekends. It offers zero-depth entry, a diving board, two slides, a tot sand play area, volleyball and concessions.
Resch Aquatic Center, 1058 Reed St. in Green Bay, has open swim from noon to 6 p.m. on weekends. Swimmers can enjoy a climbing wall, drop slide, diving board and a whirl cove area. Other amenities include zero-depth entry, concessions and a sand play area.
The VFW Aquatic Facility, 730 Grant St. in De Pere, is open from 1 to 6 p.m. on weekends and offers a tot play area with zero-depth entry and a lily pad water walkway, basketball hoops, diving boards, a drop slide, rock climbing wall, two body slides and concessions.
The Legion Pool, 1212 Charles St. in De Pere is also open 1 to 6 p.m. on weekends and has a large main pool with diving boards, as well as a zero-depth entry toddler pool. Concessions also are available.
Here’s where to find splash pads in Green Bay
Green Bay’s splash pads are free for the public to use and are located at the following parks from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
The city’s wading pools, open noon to 6 p.m. on weekends, are located at:
For more information, visit wi-greenbay.civicplus.com.
Here’s where to find man-made beaches in Ashwaubenon, Howard, Seymour
Ashwaubomay Lake, in Ashwaubomay Park at 2881 S. Broadway in Ashwaubenon, is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends. The lake offers a sand beach, diving boards, tube and toddler slides, floating rafts, water basketball, playgrounds on the sand and water and beach volleyball court. For more information, visit ashwaubenon.gov.
Duck Creek Quarry beach in Howard is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Swimming is free for Howard residents, who must pick up a wristband at the Public Works Department, 1336 Cornell Road. Office hours are 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 to 10 a.m. Friday.
Seymour Lake Park, 1200 Lake Road, Seymour, has a beach where you can play in the sand or go swimming. There is no fee to swim and it is at your own risk, as there are no lifeguards on duty. There’s also a public restroom available.
Here’s where to swim in Lake Michigan, bay of Green Bay, other naturally occurring waters
Crescent Beach, 1025 Lake St. in Algoma, is open from dawn to 11 p.m., and visitors can swim, play volleyball or launch a kayak from the beach. A changing station is located on the northern end of the boardwalk.
Oconto City Park, 5182 Oconto County N, is a 24-acre park on the shore of the bay of Green Bay. It offers restrooms, two pavilions, playground equipment, horseshoe pits, two sand volleyball courts and fire pits.
Oconto Falls East Side Beach, 631 N. Main St. in Oconto Falls, does not offer lifeguards but does offer access to the large Oconto Falls pond. Bathrooms are available, but non-resident parking is $5 per day or a season pass is available at City Hall for $25. You can also access the pond from Oconto Falls West Side Beach, 307-399 N. Flatley Ave., which has pavilions and picnic areas.
Shawano Lake County Park, W5791 Lake Drive in Shawano, is a 30-acre site that has 800 feet of shoreline and a campground. Visitors have access to a playground, public beach and camp store. There also are restrooms and showers available.
And let’s not forget that not far away, Door County has more than a dozen beaches spread across the peninsula. To find one you’d like to visit, visit the county’s website: doorcounty.com.
Larry Gallup contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: With a heat wave this weekend, here’s where to swim in and around Green Bay
Reporting by Mara Wegner, Green Bay Press-Gazette / Green Bay Press-Gazette
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