FOND DU LAC – Nothing says summer quite like a family trip to the beach or local pool.
Wisconsin summers are known for the stretches of hot weather, but the Fond du Lac area has access to several pools, lakes and other swimming holes to cool off in.
Here’s where to go this summer to beat the heat.
Taylor Park Pool
Taylor Park Pool, 380 Emma St., opens June 7 with daily open swim and adult lap swimming, plus an evening open swim on Fridays through July.
The daily fee for afternoon open swim is $4.50 for adults ages 18-54 and $3.50 for youth and seniors. Children ages 2 and younger are admitted free. Season passes are also available, priced by individual or families.
For more information and the full schedule, visit fdlrecdept.recdesk.com.
Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Pool
The Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Family Aquatic Center, 439 Martin Ave., opens June 9. Afternoon swimming is open daily from noon to 4:30 p.m., and evening swimming is open from 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and Saturdays.
The park includes zero-depth entry, slides, water play features for all ages, picnic areas and a concession stand.
The daily fee for adults ages 18 to 54 is $5.50 for the afternoon session and $4.50 for the evening session. Youth and seniors get a $1 discount, and children ages 2 and younger are admitted free. Season passes are priced by individual or families.
For more information, visit fdlrecdept.recdesk.com.
Lakeside Park Splash Pad
The Splash Pad at Lakeside Park opened on Memorial Day and will stay open through September, though its operation depends on the weather.
It’s open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., or until dusk.
Fondy Aqua Park
The Fondy Aqua Park is now open until Labor Day at N5820 County D.
The fresh-water pond and sandy beach at the water park features an inflatable water park, three 90-feet-high slides and dueling zip lines, all included with the $45 open water pass. The pass, available for guests ages 6 and older, also includes access to the beach, shallow water zone, picnic area, and equipment rentals like the stand-up paddle boards and kayaks.
The $10 beach pass provides access to the beach, shallow water zone and picnic area.
For more information and regulations, visit fondyaquapark.com.
North Fond du Lac Pool
The North Fond du Lac Pool, 125 McKinley St., is open daily with open swim from 1 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m., as well as adult lap swim from noon to 1 p.m. and 4 to 5 p.m.
Adults ages 18-54 are $4, while youth and seniors are $2, and children younger than age 2 are free. Individual season passes are priced by age and residential status, and family season passes are priced by size and residential status.
For more information or to register for swimming lessons, visit nfdl.org.
Waupun Family Aquatic Center
The Waupun Family Aquatic Center in Fond du Lac County Park, 701 County Park Road, will open June 7, featuring water slides, fountains, water basketball hoops, concession stand and more.
Open swim will be 1 to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and noon to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, with an all-pool break from 3:30 to 3:45 daily.
Daily passes are $6.50, although children ages 3 and younger get in free and seniors ages 60 and older get in for $2. Season passes are available at the park on an individual or family basis, priced differently based on residential status.
Roosevelt Park
Roosevelt Park, N7320 Winnebago Drive, offers unsupervised swimming in Lake Winnebago. The park itself along the shore includes a windsurfing launch, picnic tables, grills and restrooms.
Wolf Lake County Park
Wolf Lake County Park, N8898 County G in St. Cloud, has a designated swimming area on a sand beach, as well as a boat launch, a picnic shelter, playground equipment and a bathroom building with changing rooms.
A park map and boating information are available at fdlco.wi.gov.
Kettle Moraine State Forest
Swimming at Kettle Moraine State Forest’s Northern Unit is available at two beaches on Long Lake and one beach at Mauthe Lake. Swimming areas are marked by buoys, and lifeguards are not provided.
The beaches have nearby picnic tables, grills and restrooms, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources asks that visitors follow the carry-in, carry-out policy.
Like other state parks, a vehicle admission pass is required to enter the recreation areas. They can be purchased online at the DNR website or at the entry to the recreation areas.
For more about swimming and other activities at Kettle Moraine State Forest, visit dnr.wisconsin.gov.
Daphne Lemke is the Streetwise reporter for the Fond du Lac Reporter. Contact her at dlemke@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Fond du Lac Reporter: Here are 9 pools, beach areas and other water spots to cool off in the Fond du Lac area this summer
Reporting by Daphne Lemke, Fond du Lac Reporter / Fond du Lac Reporter
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