Get Healthy with Swimming!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 « Back to News
PRESS RELEASE
Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation & Museums
Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, NY 11554
516-572-0218
Thomas R. Suozzi, County Executive
Jose L. Lopez, Commissioner
JUNE 2009
NASSAU COUNTY OUTDOOR POOLS TO OPEN FOR SUMMER SEASON ON JUNE 29
Four of Nassau County’s outdoor swimming pool complexes will open on Monday, June 29, announced Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi. The outdoor pools at Nickerson Beach Park are scheduled to open on June 20.
The County’s pool complexes include three comprehensive “water theme” facilities at Cantiague Park in Hicksville (571-7056), North Woodmere Park (571-7800) and Wantagh Park (571-7460). The water theme parks incorporate Olympic-size swimming pools, diving pools, “kiddie” pools, interactive water-play areas and water slides. In December 2006, the pool at Wantagh Park, which features a beautiful waterfront location, was named "Best Public Pool on Long Island" by the Long Island Press, the weekly newspaper.
The large swimming complex at Christopher Morley Park (571-8113) in Roslyn-North Hills includes an Olympic-size pool, diving tank with boards, and a kiddie pool, all framed by a beautiful wooded preserve behind it. At Nickerson Beach Park (571-7700) in Lido, a 121-acre oceanfront park, there are two small pools as well as kiddie pools. The pools at Cantiague, Christopher Morley, North Woodmere and Wantagh parks also offer swimming lessons for adults and children over the summer.
Pools are open seven days a week, but hours vary slightly by park, opening at either 10 a.m. or 11 a.m. and closing at either 6 p.m. or 7 p.m. Admission is available on a daily basis at all pools or on a seasonal basis, with fees ranging by age and resident status.
Daily fees are as follows: resident adult, $7; resident child (4-17 years of age), $5; senior, disabled, volunteer firefighter, ambulance corps, auxiliary police and veterans, $3; non-resident adult, $20; and non-resident child guest, $15. A Leisure Pass is required for residents to receive the resident rate. The admission fee now includes access to the water slides at the three water theme parks. Seasonal passes are also available for residents with Leisure Passes, with rates as follows: families ($225); individuals ($90); and seniors ($50).
For more information about the Parks Department, visit www.nassaucountyny.gov/parks or call 516-572-0200.
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