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Beat the heat at these 87 pools and splash pads in Boston
Plus, share your favorite swimming spot with us.
Dangerous heat is coming to Boston this week, meaning it might be time to grab your bathing suit and head to a pool or splash pad near you.
A heat wave is set to begin on Wednesday with temperatures soaring into the 90s and continuing through Saturday.
“High humidity will push ‘feels like’ temps to near 100° by Friday,” WCVB’s Cindy Fitzgibbon said.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Tuesday announced emergency safety measures to keep residents cool and safe from the high temperatures and humidity.
A heat advisory will be in effect from Thursday through Friday, Wu said over Twitter.
Beaches are also a great place to cool off – be sure to check yours isn’t currently closed due to high levels of bacteria – or you can partake in a little confectionary cool-down with our ultimate guide to ice cream in Greater Boston.
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Check out these local splash pads and pools in Boston, and tell us about your favorite spot below.
We will update the list as reader recommendations are shared.
- BCYF Blackstone, 50 W Brookline St, Boston, MA 02118
- BCYF Charlestown, 255 Medford St, Charlestown, MA 02129
- BCYF Clougherty Pool, 331 Bunker Hill St, Boston, MA 02129
- BCYF Condon , 200 D St, South Boston, MA 02127
- BCYF Curley, 1663 Columbia Road, Boston, MA 02127
- BCYF Curtis Hall, 20 South St, Boston, MA 02130
- BCYF Draper Pool, 5275 Washington St, Boston, MA 02132
- BCYF Flaherty Pool, 160 Florence St, Roslindale, MA 02131
- BCYF Hennigan, 200 Heath St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
- BCYF Holland, 85 Olney St, Dorchester, MA 02121
- BCYF Leahy-Holloran, 1 Worrell St, Boston, MA 02122
- BCYF Madison Park, 55 Malcolm X Blvd, Boston, MA 02120
- BCYF Mason Pool, 159 Norfolk Ave, Boston, MA 02119
- BCYF Mildred Avenue, 5 Mildred AveBoston, MA 02126
- BCYF Mirabella Pool, 475 Commercial Street, Boston, MA 02109
- BCYF Paris Street, 112 Paris St, East Boston, MA 02128
- BCYF Perkins, 155 Talbot Ave, Boston, MA 02124
- BCYF Quincy, 885 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111
- Billings Field,369 Lagrange St, Boston, MA 02132
- Boston Common Frog Pond, 38 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02108
- Boston Common Tot Lot, 139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111
- Buckley Playground, 210 W 3rd St, Boston, MA 02127
- Bynoe Park, 50 Orchard Park St, Boston, MA 02119
- Byrne Playground, 23 Everett St, Boston, MA 02122
- Caldwell Street Play Area, 9 Caldwell St, Boston, MA 02129
- Carter Playground, 709 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02118
- Ceylon Park, 105 Ceylon St, Boston, MA 02121
- Children’s Park, 81-85 Intervale St, Boston, MA 02121
- Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park, 100 Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA 02110
- Dennis Street Park, 138 Moreland St, Boston, MA 02119
- Doherty Playground, 446 Medford StBoston, MA 02129
- Dudley Town Common, 383 Dudley St, Boston, MA 02119
- East Boston Memorial Park, 143 Porter St, Boston, MA 02128
- Edgerly Road Playground, 6 Edgerly Rd, Boston, MA 02115
- Elmhurst Street Park, 27-35 Elmhurst St, Boston, MA 02124
- Erie Ellington Playground, 125 Erie St, Boston, MA 02121
- Ernst Chery Jr. Playground, 64 Orlando StBoston, MA 02126
- Fallon Field, 910 South St, Boston, MA 02131
- Fidelis Way Park, 19P Jette Ct, Boston, MA 02135
- Franklin Park, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121
- Gibbons Playground, 23 Delle Ave, Boston, MA 02120
- Harambee Park, 930 Blue Hill Ave, Boston, MA 02124
- Hardiman Park, 380 Faneuil St, Boston, MA 02135
- Healy Playground, 160 Florence St, Boston, MA 02131
- Hobart Park, 85 Hobart St, Boston, MA 02135
- Holborn Street Playlot , 6 Holborn St, Boston, MA 02121
- Hooker-Sorrento Playground, 120 Hooker St, Boston, MA 02134
- Howes Playground, 68 Moreland St, Boston, MA 02119
- Hunt-Almont Playground, 40 Almont StBoston, MA 02126
- Hynes Playground, 502 VFW Pkwy, Boston, MA 02132
- Iacono Playground, 150 Readville St, Boston, MA 02136
- Jeep Jones Park, 221 Roxbury St, Boston, MA 02119
- Joyce Playground, 80 Union St, Boston, MA 02135
- Lambert Avenue Playground, 45 Lambert Ave, Boston, MA 02119
- Laviscount Park, 80 Humboldt Ave, Boston, MA 02121
- LoPresti Park, 33 Sumner St, Boston, MA 02128
- Malcolm X Park, 131 Dale St, Boston, MA 02119
- Marcella Playground, 260 Highland St, Boston, MA 02119
- Martin’s Park, 64 Sleeper St, Boston, MA 02210
- McGann Playground, 266 West St, Boston, MA 02136
- Medal of Honor Park, 775 E 1st St, Boston, MA 02127
- Menino Park, 98 16th St, Boston, MA 02129
- Mission Hill Playground, 60 Smith St, Boston, MA 02120
- Moakley Park, 428 Old Colony AveBoston, MA 02127
- Mt Pleasant Play Area, 30 Mt Pleasant Ave, Boston, MA 02119
- Noyes Playground, 86 Boardman St, Boston, MA 02128
- O’Day Playground, 75 W Newton St, Boston, MA 02118
- Paris Street Playground, 115 Paris St, Boston, MA 02128
- Parkman Playground, 58 Wachusett St, Boston, MA 02130
- Peter Looney Park, 34 Union St, Boston, MA 02129
- Puopolo Playground, 517 Commercial Street, Boston, MA 02109
- Quincy/Stanley Street Play Area, 21 Stanley St, Boston, MA 02125
- Ramsay Park, 1917 Washington St, Boston, MA 02118
- Reverend Loesch Family Park, 20 Wainwright St, Boston, MA 02124
- Ringer Playground, 85 Allston St, Boston, MA 02134
- Ringgold Park, 10 Ringgold St, Boston, MA 02118
- Ripley Playground, 25 Ripley Rd, Boston, MA 02121
- Roberts Playground, 56 Dunbar Ave, Boston, MA 02124
- Ronan Park, 92 Mt Ida Rd, Boston, MA 02122
- Ross Playground, 130 Westminster St, Boston, MA 02136
- Smith Playground, 235 Western Ave, Boston, MA 02134
- Sumner-Lamson Playground, 430 Sumner St, Boston, MA 02128
- Sweeney Playground, 180 W Fifth St, Boston, MA 02127
- Thetford Evans Playground, 15 Evans St, Boston, MA 02124
- Trotter Playground, 160 Humboldt Ave, Roxbury, MA 02121
- Walker Playground, 550 Norfolk St, Boston, MA 02126Walnut Park Play Area, 345 Walnut AveRoxbury, MA 02119
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