press release:
Seattle Parks Acting Superintendent Christopher Williams announced today that Parks will extend the wading pool season through August 28 at 11 sites. The season was scheduled to end at these sites on August 21.

Because of budget reductions, Parks stretched its summer program budget by planning for a longer season at the wading pools with the most attendance, and a shorter season for those with lower attendance rates, thus keeping as many wading pools open as possible.

Cool, rainy weather caused Parks not to open wading pools on quite a number of days this summer, and the savings from those “closures” enables Parks to extend the season at the “short season” sites.

They are:

Wading Pool Address Added Days Times
Bitter Lake Community Center 13035 Linden Ave. N August 24, 25, 26 Noon – 7 pm
Cal Anderson Park 1635 11th Ave. August 26, 27, 28 Noon – 6:45 pm
Dahl Playfield 7700 25th Ave. NE August 23, 24, 25 Noon – 7 pm
Delridge Community Center 4501 Delridge Way SW August 25, 26, 27 Noon – 6:45 pm
East Queen Anne Playfield 160 Howe St. August 22, 23, 28 Noon – 7 pm
E.C. Hughes Playground 2805 SW Holden St. August 24, 25, 26 Noon – 7 pm
Hiawatha Community Center 2700 Calif. Ave. SW August 22, 23, 24 Noon – 6:45 pm
Soundview Playfield 1590 NW 90th St. August 22, 27, 28 Noon – 7 pm
South Park Community Center 8319 8th Ave. S August 22, 23, 28 Noon – 7 pm
Wallingford Playfield 4219 Wallingford Ave. N August 24, 25, 26 Noon – 7 pm
*Powell Barnett Park 352 Martin Luther King. Jr. Way August 27 and Sept. 3 Noon – 7 pm

This summer’s cool, rainy weather has meant that on many days, Parks has not opened the wading pools, resulting in modest budget savings. There is enough in savings to open the above wading pools, ordinarily open three days per week, for three additional days.

The pools will open on these dates if there the weather forecast is for sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s. The wading pool hotline is updated each day by 9 a.m.: 206-684-7796.

*Powell Barnett Park wading pool operates only on Saturday; its schedule will be extended by two weeks to include August 27 and Sept 3