Cool Waters water park sets opening date; schedule for more Milwaukee County pools and splash pads

The Milwaukee County Parks Department announced Thursday that Greenfield Park's Cool Waters Aquatic Center will open this summer, after having to remain closed in 2022 because of a lifeguard shortage.

In addition to Cool Waters, Lincoln Park's Schulz Aquatic Park, two deep well outdoor pools, 16 wading pools and seven splash pads will open in county parks for this summer's swimming season. Last summer, the county opened one water park, four deep-well outdoor pools, nine wading pools and five splash pads.

According to the county parks department, support from the county board allowed them to raise hourly wages and offer summer bonuses to lifeguards this summer, resulting in a 15% increase in the number of lifeguards compared with last year.

However, as has been the case the past few years, there will be no lifeguards at the four county beaches that will be open this summer.

The parks department has one more hiring opportunity for lifeguards from 5-7 p.m. May 23-25 at Pulaski Indoor Pool, 2701 S. 16th St. And from 10 a.m. to noon on May 27, there will be an employment open house at Cool Waters Aquatic Center for aquatics admissions, concessions and park workers.

There will be updates on MKEswim.com when more details about pool hours and fees are determined.

Here are the Milwaukee County water parks, pools and beaches that will be open this summer.

Milwaukee County water parks

Cool Waters Aquatic Center at Greenfield Park, 2028 S. 124th St., West Allis: Opens May 27

Schulz Aquatic Park at Lincoln Park, 1301 W. Hampton Ave., Glendale: Opens June 10

Milwaukee County deep well outdoor pools

Sheridan Park, 4800 S. Lake Drive, Cudahy: Opens June 17

Wilson Park, 1601 W. Howard Ave., Milwaukee: Opens June 17

Milwaukee County beaches (no lifeguards)

Bender Park Beach, 4503 E. Ryan Road, Oak Creek

Bradford Beach, 2400 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee

Doctors Park, 1870 E. Fox Lane, Fox Point

Grant Park, 100 Hawthorne Ave., South Milwaukee

Milwaukee County wading pools

Milwaukee County Parks wading pools and splash pads will be open June 17 to Aug. 13. The City of Milwaukee also manages additional wading pools; their locations, hours and rules can be found here.

Algonquin Park, 7850 N. 51st St., Brown Deer

Cooper Park, 8701 W. Chambers St., Milwaukee

Hales Corners Park, 5765 S. New Berlin Road, Hales Corners

Harriet Tubman Park, 4750 N. 48th St., Milwaukee

Humboldt Park, 3000 S. Howell Ave., Milwaukee

Jacobus Park, 6501 W. Hillside Lane, Wauwatosa

La Follette Park, 9418 W. Washington St., West Allis

Lindsay Park, 4360 N. 87th St., Milwaukee

Mitchell Park, 524 S. Layton Blvd., Milwaukee

Pulaski-Cudahy Park, 5400 S. Swift Ave., Cudahy

Rainbow Park, 700 S. 119th St., West Allis

Smith Park, 5462 N. 33rd St., Milwaukee

Tiefenthaler Park, 2501 W. Galena St., Milwaukee

Tippecanoe Park, 1411 E. Warnimont Ave., Milwaukee

Walker Square Park, 1031 S. Ninth St., Milwaukee

Wedgewood Park, 7201 W. Wedgewood Drive, Milwaukee

Milwaukee County splash pads

Lucille Berrien Park, 3629 N. 16th St., Milwaukee

Carver Park, 911 W. Brown St., Milwaukee

Clarke Square Park, 2330 W. Vieau Place, Milwaukee

Dineen Park, 6901 W. Vienna Ave., Milwaukee

Gordon Park, 2828 N. Humboldt Blvd., Milwaukee

Madison Park, 9800 W. Glendale Ave., Wauwatosa

Moody Park, 2201 W. Auer Ave., Milwaukee

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