There are plenty of public places to splash across the Triangle from pools to spraygrounds (basically, wet playgrounds). Always remember to check ahead before you go to make sure the pool isn't packed with classes or lap swimmers.

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WAKE COUNTY

Raleigh has three year-round pools and five seasonal pools. Here's where to find them:

Year-Round Pools

Pullen Aquatic Center
Olympic-size swimming pool and warm water therapy pool.
Address: 410 Ashe Ave., Raleigh
Phone: (919) 831-6197

Millbrook Exchange Pool
Main pool is covered in the winter and open in the summer, plus a seasonal wading pool and sprayground.
Address: 1905 Spring Forest Rd., Raleigh
Phone: (919) 807-5427

Optimist Pool
Closed for renovations. Scheduled to reopen in Spring 2009.
Address: 5902 Whittier Dr., Raleigh
Phone: (919) 907-5427

Seasonal Pools
Pools and baby pools at each location, plus spraygrounds at Chavis, Lake Johnson and Ridge Road.

Biltmore Pool
Address: 701 Crown Crossing Lane, Raleigh
Phone: (919) 831-6736

Chavis Pool
Address: 720 Chavis Way, Raleigh
Phone: (919) 831-6565

Lake Johnson Pool
Address: 1416 Athens Dr., Raleigh
Phone: (919) 233-2111

Longview Pool
Address: 321 Bertie Dr., Raleigh
Phone: (919) 831-6343

Ridge Road Pool
Address: 1709 Ridge Rd., Raleigh
Phone: (919) 420-2322

Triangle Aquatics Center
The public facility, which opened in 2007, includes a 50-meter competition pool, 25-yard training pool and a warm water instructional pool.
Address: 275 Convention Dr., Cary
Phone: (919) 459-4045

Morrisville Aquatics and Fitness Center
The center includes a year-round 25-yard swimming pool and a baby/wading pool.
Address: 1301 Morrisville Pkwy., Morrisville
Phone: (919) 463-6900

Holding Park Pool
The Wake Forest park has a 50-meter outdoor swimming pool.
Address: 133 W. Owen Ave., Wake Forest
Phone: (919) 554-6180

DURHAM COUNTY

The City of Durham has two indoor pools and three seasonal pools. Here's where to find them:

Indoor pools

Edison Johnson Aquatic Center
Address: 600 W. Murray Ave., Durham
Phone: (919) 560-4265

Campus Hills Pool
Address: 2000 S. Alston Ave., Durham
Phone: (919) 560-4781

Seasonal pools and spraygrounds

Forest Hills Pool
Address: 1639 University Dr., Durham

Hillside Pool and Sprayground
Address: 1300 Roxboro St., Durham

Longmeadow Pool
Address: 917 Liberty St, Durham

Edison Johnson Recreation Center sprayground
Address: 600 W. Murray Ave., Durham

Forest Hills Park sprayground
Address: 1639 University Dr, Durham

ORANGE COUNTY

Chapel Hill's parks department has an indoor pool, an outdoor pool and a new aquatic center. Here's how to find them:

Chapel Hill Community Center Indoor Pool
The center has a 25-meter indoor pool.
Address: 120 S. Estes Dr., Chapel Hill
Phone: (919) 968-2790

A.D. Clark Outdoor Pool
A 25-meter pool
Address: 216 N. Roberson St., Chapel Hill
Phone: (919) 968-2794

Homestead Aquatic Center
Opening Jan. 3, 2008
Address: 300 Northern Park Dr., Chapel Hill

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