BEST PLACES TO GET WET IN GWINNETT, NORTH FULTON & BEYOND!

Summer in Georgia is HOT! 

Luckily there are lots of places to cool off with some fun in the water. Below are some of our favorite spots!

SPLASH PADS & FOUNTAINS:

Town Green Fountain and Splash Pad: 3167 Main Street, Duluth
Hours: 9 AM - 6 PM, 7 days a week
Cost: FREE!!
More Info: Town Green features restrooms, interactive fountain and splash pad, live music occasionally, nearby restaurants and adjacent to Taylor Park, a train-themed playground including a miniture train depot and train set with everything from a steam engine to a caboose.

Town Green Interactive Water Feature: 5200 Town Center Blvd, Peachtree Corners
Hours: 11 AM - 7 PM, 7 days a week
Cost: FREE!!
More Info: Town Green features restrooms, interactive water feature/splash pad and an adjacent playground.

Old Atlanta Spray Pad: 810 Nichols Road, Suwanee
Hours: 10 AM - 7 PM Tuesday- Saturday, May - Sept 4
Cost: $2 per person
More Info: Features: 2-picnic pavilions, 2-playgrounds, nature trail - 1 mile, recreation center, spray pad 

Splash Pad at Lillian Webb Park: 5 College Street, Norcross
Hours: 8 AM - 10 PM
Cost: FREE!!
More Info: Park features gazebo, interactive splash pad, restrooms, volleyball and nearby restaurants.

East Roswell Park, 9000 Fouts Rd, Roswell
Hours: 10 AM - 8 PM
Cost: FREE!!
More Info: Sprayground, playground, picnic areas, pond, dog park, disc golf, and trails.

Sugar Hill Splash Park, 1166 Church Street Sugar Hill, Sugar Hill
Hours: 10 AM - 8 PM
Cost: FREE!!
More Info: Interactive splash pad, wheelchair accessible, restrooms and nearby restaurants.

EE Robinson Park, 850 Level Creek Rd, Sugar Hill
Hours: 10 AM - 8 PM, daily (Note: Wednesday open 11 AM -8 PM)
Cost: FREE!!
More Info: Interactive splash pad, restrooms, pavilions and covered playgrounds.

Town Park Fountain, Buford Community Center: 2200 Buford Hwy, Buford 
Hours: Daily from 10AM - 6PM 
Cost: FREE!!
More Info: Interactive fountain and splash pad 

Village Pavilion at Mall of Georgia: 3333 Buford Dr., Buford 
Hours: Daily from 10AM - 9PM , Sunday 12 to 6PM
Cost: FREE!!
More Info: Restaurants and restrooms in Mall 

SWIMMING POOLS:  

West Gwinnett Park Aquatic Center Indoor/ Outdoor Pool : 4488 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Berkeley Lake 
Hours: Daily from 11 AM- 2 PM and 3 PM - 6 PM  *NOTE: MUST MAKE RESERVATION HERE!
Cost: $4.25
More Info:Features outdoor leisure pool with zero-depth entry, two giant water slides, river channel, bubble bench, vortex, spray bar, water play structures and indoor lap pool and restrooms. 

Best Friend Park Pool (Outdoor Pool): 6224 Jimmy Carter Boulevard, Norcross

Bethesda Park Aquatic Center  (Outdoor Pool): Norcross
Hours: Daily from 11 AM- 2 PM and 3 PM - 6 PM  *NOTE: MUST MAKE RESERVATION HERE!
Cost: $4.25
More Info: Indoor leisure pool with zero-depth entry, giant water slide that exits and then reenters the building, river channel, water play structures

Bogan Park Aquatic Center (Indoor Pool Park)  : 2723 N Bogan Rd NE, Buford                          

Collins Hill Aquatic Center  (Outdoor Pool): 2200 Collins Hill Road, Lawrenceville
Hours: Daily from 11 AM- 2 PM and 3 PM - 6 PM  *NOTE: MUST MAKE RESERVATION HERE!
Cost: $4.25
More Info: Outdoor leisure pool with zero-depth entry,  river channel, water play structures, and two giant slides

Wills Park Pool,  1815 Old Milton Pkwy, Alpharetta
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 12 PM- 7 PM, Monday & Sunday 12 PM -4 PM
Cost: $8, Resident discount - $5  Ages 3 and under, FREE General fee (age 55+) - $2, Resident discount** (age 55+) - $1
More Info: Outdoor swimming pool

PARKS WITH WATER:                                                                                                                                                         
W.P. Jones Memorial Park: 3750 Pleasant Hill Rd,  Duluth:   Playground, picnic shelter, trails, shady creek for wading and restrooms.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Autrey Mill Nature Preserve, 9770 Autrey Mill Road, Johns Creek:    Autrey Mill has over 2.5 miles of trails through a hardwood forest. The trails wander past a scenic creek with rocky shoals, many spring seeps, mature trees, wildflowers, native plants, and a variety of animal life. There is plenty to explore with bridges, an overlook, a gold mine, foundation stones of the old mill, plus benches and pavilions.                                                                                                                                          
Jones Bridge Park, 4901 E Jones Bridge Rd, Peachtree Corners:  Park right on the Chattahoochee River with river access, playground and rest rooms.                                                                                                                                  
Freeman's Mill Park, 1401 Alcovy Rd SE, Lawrenceville: Trail to a waterfall, signs saying no wading or swimming, playground has a water feature, however it's never turned on

TUBING:   

$10 River Tubing: (Chattahoochee River)  4349 Abbotts Bridge Road, Duluth 
Hours: 10 AM - 7 PM, 7 days a week 
Cost: 2 Hours $10, 4 Hours $15 NOTE: Additional $2/person charge for COVID-19 cleaning and safety measures
More Info: Family rafts are also available. This is the absolute best tubing in Georgia. Tubing the Chattahoochee is perfect for the entire family, pets too. 

WATER PARKS: 

The Water Park at Margaritaville, Lake Lanier Islands, 7000 Lanier Islands Pkwy, Buford
Hours: Sunday- Friday 11 AM - 7 PM, Saturday 10 AM- 8PM
Cost: Beach only $9.99, Water Park $33.99 and up NOTE: Click HERE for discounts & promotions
More Info: Features over a half-mile of white, sandy beaches with lounging clusters and over a dozen wet rides, slides, and attractions, including Wild Waves, Georgia’s largest wave pool. Also enjoy dive-in family movies, amusement rides, interactive games, and shows for all ages plus a variety of dining options.

Hurricane Harbor at Six Flags Over Georgia, 275 Riverside Pkwy, Austell
Hours: Daily 1 PM - 5 PM Beginning on July 1, 2020
Cost: Get MK Discounted One-Day Ticket to Six Flags including Hurricane Harbor.  Click HERE to reach the Macaroni Kid Discount page and enter the user id: MacaronikidOG and password: SixFlags10 (both are case sensitive).  Kids 2 and under are FREE.
More Info: Ride the surf in the giant wave pool, plummet down an enclosed tunnel into a zero-gravity wave slide on the “Tsunami Surge” or take on the three, twisting slides of the “Bonzai Pipelines.” “Paradise Island” includes an interactive children’s playground. Included with Six Flags Over Georgia General Admission Ticket. 

Six Flags White Water, 250 Cobb Parkway N, #100, Marietta
Hours: Opens July 3, 2020 Daily 12.00 PM to 6:00 PM 
Cost: Get MK Discounted One-Day Ticket to Six Flags White Water.  Click HERE to reach the Macaroni Kid Discount page and enter the user id: MacaronikidOG and password: SixFlags10 (both are case sensitive).  Kids 2 and under are FREE.
More Info: Rides for families, like the Bahama Bob Slide, where families pilot rafts down rapids; younger kids, like Lilypad Crossing, a balancing game across a pool; and daredevils, like the Typhoon Twister, a five-story drop!

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