Tonawanda, N.Y. (WBEN) - The weather in Western New York is finally starting to warm up, and many families will soon enough be looking to cool down this summer by visiting their local pools or splash pads.
Mark Campanella, superintendent of Parks and Recreation in the Town of Tonawanda says they're fully ready to provide plenty of warm weather fun for residents.
"We're fortunate we have two outdoor pool venues - Kenmore Pool, which has a wading pool and a full-sized pool, and Lincoln Park Pool, which also has a wading pool and a full-sized pool," said Campanella in an interview with WBEN. "We also have the Town of Tonawanda Aquatic and Fitness Center on Sheridan Drive, that's a year-round facility with an Olympic-sized pool."
Not to mention, the new Paddock Chevrolet Splash Pad is finally up-and-running just across the street from the new Paddock Chevrolet Ice Arena along Brompton Road.
"That's open, it's been open, weather pending, now for the last week or so," Campanella said. "Free for residents, and it goes full charge, weather pending, this coming Tuesday."
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One luxury the Town of Tonawanda has this upcoming year for its pools is a full staff of lifeguards.
"We're constantly recruiting and hiring lifeguards year-round, so we're not in this position of, 'Are we going to open or aren't we going to open because of the lack of lifeguards.' We have lifeguards," Campanella said.
"We have the training classes, the Red Cross training classes for lifeguards year-round. And we pay above the standards for our entry-level lifeguards, starts at $17.50 an hour. We're just continuously recruiting lifeguards."
Campanella invites anyone looking for information on any of the Town of Tonawanda swimming pools or the Paddock Chevrolet Spray Park this summer to check out TTYPR.com.
"The outdoor pools are for residents only. And the residents must get a resident access card at the Youth Park and Recreation Office, located at 299 Decatur Road," Campanella noted.
Meanwhile, the City of Buffalo's splash pads officially opened for the 2025 season this past Friday.
City-run splash pads will be open daily from 2 p.m.-to-7 p.m. through the end of the school year on Thursday, June 26, weather permitting. Once Buffalo Public Schools begin summer recess, splash pads will operate from 11 a.m.-to-7 p.m. daily through Labor Day.
The following City of Buffalo splash pads open:
- Ralph Wilson Park – Foot of Porter Avenue
- Allison Park – Reese Street, adjacent to Asarese-Matters Community Center
- Lanigan Park – South Park Avenue, West of Louisiana Street
- Lincoln Park – Foot of Quincy Streer
- MLK Park Splash Pad – Best Street and Fillmore Avenue
- Cazenovia Park – Behind the park casino
- Houghton Park – Foot of Spahn Street
- Schiller Park – Sprenger Street side of park
- Roosevelt Park – Foot of Roosevelt Avenue
The splash pad at Masten Park will remain closed for the rest of the year due to ongoing construction.