Photo by RoxandaBear.

Too hot for you today? Take a cue from Mei Xiang up there and head to the pool! The District’s Department of Parks and Recreation, as it usually does on days of extreme heat, has extended hours at several of the city’s public pools today.

The following pools will stay open later than usual tonight for your swimming pleasure:

Ward 1
Banneker Recreation Center Pool
2500 Georgia Avenue NW
11:00am – 8:30pm

Ward 2
Jelleff Recreation Center Pool
3265 S Street NW
11:00am – 8:00pm

Volta Park Pool
1555 34th Street, NW
11:00am – 9:00pm

Ward 4
Upshur Recreation Center Pool
4300 Arkansas Avenue NW
11:00am – 9:00pm

Ward 5
Langdon Park Pool
2860 Mills Avenue, NW
11:00am – 8:00pm

Theodore Hagans Pool
3201 Fort Lincoln Drive, NE
11:00am 9:00pm

Ward 6
Randall Pool
25 I Street, SW
11:00am – 8:00pm

Ward 7
Benning Park
5100 Southern Avenue, SE
11:00am – 8:30pm

Kelly Miller Pool
4900 Brooks St., NE
11:00am – 8:00pm

Ward 8
Anacostia Pool
1800 Anacostia Drive SE
11:00am – 8:30pm

Douglass Pool
1921 Fredrick Douglass Court, SE
11:00am – 8:00pm

Oxon Run Pool
501 Mississippi Avenue, SE
11:00am – 8:30pm