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Forsyth Parks set Saturday opening for Splash Pad

The Forsyth County Parks & Recreation Splash Pad at Old Atlanta Park opens for the summer Saturday, May 25. FORSYTH COUNTY
The Forsyth County Parks & Recreation Splash Pad at Old Atlanta Park opens for the summer Saturday, May 25. FORSYTH COUNTY
By David Ibata
May 22, 2019

Forsyth County announced a Saturday, May 25, opening and summer hours for its Splash Pad at Old Atlanta Park.

The Forsyth Parks & Recreation facility, 810 Nichols Road, will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, May 25-July 31, and from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays, Aug. 1-Sept. 2, according to the announcement.

Daily admission is $2 per person, ages 1 and up. Adults with a paying child can stay for free as long as they remain on the dry deck. Annual individual passes can be purchased for $30, and family passes, for $60.

The Splash Pad also is available for two-hour private rentals Sundays only 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 1:30-3:30 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Rent is $200 and includes exclusive use of the pad and adjacent pavilion by up to 100 people. Information: https://bit.ly/2JvMAuV

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