New Marietta Sprayground opens on May 1

Marietta’s Parks and Recreation Department announces that the Elizabeth Porter Park’s Sprayground, 370 Montgomery St. NE, will open for the season on May 1.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.

Daily admission for the sprayground is $2 for Marietta residents and $3 for nonresidents.

Sprayground season passes for unlimited visits also are available:

$30 individual - city limit resident
$45 individual - nonresident
$60 family (up to four people within the same household), $15 additional person - city limit resident
$75 family (up to four people within the same household), $18 additional person - nonresident

Not transferable, passes can be purchased online at secure.rec1.com/GA/city-of-marietta/catalog.

For more information on rentals for the party pavilion and sprayground, beginning May 18, visit MariettaGa.gov/1230/Sprayground-Elizabeth-Porter-Park.

Open free, the park’s playground and mural are open year-round from dawn to dusk.

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