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Visit DeKalb County’s pools for free on July 4th

Families can visit DeKalb’s pools for free on July Fourth. (Photo: HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM)

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Families can visit DeKalb’s pools for free on July Fourth. (Photo: HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM)
By J.D. Capelouto
July 3, 2019

The Fourth of July is expected to be hot and muggy this year, so what better way to cool down than by visiting a local pool?

DeKalb County is offering free admission to its public pools (except one) from noon to 6 p.m. on Thursday.

DeKalb’s pools usually cost $3 for people over 17 and $2 for youth ages 3 to 17.

» RELATED: 17 pools across DeKalb County to visit this summer

Browns Mill Aquatic Facility, which is a larger, water park-style center, will not be free for July Fourth. Here are the pools participating in the holiday discount:

  • Exchange Splash Pad: 2771 Columbia Dr., Decatur, GA 30034

  • Gresham Park: 3113 Gresham Road, Atlanta, GA 30316
  • Kittredge Park: 2535 N. Druid Hills Road, Atlanta, GA 30329
  • Lithonia Park: 2501 Park Dr., Lithonia, GA 30058
  • Tobie Grant Park: 644 Parkdale Road, Scottdale, GA 30079
  • Midway Park: 3181 Midway Road, Decatur, GA 30032
  • Medlock Park: 874 Gaylemont Cir., Decatur, GA 30033

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Channel 2's Nicole Carr reports.

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J.D. is a local news reporter covering intown Atlanta and Atlanta City Hall for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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