MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee County Parks has announced that the 2023 summer pool season will kick off with the opening of Cool Waters Aquatic Center in West Allis on May 27.

Subsequent openings will include Schulz Aquatic Center at Lincoln Park on June 10, Sheridan Park Pool in Sheridan Park and Wilson pool at Wilson Park on June 17. Community Wading pools and Splash pads, numbering 16 and eight respectively, will open their gates on June 17 as well.

The parks noted in a Thursday, May 18 press release that they have focused on rebuilding their lifeguard team, with a 15% increase in lifeguards from the previous year thanks to wage increases and summer bonuses approved by the County Board of Supervisors.

Specific site openings are as follows:

Water Parks:

• Cool Waters Aquatic Center at Greenfield Park, West Allis - May 27
• Schulz Aquatic at Lincoln Park, Milwaukee - June 10

Deep Well Outdoor Pools:

• Sheridan Park, Cudahy - June 17
• Wilson Park, Milwaukee - June 17

Splash Pads, all opening June 17:

• Lucille Berrien Park
• Caver Park
• Clarke Square Park
• Madison Park
• Moody Park
• Gordon Park
• Carver Park
• Dineen Park

Wading Pools, all opening June 17:

• Algonquin Park
• Cooper Park
• Hales Corners Park
• Harriet Tubman Park
• Humboldt Park
• Jacobus Park
• La Follette Park
• Lindsay Park
• Mitchell Park
• Pulaski Cudahy
• Rainbow Park
• Smith Park
• Tiefenthaler Park
• Tippecanoe Park
• Walker Square Park
• Wedgewood Park

County Beaches, with no lifeguards:

• Doctors Park
• Bender Park Beach
• Bradford Beach
• Grant Park

Details of pool hours and fees can be found at MKEswim.com.