With Hot Weather in the Forecast, Vernon’s Community Pool Will Open a Day Early on Sunday

(VERNON, Connecticut) – The Vernon Parks and Recreation Department’s aquatics program is set to begin Monday, but Community Pool at 375 Hartford Turnpike will open a day early, on Sunday, June 26, to give Vernon families a respite from temperatures forecast to hit 90 degrees.

Regular aquatics hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The aquatics schedule as of Monday is Community Pool open Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and Newhoca Beach at 185 Grier Road open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Admission to Vernon aquatics facilities is $3 for people 12 and younger and $5 for people 13 and older.

Families trying to keep cool on Saturday can visit the Fox Hill Tower fountain in the playground at Henry Park.