Summer is Coming! Water Parks To Reopen in May

The long, hot, school-free days of summer are still months away — but summer feels right around the corner with the reopening of the Meadow Homes Spray Park and Waterworld California next month.

Concord kids can start splashing around in the water play area at Meadow Homes Park on Detroit Avenue starting May 4. The park will be open 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends while school is in session. After school recesses for the summer in June, hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week.

Waterworld California starts its season in May too, with opening day on the 11th. The water park is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. that weekend, as well as the weekend of May 18 and 19. The park opens a half hour earlier the for the Memorial Day weekend, Saturday through Monday. The full weekday schedule begins June 7. Check the Waterworld California website for the complete calendar.

The Meadow Homes Spray Park opened in June last year and more than 8,000 youngsters visited the park, according to the city. The spray park also received two awards — one from the California Park & Recreation Society (District 3) in the category of "Outstanding Facility/Park," and the other from the American Public Works Association (Northern California) for "Public Works Project of the Year".

For information on Meadow Homes Spray Park, call the spray park hotline at (925) 671-3366. Entrance to the park is always free.

Tickets for Waterworld are around $30, or $49.99 for a season pass.

Are you excited for the start of warmer weather and summer fun? What other seasonal activities are starting up in Concord? Comment below.