Updated: August 11, 2020
With extreme high temperatures expected early this week waterparks and emergency cooling centers will be open in Providence.
Special Hours August 11th-12th – All waterparks will be open extended hours 12:00 pm-7:00 pm
The City has identified a need for cooling center accessibility on Tuesday and Wednesday (Aug. 11 and Aug. 12) and has coordinated the opening of 2 emergency cooling centers. Cooling centers will not provide food or beverage services and only service animals with certification are allowed. Masks will be required at all cooling centers at all times and temperature and COVID-19 symptom screening will be conducted at the entrance.
Emergency cooling center locations:
- Providence Career & Technical Academy, 10 Cranston Street (Tuesday-Wednesday, 12:00pm-5:00pm)
- Crossroads RI, 160 Broad Street (Tuesday-Wednesday, 24 hours a day)
Waterparks: Open 12:00 pm-7:00 pm, Tuesday-Wednesday
- Al Carrington Water Park – at Richardson Park, 64 Richardson Street, Corner of Richardson Street & Prairie Ave
- Billy Taylor Water Park, 124 Camp Street, off Cypress Street
- Chad Brown Water Park, Chad Brown Street
- Sackett Street Water Park, 110 Sackett Street, across from Sackett Street Recreation Center
- Harriet & Sayles Water Park, 375 Sayles Street, Corner of Harriet & Sayles Streets
- General Street Water Park, 11 West Drive, off Admiral Street
- George West Water Park, 1266 Chalkstone Ave, corner of Chalkstone & Mt Pleasant Ave
- Fox Point Water Park – at Cabral Park, 505 Wickenden Street, Next to Vartan Gregorian School
- Neutaconkanut Recreation Center Water Park, 675 Plainfield Street, near Killingly Street
- Wallace Street Park, 1 Wallace Street
- Pastore Park, Corner of Knight Street and Tell Street
- Joslin Recreation Center, 17 Hyatt St
