As we begin preparing for the eventual summer heat, families can cool down and have fun at a range of area water parks.

Here’s a list of spots to get you packing your swimsuit.

Boomers! Buccaneer Cove: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday May 26-June 10, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday June 11-Sept. 3, 3405 Michelson Drive, Irvine, $19.99, $5 non-participants and free for children 2 and under, 949-559-8341, www.boomersparks.com/irvine.

Castle Park Buccaneer’s Cove: Noon-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through May 27, noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and noon-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday beginning May 28, 3500 Polk Street, Riverside, $15.99-$19.99, annual pass $49.99, 951-785-3000, www.castlepark.com.

Visitors cool off at Splash Kingdom Waterpark in Redlands, on Saturday, June 18, 2016. The water park opens on May 26 this year. (Staff file photo by David Bauman).

Allen Wilson, 17, left, and Kat Bermudez, 16, both from Moreno Valley, cool off on the “Pyrite Rapids Waterpark” ride at Fiesta Village Family Fun Park in Colton, August 14, 2007. The water park is open now for this year’s season. (The Press-Enterprise/William Wilson Lewis III) .

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Rafts for many of the waterslides are piled up ready for when Knott’s Berry Farm’s Soak City waterpark opens in this file photo from May 2017. The water park opens on May 19 this year. (Staff file photo by Mark Eades).

Kids play in the Lilo Jumperos Landing Activity Pool at the Drop Zone Water Park in Perris, May, 24, 2014. The water park opens on May 26 this year. (Staff file photo by Frank Bellino).

8th grade students from Sierra Middle School in Riverside, enjoy a day staying cool at The Cove Waterpark in Riverside on May 31, 2016. The water park opens on May 26 this year. (Staff file photo by Stan Lim).



A boy rides down a slide at Cove Waterpark, located in the Jurupa Aquatic Center on May 25, 2013 in Jurupa Valley. The water park opens on May 26 this year. (Staff file photo by Stan Lim).

The Cove: Open 11 a.m. select days May 26-Sept. 30 and 6-9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday July 4-Aug. 3, 4310 Camino Real, Riverside, $18 adults, $14 seniors and juniors and $9 tots, night swims $9 adults, $7 seniors and juniors and $5 tots, 951-360-1974, www.thecovewaterpark.com.

Drop Zone: Open 11 a.m. select days May 26-Sept. 30 and 6-9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday July 4-Aug. 3, 2165 Trumble Road, Perris, $18 adults, $14 seniors and juniors and $9 tots, night swims $9 adults, $7 seniors and juniors and $5 tots, 951-366-0525, www.dropzonewaterpark.com.

Dry Town Water Park: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. select days May 26-Sept. 9, plus 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 31 and June 4 and 6 and 7-10 p.m. Fridays June 22-Aug. 3, 3850 E. Avenue S, Palmdale, $25, season pass $70 by May 25, 661-267-6161, www.cityofpalmdale.org/departments/parks/drytown/.

Fiesta Village Family Fun Park: Select weekdays through June 7, plus weekends beginning May 19, 1405 E. Washington St., Colton, $16.95 adults and $12.95 under 48” tall, 909-824-1111, www.fiestavillage.com.

Knott’s Soak City: Open 10 a.m. select days May 19-Sept. 9, 8039 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, $50 adults and $40 seniors and children 12 and under, 714-220-5200, www.soakcityoc.com.

Legoland California Water Park: Open select hours and days through June 8 and Sept. 4-Oct. 28 and 10 a.m. daily June 9-Sept. 3, One Legoland Drive, Carlsbad, $128 adults, $122 children 3-12, season pass $199, includes Legoland admission, 760-918-5346, http://california.legoland.com.

Raging Waters: Open 10 or 11 a.m. select days May 19-Sept. 30, 111 Raging Waters Drive, San Dimas, $ 45.99 adults, $35.99 seniors and children under 48” tall and free for children 36” and under, season pass $59.99-$89.99, 909-802-2200, www.ragingwaters.com.

Aquatica: Open 10 a.m. select days May 25-Oct. 28, 2052 Entertainment Circle, Chula Vista, $47.99 adults, $37.99 children 3-9 and free for children 2 and under, 619-222-4732, https://aquatica.com/san-diego.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: Open 10:30 a.m. select days May 26-Sept. 30, 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia, $43.99 adults, $35.99 children under 48” tall and free for children 2 and under, 661-255-4527, https://www.sixflags.com/hurricaneharborla.

Splash Kingdom Water Park: Open 11 a.m. select days May 26-June 1 and Aug. 19-Sept. 24 and daily June 3-Aug. 13, 1101 N. California Street, Redlands, $32.99 adults and $18.99 children under 48” tall, season pass currently $54.99, 909-335-7275, www.splashkingdom.net.

Splash! La Mirada Aquatics Center Buccaneer Bay: 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. May 26-28, daily June 1-Aug. 12 and weekends Aug. 18-Sept. 30, plus Oct. 6 and 13, 13806 La Mirada Blvd., La Mirada, $21.95 adults and $16.95 children under 48” tall, season pass $59, 562-902-3191, www.splashlamirada.com.

Wet ‘n’ Wild Palm Springs: Open 10 a.m. May 17-20, daily May 24-Aug. 19 and weekends Aug. 25-Oct. 14, plus Sept. 3, 15008 Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs, $39.99 general and free for children 2 and under, season pass $64.99, 760-327-0499, www.wetnwildpalmsprings.com.