When summertime temps hit, it's time to get your kids outside and playing in the water. Of course, there are sprinklers, water balloons, slip and slides and inflatable pools. And if you're really cool parents, you might even have a full-size pool in your backyard.

If you're like most of us, though, you depend on public pools when your kids have tired of the small stuff in the yard. Here's where to go this summer when you need to cool off.

Splash pads

Splash pads are perfect for younger kids who aren't great swimmers yet. They can have the fun of being sprayed with interactive water toys, and there's less chance of getting accidentally run over by big kids, especially at the Milwaukee County Parks splash pads since children age 12 and up are only allowed if they're watching younger children. Plus, admission is free. Call the pool hotline at (414) 257-8098 for daily hours.

Where:

Carver Park, 911 W. Brown St., Milwaukee

Clarke Square Park, 2330 W. Vieau Place, Milwaukee

Dineen Park, 6901 W. Vienna Ave., Milwaukee

Gordon Park, 1321 E. Locust St., Milwaukee

Hart Park, 7300 Chestnut St., Wauwatosa

Kinderberg Park, N104-W14942 Donges Bay Road, Germantown

Lindbergh Park, 3629 N. 16th St., Milwaukee

Madison Park, 9890 W. Glendale Ave., Wauwatosa

Moody Park, 2201 W. Auer Ave., Milwaukee

Nixon Park, 175 E. Park Ave., Hartland

Washington Park, 1859 N. 40th St., Milwaukee

Wading pools

As your kids get a bit older and more confident in the water, it's time to graduate to wading pools. Milwaukee County wading pools have free admission, with the exception of Sheridan, which is included in the larger pool area.

Where:

Alcott Park, 3851 S. 97th St., Milwaukee

Algonquin Park, 7850 N. 51st St., Brown Deer

Columbus Park, 7301 W. Courtland Ave., Milwaukee

Cooper Park, 8701 W. Chambers St., Milwaukee

Greene Park, 4235 S. Lipton Ave., St. Francis

Hales Corners Park, 5765 S. New Berlin Road, Hales Corners

Holler Park, 5151 S. 6th St., Milwaukee

Humboldt Park, 3000 S. Howell Ave.

Jacobus Park, 6501 W. Hillside Lane, Wauwatosa

Kops Park, 3321 N. 86th St., Milwaukee

La Follette Park, 9418 W. Washington St., Milwaukee

Lindsay Park, 4360 N. 87th St., Milwaukee

Lyons Park, 3301 S. 55th St., Milwaukee

McCarty Park, 2567 S. 79th St., West Allis

Mitchell Park, S. 22nd and W. Pierce St., Milwaukee

Pulaski Park, 5400 S. Swift Ave., Cudahy

Rainbow Park, 700 S. 119th St., West Allis

Saveland Park, 3700 S. 2nd St., Milwaukee

Sheridan Park, 4800 S. Lake Drive, Cudahy

Sherman Park, 3000 N. Sherman Blvd., Milwaukee

Smith Park, 5462 N. 33rd St., Milwaukee

Tiefenthaler Park, 2501 W. Galena St., Milwaukee

Tippecanoe Park, 1411 E. Warnimont Ave., Milwaukee

Wahl Park, 4750 N. 48th St., Milwaukee

Walker Square Park, 1031 S. 9th St., Milwaukee

Washington Park, 1859 N. 40th St., Milwaukee

Wedgewood Park, 7201 W. Wedgewood Drive, Milwaukee

West Milwaukee Park, 5000 W. Burnham St., West Milwaukee

Call the pool hotline at (414) 257-8098 for daily hours.

Outdoor pools

If you have older kids, kids who are little fish, or the weather is hot enough that you're eager to swim too, here are some regular old outdoor pools you can enjoy with your family. The pools are open from mid-June through mid-August.

Where:

Grobschmidt, 2500 15th Ave., South Milwaukee

Hales Corners, 5765 S. New Berlin Road, Hales Corners

Holler, 5151 S. 6th St., Milwaukee (This pool won't open in 2019 due to a lifeguard shortage.)

Jackson Park, 3500 W. Forest Home Ave., Milwaukee

McCarty Park, 2657 S. 79th St., Milwaukee

Sheridan Park, 4800 S. Lake Drive, Milwaukee

Washington Park, 1859 N. 40th St., Milwaukee

Wilson Park, 4001 S. 20th St., Milwaukee

Call the pool hotline at (414) 257-8098 for weather conditions.

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