Old Town Pool Days Extended and Cooling Centers Available Due to Heat Advisory

Page updated on September 5, 2023 at 3:58 PM
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Old Town Pool Days Extended and Cooling Centers Available Due to Heat Advisory

For Immediate Release - August 5

Due to the higher temperatures through Thursday, the Alexandria Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities (RPCA) has extended Old Town Pool's open days to Tuesday 9/5 - Friday 9/8 from 3:30 - 7:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Chinquapin's Rixse Pool will be open daily from 6 a.m - 9 p.m. and will be closed on Saturday due to the Tons of Trucks events. For more information on our pools, visit alexandriava.gov/aquatics.

RPCA also has several facilities that serve as cooling centers, where residents and visitors can stop for air conditioning, water and first aid if needed. Hours for these cooling centers are: 

  • Charles Houston Recreation Center (901 Wythe St.)

9 a.m - 9 p.m.

  • Leonard “Chick” Armstrong Recreation Center (25 W. Reed Ave.)

9 a.m - 9 p.m.

  • Lee Center (1108 Jefferson St.)

9 a.m - 7 p.m.

  • Mount Vernon Recreation Center (2701 Commonwealth Ave.)

9 a.m - 9 p.m.

  • Patrick Henry Recreation Center (4653 Taney Ave.)

9 a.m - 9 p.m.

  • William Ramsay Recreation Center (5650 Sanger Ave.)

9 a.m - 9 p.m.

For more information on our cooling centers, visit alexandriava.gov/recreationcenters. 

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact jackie.person@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.5423, Virginia Relay 711.

If you prefer communication in another language, free interpretation and translation services are available to you, please call 703.746.3961 or email ocpi@alexandriava.gov