GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Grand Rapids’ pools and splash pads opened for the season Friday.

The community is excited, according to Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Director David Marquardt.

“The phones have been ringing off the hook,” he said Thursday.

The city has three public pools and 15 splash pads. The pools are open through Aug. 19 and the splash pads through Sept. 10.

Splash pads, which are open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., are free for everyone:

• Aberdeen Park
• Alger Park
• Campau Park
• Cherry Park
• Fuller Park
• Garfield Park
• Gerald R. Ford Academic Center
• Heartside Park
• Highland Park
• Joe Taylor Park
• Lincoln Park
• Mary Waters Park
• Mulick Park
• Roosevelt Park
• Wilcox Park

Marquardt told News 8 that Grand Rapids has a relatively large number of splash pads in comparison to other cities.

“That’s a really high number per capita,” he said.

The splash pad at Garfield Park is new this year.

“We’re really thrilled to be opening this one. This was a partnership with the state of Michigan Department of Natural Resources. We received some grant funds to help build this project,” Marquardt said. “This is maybe our largest or second largest splash pad in the city system.”

Pool admission is $1 for Grand Rapids residents 17 and under, $3 for adults and nonresidents 17 and under, and $5 for nonresident adults. You can also buy 10- or 20-hole punch cards, with prices ranging from $8 for residents to $25 for nonresidents. Families can buy season passes for up to six people. That costs $80 for residents and $90 for nonresidents.

Hours for Briggs Park pool and Martin Luther King Park pool:

• Mondays from noon to 7 p.m.
• Tuesdays from noon to 7 p.m.
• Wednesdays from noon to 5 p.m.
• Thursdays from noon to 7 p.m.
• Fridays from noon to 7 p.m.
• Saturdays from noon to 7 p.m.
• Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.

Hours for Richmond Park pool:

• Mondays from noon to 7 p.m.
• Tuesdays from noon to 7 p.m.
• Wednesdays from noon to 7 p.m.
• Thursdays from noon to 5 p.m.
• Fridays from noon to 7 p.m.
• Saturdays from noon to 7 p.m.
• Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.

When pools close for poor weather, the city Parks and Recreation Department will post on its Facebook page and leave a message on the cancellation hotline at 616.456.3699.

In a “brand new” initiative, Marquardt told News 8 that the city will also rent out kayaks and cruiser bikes at Canal Park.