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Fairfax Pool Opens for Season on May 27

V1 Staff, photos by Andrea Paulseth |

Dive into summer as Fairfax Pool opens for the season Saturday, May 27.

The outdoor pool will be open from 2 to 6pm May 27, Saturday and May 28, Sunday, and then from noon to 6pm Monday, May 29, before resuming its regular season schedule.

Eau Claire Parks and Recreation will be selling discounted season passes through Friday, May 26. All passes are being sold 10 percent off their regular rates.

Tuesday, May 30 through Sept. 3, Fairfax Pool will operate under its normal hours:

➜ 11:30am to 7pm Mondays through Fridays
➜ 11:30am to 6pm Saturdays
➜ 1pm to 6pm Sundays

Without a pass, daily admission fees are $4.25 per person or $3.75 per person for groups of 15 people or more.

Picnic pavilion rentals are available at $10 an hour for birthday parties, family picnics, reunions, meetings or just to secure a shaded place for your group. After-hour pool rentals also are available for $225 for groups of 100 or fewer, adding $2 for each additional person, up to $525 for groups of 300 or more.

Passes can be purchased in person from 8am–5pm weekdays at the Parks and Recreation Administrative Office, 915 Menomonie St. or at Fairfax Pool, 4200 Fairfax St. For more information, contact Eau Claire Parks and Recreation at 715-839-5032.