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Find a pool or splash pad in north Orange County to cool off in

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  • Children keep cool in the fountains at Lemon Park in Fullerton on Monday, July 9, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Saray Bena plays in the Lemon Park Splash Pad in Fullerton on Monday, July 9, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  • Patty Villa enjoys some splash time with her 2-year-old son Emmanuel at Fullerton’s Lemon Park on Monday, July 9, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Children keep cool in the fountains at Lemon Park in Fullerton on Monday, July 9, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Two-year-old Litlali Rojas plays joyfully in Lemon Park’s fountains in Fullerton on Monday, July 9, 2018 where she kept cool with her family. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Alexis Fuentes, 17, and Nathan Gonzalez, 5, runt hrough the fountains at Lemon Park in Fullerton on Monday, July 9, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Jessica Van Aggelen maintains a cool head in the fountains at Lemon Park in Fullerton on Monday, July 9, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Children keep cool in the fountains at Lemon Park in Fullerton on Monday, July 9, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Children keep cool at Fullerton’s Lemon Park Splash Pad, open daily from 1 pm-to 5pm until Aug. 7th Fullerton on Monday, July 9, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Alexis Fuentes, 17, hoists Nathan Gonzalez, 5, into the fountains at Lemon Park in Fullerton on Monday, July 9, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Children keep cool in the fountains at Lemon Park in Fullerton on Monday, July 9, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Children keep cool at Fullerton’s Lemon Park Splash Pad, which is open daily from 1 pm-to 5pm until Aug. 7th. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Brandon Zamacona and his 2-year-old daughter Braelynn play in the fountain at Fullerton’s Lemon Park on Monday, July 9, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Madelyn Torres, 7, and her little brother Zion, 1, keep cool at Fullerton’s Lemon Park Splash Pad on Monday, July 9, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Children keep cool at Fullerton’s Lemon Park Splash Pad, open daily from 1 pm-to 5pm until Aug. 7th. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Two-year-old Litlali Rojas joyful plays in Lemon Park’s fountains in Fullerton on Monday, July 9, 2018 where she kept cool with her family. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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The Lemon Park splash pad in Fullerton was a popular place on a recent afternoon as the regional continued to bake in the summer sun.

North Orange County cities offer lots of options for staying cool. Take a look:

Brea

The Plunge at the Old City Hall Park is open for recreational swimming for $3 through Aug. 26 and on Labor Day. Hours are 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. weekdays and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. weekends. Wednesday nights there is swimming through Aug. 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and on Labor Day there will be swimming from noon to 3 p.m.

Buena Park

Recreational swimming is $1 for children and $1.50 for adults at the Peak Park Municipal Pool and Boisseranc Park Pool through Sept. 2.

Daily hours through Aug. 12 are 12:30 to 2:15 at both pools and 2:45 to 4:30 at Peak and until 4:15 at Boisseranc. On Tuesdays and Thursdays there is also swimming from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Peak.

From Aug. 13 to Sept. 3 there is swimming daily from 2:45 to 4:30 p.m. at Peak and weekdays from 5 to 7 p.m. at Peak. There is swimming from 12:30 to 2:15 p.m. on weekends at both and from 2:45 to 4:15 p.m. at Boisseranc.

The Brenner Park wading pool will be open through Aug. 12 and is free for children from 1 to 4 p.m. weekdays.

Fullerton

The city’s three spray pools are open through Sept. 30.

Through Aug. 12 they are open 1 to 5 p.m. daily; from Aug. 18 to Sept. 30 they are open weekends only. The splash pads are at : Adlena Park, Lemon Park and Valencia Park.

The Downtown Plaza spray pool is open 10:30 a.m. to dusk daily into October.

There are also times available for swimming for $3 at the Janet Evans Swim Complex from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on weekdays and 12:30 to 5 p.m. on weekends; and at the Fullerton Community Center from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays

La Habra

Open swimming times cost $2 for adults and $1 for children and are available at the La Habra High pool through Aug. 3. Sessions are 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays.

You can also take a swim in the pool and watch a movie at one of two Dive-In Movie nights: “Cars 3” on July 27 and “Jumanji” on Aug. 24. Get tickets at the community center or at the pool during the open swim times.

Placentia

Free recreation swimming is open through Aug. 24 at:

Whitten Community Pool, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays

Gomez Community Pool, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays