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You are here: Home / Essential CU Places / Hessel Park Splash Pad Set to Open Memorial Day Weekend

Hessel Park Splash Pad Set to Open Memorial Day Weekend

May 23, 2018 By From The Editors

Workers put the finishing touches on Hessel Park’s new splash pad Wednesday. Photo: Chambanamoms

It promises to be one of the highlights of the 2018 summer season: the opening of the new Hessel Park splash pad.

The Champaign Park District’s popular park tore out its old splash pad last year. The new pad will have a soft opening on May 26 and will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Labor Day.

“It will operate a lot like the Douglass Park splash pad, where you can touch a center point (to activate) and there’s also a post you can touch,” said Chelsea Norton, director of marketing and communications for the Park District.

The Hessel Park splash pad has been under construction since August 2017. Photo: Chambanamoms

Norton said a grand opening is scheduled for June 2 in conjunction with Hessel’s 100th birthday party.

The new Hessel pad was designed to be compatible with the Douglass pad, which will allow for interchangeable features.

“I don’t know how often we’ll take advantage of the compatibility,” Norton said, “but they are of the same manufacturer so there should be some interchangeability. I’m not sure how we’ll utilize that.”

 

Filed Under: Essential CU Places, Get Active, Outdoor Fun, Things To Do in CU Tagged With: birthday, Champaign Park District, Douglass Park, Hessel Park, Splash Pad, summer, water

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