Dolphin Cove Family Aquatic Center
Located at the intersection of Rt 25 & Rt 68 Carpentersville, IL 60110 • (847) 836-7946
Come and enjoy our Splash-down Family Slide, Sandcastle Beach or simply relax in our lounge chairs. We have shaded areas so you can take a break from the summer heat. Interactive water play Discovery Fountain will bring loads of water fun to our Sandcastle Beach area. Children can choose from the bubblers, the flushing funnel, flow gates, and the paddlewheel to enhance their day in the sand, which is from the Lake Michigan Dunes. With umbrellas, lawn chairs, picnic tables, and a sun hill, there’s a place for everyone. So, come out to Dolphin Cove – it’s like taking a vacation without leaving home!
Attractions
- Zero-depth entry
- Geysers & slides
- Rip Tide (body slide)
- Typhoon (tube slide)
- Beach area with jungle gym & interactive water play
- Sandbar Café
- Large shaded eating area
- ADA accessible
- Umbrellas
- Lounge chairs
- Picnic tables
- A grassy sun hill and large patio deck with chairs for relaxing
- Gift shop
Important Notices:
- No outside vendor food permitted.
- Aqua diapers (not Huggies® Little Swimmers® or Pampers® Splashers) are required for any child that is not toilet trained. Aqua diapers can be purchased at Dolphin Cove, Sleepy Hollow Pool or the registration desk of the Rakow Center.
- Lined bathing suits are required to swim in the pool. Cut off shorts, knit shorts or mesh shorts are not permitted.
- We observe NO CAMP WEDNESDAYS.
Dates of Operation
Open Daily: May 28-August 14
Weekends Only: Aug. 20-21, 27-28, Sept. 3-4
Labor Day: Sept. 5
• May 28-29 (Opening Weekend) – No Change 12:30-6:00 pm | Pool Pass holders can enter at 12:00 pm
• May 30-June 3 – 11:30 am-7:00 pm | Pool Pass holders can enter at 11:00 am
Open Swim Hours*
Monday-Friday: See the abbreviated schedule above.
Saturday/Sunday: See the abbreviated schedule above.
Fourth of July 10:30 am-4:00 pm
Labor Day 12:30-6:00 pm
*All pool hours are tentative and subject to change. Any adjustments will be announced on our Facebook page and website. Pool pass holders receive priority entrance 30-minutes prior to daily admission patrons.
Daily Fees
2 years and younger: Free
3-9 years: $8 Residents/$11 Nonresidents
10-61 years $9 Residents/$12 Nonresidents
62 years and older $8 Residents/$11 Nonresidents
Lower Evening Rates
All Ages $5 Residents/$7 Nonresidents
Monday-Friday • After 6:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday • After 4:00 pm
Pool Rentals
Come party with us! You have all the fun, we do the work for you! Reserve your date today by stopping by the Rakow Center, calling (847) 428-7131 x6200 or emailing poolrentals@dtpd.org.
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Inclement Weather Policy
Weekdays
If the pool is closed for 60+ minutes due to inclement weather, guests will be awarded a free all-day pass to return another day.
- Guests must have a receipt or pool pass proving that they were at the pool before 5:00 pm for a free all-day pass.
After 5pm if the pool is closed for 60+ minutes due to inclement weather, guests will be awarded a free half-day pass to return another day.
- Guests must have a receipt or pool pass proving that they were at the pool at 5:00 pm or later to receive a half-day pass.
- This free half-day pass will only be able to be redeemed at 5:00 pm or later on a different day.
Weekends
If the pool is closed for 60+ minutes due to inclement weather, guests will be awarded a free all-day pass to return another day.
- Guests must have a receipt or pool pass proving that they were at the pool before 4:00 pm for a free all-day pass.
After 4:00 pm if the pool is closed for 60+ minutes due to inclement weather, guests will be awarded a free half-day pass to return another day.
- Guests must have a receipt or pool pass proving that they were at the pool at 5:00 pm or later to receive a half-day pass.
- This free half-day pass will only be able to be redeemed at 5:00 pm or later on a different day.
Dolphin Cove Family Aquatic Center
300 N. Kennedy Dr. (Intersection of Routes 25 & 68), Carpentersville, IL 60110