{"id":232737,"date":"2026-07-01T12:28:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T12:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/232737\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T12:28:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T12:28:58","slug":"lehigh-valley-cooling-stations-open-during-the-heat-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/232737\/","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Valley cooling stations open during the heat wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas are under an extreme heat warning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcall.com\/2026\/06\/30\/extreme-heat-warning-issued-for-the-lehigh-valley-through-holiday-weekend\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wednesday until Saturday night, with highs expected to be in the upper 90s and low 100s<\/a> and heat indexes up to 110 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have the option to stay inside in air conditioning, there are cooling off stations available.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcall.com\/2025\/06\/23\/heat-illness-know-the-signs-symptoms\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Most of eastern Pa. is under an extreme heat warning. Know the signs of heat illness<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s where to find help.<\/p>\n<p>Allentown<\/p>\n<p>Allentown and its fire department will open cooling stations from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. These stations will open at Roosevelt Park and Jordan Park on Wednesday, with an additional station opening at Franklin Park on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Other City resources available include the municipal pools at Cedar Beach, Mack and Irving, which will be open from noon to 3 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. The spray parks at Buck Boyle, Clyde E. Bosket Sr, and the Old Allentown Fairgrounds will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Coplay<\/p>\n<p>Coplay pool will be free to borough residents Thursday and Friday. ID is required.<\/p>\n<p>Bethlehem<\/p>\n<p>Admission at four city pools will be free from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday. The four pools are:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Clearview Pool, 2246 Pinehurst Road<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Stark Pool, 2410 Siegfried St.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Westside Pool, 244 13th Ave.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Yosko Pool,\u00a0 617 Atlantic St.<\/p>\n<p>Residents must provide proof of residency to get into the pool for free. Non-residents will not be allowed in after 4 p.m.\u00a0 Memorial Pool is open but it not free because it is at its 450-swimmer capacity most days as it is, according to the city.\u00a0Season pass holders, regardless of residency, will still be able to enter the pools after 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s two splash pads are also available. They are:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Yosko Park Splash Pad, 617 Atlantic St.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Friendship Park Splash Pad, 247 E. North St.<\/p>\n<p>Seven Sirens Brewing Co. is opening its doors to provide a comfortable, air-conditioned place where anyone can escape the heat. Complimentary ice water will be provided, and no purchase is necessary.\u00a0Seven Sirens is located at 1247 Simon Blvd.<\/p>\n<p>Easton<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters in Easton will open several fire hydrants from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. The following hydrants will be open:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Milton and Reynolds streets<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Wilkes Barre and McKeen streets<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Charles and Kleinhans streets<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 11th and Butler streets<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 12th Street side of Paxinosa School<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 9th and Jackson streets<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 11th and Ferry streets<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Reeder and Parsons streets at March School<\/p>\n<p>Northampton County<\/p>\n<p>In Northampton County, seniors may go to the following senior centers:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 520 E. Fourth St., Bethlehem, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 4131 Lehigh Drive, Lehigh Township, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 901 Washington St., Easton, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 15 Wood St., Nazareth, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 720 Old York Road, Bethlehem, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 1800 Sullivan Trail, Suite 140, Forks Township, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 4 E. Fourth St., Bethlehem, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 323 Northampton St., Hellertown, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 707 American Bangor Road, Bangor, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Salisbury Township<\/p>\n<p>Salisbury Township,\u00a0in coordination with the Eastern and Western Salisbury Fire Departments, will host a Cool Down Event from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Salisbury Middle School, 3301 Devonshire Road.<\/p>\n<p>The township also is running the sprinklers at Lindberg Park from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Bucks County<\/p>\n<p>Bucks County government has issued an excessive heat warning Wednesday through Sunday night, and have opened several cooling centers, including multiple in Upper Bucks County.<\/p>\n<p>The Upper Bucks locations are:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 Nockamixon Township Building, 589 Lakeside Warren Road, Upper Black Eddy 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 Quakertown Masonic Lodge, 501 W. Broad St., Quakertown, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 Riegelsville Borough Hall, 615 Easton Road, Riegelsville, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas are under an extreme heat warning Wednesday until Saturday night, with highs&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":232738,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120,182,139,432,1133],"class_list":["post-232737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-top-stories-tmc","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}