When the valley heat becomes too much to bear, lots of folks like todive into the water to cool off. Three area parks offer that opportunity.

Bedrock Park, a 3.75 acre area along the Feather River offers swimming in the river as well as river views. Nelson Pool is open to the public from June to September and offers recreational swim time daily from 1-4 p.m. with evening hours on Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Serious lap swimmers' hours at the pool are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 4-6 p.m.

Palermo Pool is also open from June to September with recreational swimming hours on Monday through Saturday from 1-4 p.m., and evening hours from 6:30-8:30.