Lifestyle: KMC-area pools now open Published June 14, 2010 By Petra Lessoing 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany -- Public outdoor swimming pools in the area are open now. The majority of them are heated and usually stay open until September, if weather permits. Public pools are divided into swimmers' and non-swimmers' pools, and they have extra pools for toddlers. Most facilities have water slides, playgrounds and little restaurants or bistros. Daily admission fees vary from €1 to €3. Season passes are also available. The following pools are located in the Kaiserslautern Military Community and nearby areas: -Kaiserslautern: Warmfreibad, Entersweiler Strasse, noon to 8 p.m. Mondays; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. -Kaiserslautern: Waschmühle (not heated), Morlauterer Strasse, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily except Tuesdays when it opens at noon. Note: Waschmühle has one big basin, 165 meters long and 45 meters wide. It is considered the biggest swimming basin of Europe. -Trippstadt: Warmfreibad, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and German holidays; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays and after a German holiday. -Hohenecken: Strandbad Gelterswoog (lake on B270), 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays; noon to 8 p.m. Mondays. -Hochspeyer: Warmfreibad, noon to 8 p.m. Mondays; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. -Otterberg: Schwimmbad (not heated; will open in June), 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. -Alsenborn, Freibad, noon to 8 p.m. Mondays; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. -Mehlingen: Freibad (not heated; will open in June), 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. -Winnweiler: Schwimmbad, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily except Tuesdays when it opens at 1 p.m. -Rodenbach: Waldschwimmbad, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Every Friday in July and August, floodlight swimming is offered until 11 p.m. (if weather permits). -Landstuhl: Naturerlebnisbad, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays and German holidays. -Miesau: Waldwarmfreibad, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. -Waldmohr, Warmfreibad, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. -Altenglan: Sport- und Freizeitbad, 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Some swimming pools have a combination of indoor and outdoor facilities, which is good for any kind of weather: -Ramstein: Freizeitbad Azur, 1 to 9 p.m. Mondays; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. -Kusel: Bade- und Freizeitpark, indoor opening hours: 2 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays; 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays; 6:30 to 9 a.m. and 2 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Outdoor opening hours: 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily. Everyone visiting a public swimming pool has to obey specific rules: -Don't push anybody into the water. -Avoid noise (in some facilities radios and stereo equipment is prohibited). -Don't pollute the water and don't dirty any other areas of the facility. -Don't eat or smoke within the immediate swimming area. -Children younger than 6 must be accompanied by an adult. -Animals are not allowed in any facility. -Lifeguards are allowed to ban visitors from the facility if they break official regulations. Common sense tells swimmers not to swim with a full stomach and not to go in the water when their bodies are overheated.