Hot enough for you? Cool off here

It’s could be cooler today than yesterday, but for those still feeling the heat, here are some cooling centers with air conditioning:

Arlington: Stillaguamish Senior Center, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, 18308 Smokey Point Boulevard; Cascade Valley Hospital Cafe, noon to 6 p.m. today, 330 S. Stillaguamish.

Bothell: Northshore Senior Center, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today, 10201 E. Riverside Drive.

Darrington: Cascade Senior Center, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, 1115 Darrington St.

Everett Senior Activity Center, 3025 Lombard St., will be open until 4:30 p.m. today.

Here are Everett parks that offer both shaded outdoor areas and some water access: Forest Park, 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd.; Silver Lake, 11400 W. Silver Lake Road; Howarth Park, 1127 Olympic Blvd.

No Sno-Isle branches are official cooling stations, but most do have air conditioning. The only Snohomish County libraries that are not air conditioned are Arlington, Lake Stevens and Stanwood. The other 12 in Snohomish County are Brier, Darrington, Edmonds, Granite Falls, Lynnwood, Marysville, Mill Creek, Monroe, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo, Snohomish and Sultan. Their hours vary.

Snohomish Senior Center, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, 504 Fourth Ave. If you are in need of transportation please call 360-568-0934.

Sky Valley Family and Community Resource Center, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, 701 First St., Sultan. All ages are welcome. Pets may be brought in but must be on a leash or in a pet cage. Bring a movie or a book. They have a VCR/DVD player.

Monroe: East County Senior Center, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, 824 Village Way; Monroe Family YMCA, 4:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. today, 14033 Fryelands Blvd.

Snohomish: Snohomish Senior Center, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, 506 Fourth St.

Sultan: Sky Valley Community Resource Center, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, 701 First St.

Stanwood: Stanwood Community and Senior Center, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, 7430 276th St. NW.

Other cool spots

Snohomish County Parks: are open from 7 a.m. to dusk including Kayak Point Park, 15610 Marine Drive, Stanwood; Meadowdale Beach, 6026 156th St. SW, Edmonds; Picnic Point, 13001 Picnic Point Road, Edmonds; Spencer Island (Snohomish River Estuary), Fourth Street SE, Everett.

Lakefronts: Flowing Lake County Park, 17900 48th St. SE, Snohomish; Gissberg Twin Lakes, 16324 Twin Lakes Ave., Arlington; Martha Lake County Park, 16300 E. Shore Drive, Lynnwood; Lake Goodwin County Park, 4620 Lakewood Road, Stanwood; Wenberg County Park, 15430 E. Lake Goodwin Road, Stanwood; Lake Roesiger County Park, 1608 S. Lake Roesiger Road, Snohomish.

Riverfronts: River Meadows County Park, 20416 Jordan Road, Arlington; Riverscene County Park, Jordan Road, Granite Falls; Squire Creek County Park, 41415 Highway 530, Arlington; Twin Rivers, Highway 530, Arlington; Jordan Bridge County Park, 14300 Jordan Road, Arlington.

Outdoor pool: McCollum County Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett.

Spray park: Willis Tucker Community Park, 6705 Puget Park Drive, Snohomish.

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