Spend some time floating along on Mystic Waters’ Crocodile Cove lazy river. Courtesy of Des Plaines Park District

August is here, and we’re officially in the waning days of summer. Most school districts will welcome back students this month, so it’s time to make those last family memories of the season.

If the community pool routine is getting stale, take the kids to one of these six suburban water parks for some fun in the sun.

Cypress Cove Family Aquatic Park

8301 Janes Ave., Woodridge, cypresscove.org/

This park offers a tropical-themed environment with a variety of attractions such as slides, a lazy river and a splash pad. Make sand castles on the beach or swim in the six-lane lap pool. Admission is $12.50 for residents and $21 for nonresidents.

Mystic Waters Family Aquatic Cen

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