Wading pool hours are 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The wading pool at P.C. Mills Park will not open this year due to renovations taking place at the park. When it opens next year, it will have a new splash pad.

A problem: it’s a hot summer day and you have little kids. A solution: the newly reconstructed Bradley Palmer Wading Pool at Bradley Palmer State Park in Topsfield. Cherished by families since ...