Photos at Cranberry Community Waterpark: Mother Nature turns up the heat
Macie Kokoska jumps into the water at the Cranberry Community Waterpark with her family, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Butler County has been sizzling the past week, with temperatures reaching the upper 90s and conditions that make it feel even hotter.
To stay cool, families could be seen Thursday, July 2, at pools across the county. The Cranberry Township Waterpark saw plenty of swimmers seeking relief from the heat.
Pool-goers cool off in the water at the Cranberry Community Waterpark during a heat wave, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Pool-goers cool off in the water at the Cranberry Waterpark during a heat wave, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Pool-goers cool off in the water at the Cranberry Waterpark during a heat wave, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Pool-goers cool off in the water at the Cranberry Waterpark during a heat wave, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Macie Kokoska visits the Cranberry Waterpark with her family, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Pool-goers dive into the water at the Cranberry Waterpark, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Pool-goers dive into the water at the Cranberry Waterpark, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Sierra Lawryk, left, and Bella Tulandin swim at the Cranberry Waterpark, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Logan, left, and Xavier Riggins swim at the Cranberry Waterpark, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Karson Mobley-Shaw slides down a kid-sized waterslide at the Cranberry Waterpark, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Logan Riggins walks along the pool at the Cranberry Waterpark, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Ryan Cascotti slides into the water at the Cranberry Waterpark, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Pool-goers dive into the water at the Cranberry Waterpark, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Karson Mobley-Shaw slides down a kid-sized waterslide at the Cranberry Waterpark, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Children are splashed with water from a tipping bucket at the Cranberry Waterpark, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Children are splashed with water from a tipping bucket at the Cranberry Waterpark, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Natalia Vone, center, Mya McFarlane, center right, and London MacCaglia, far right, swim at the Cranberry Waterpark, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Trent Yates covers his face as he shoots out of the slide into the pool at the Cranberry Waterpark, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
