About this guide

Splash Pads Guide helps you find splash pads and spraygrounds near you — free city park pads, water playgrounds, and paid water play. Right now the guide covers 465 splash pads across 9 states, and it grows every season.

Where the listings come from

Listings are gathered primarily from official city parks department pages, supplemented by published local coverage and by readers whosubmit splash pads in their area. We review every submission before it goes live.

How verification works

Every listing shows when it was last confirmed. Splash pads close for maintenance, change hours, and open late after cold springs — so before each season we re-check listings against parks department schedules and update their verification stamps. If a listing looks out of date,tell us and we'll fix it.

Before you go

City splash pads sometimes close on short notice for water quality or maintenance. On very hot days, check surfaces before letting little feet run barefoot — and pack sunscreen; not every pad has shade (we list it as a feature when it does).