Bayliss Park Splash Fountain
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season
Where: 100 Pearl St, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Season: typically open in warm months (check before visiting)
Hours: typically daylight hours
Cost: free
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In downtown Council Bluffs' historic Bayliss Park, a compact 12-foot-diameter play area lets children trigger sprays that rise straight from the plaza floor.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps drinking water, playground alongside, parking at this location. No public toilets are mapped here — worth knowing before you commit to an afternoon.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Council Bluffs average 87°F — warm enough for a splash pad through most of the season without being punishing at midday.
If this one's closed or packed
Splash pads close for maintenance, run short seasons and fill up on hot weekends. There are 7 other pads within 5 miles and 25 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: