Caldwell Sprayground
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season · confirmed against the parks department
Where: 316 W. North Bend Rd, Cincinnati, Ohio
Season: Early June to early August
Hours: 10:00am-9:00pm daily
Cost: free
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One of the Cincinnati Recreation Commission's free neighborhood spraygrounds, Caldwell sits in Carthage on the city's north side. No membership or pass is needed, and the jets run daily through the heart of summer.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps 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 Cincinnati average 87°F — warm enough for a splash pad through most of the season without being punishing at midday.
How long it's open. Roughly 13 weeks a year, from June to August. Seasons shift year to year and municipal pads often close early for maintenance, so check before a long drive.
If this one's closed or packed
Splash pads close for maintenance, run short seasons and fill up on hot weekends. There are 4 other pads within 5 miles and 21 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: