Carmel Valley Pool Water Play Structure
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season · confirmed against the parks department
Where: 3777 Townsgate Dr., San Diego, California
Season: typically open in warm months (check before visiting)
Hours: typically daylight hours
Cost: free
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This City of San Diego municipal pool includes a children's water play structure along with a sloping beach-style entry, two two-story water slides and a 25-yard, 8-lane main pool. Heated indoor and outdoor showers and accessible entry with a lift and water wheelchair are provided.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps toilets on site, drinking water, playground alongside, parking at this location.
When to go. Peak summer highs in San Diego average 86°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 is 1 other pad within 5 miles and 10 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: