Crocodile Cove at Miller Park & Life Center
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season · confirmed against the parks department
Where: 6105 E Sligh Ave, Tampa, Florida
Season: Year-round (April-October and November-March schedules)
Hours: 9am-7pm April-October; 9am-dusk November-March
Cost: free
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Crocodile Cove is a 3,240-square-foot aquatic playground with sensory play equipment designed to be inclusive for people of all physical abilities. It sits beside one of the region's largest adaptive playgrounds, a 10,000-square-foot ADA-compliant play space.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Tampa average 90°F. Mornings and late afternoons are far more comfortable than the middle of the day, and shade is worth planning around.
If this one's closed or packed
Splash pads close for maintenance, run short seasons and fill up on hot weekends. There are 14 other pads within 5 miles and 19 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: