Dineen Splash Pad
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season · confirmed against the parks department
Where: 6901 W. Vienna Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Season: Late June through mid-August
Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, operating when the air temperature is 72 degrees or above
Cost: free
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Dineen Park's splash pad, known for a frog-shaped water spray, anchors a busy northwest-side park that also offers an 18-hole disc golf course, basketball and tennis courts, and soccer fields. Swim diapers are required for kids who aren't potty-trained.
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 Milwaukee average 84°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 6 other pads within 5 miles and 13 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: