Doris I. Schnuck Children's Garden (Missouri Botanical Garden)
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season
Where: 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri
Season: Memorial Day weekend-Labor Day weekend
Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Cost: free
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The Botanical Garden's children's garden folds a splash pad in among climbing rocks, a tree house, and themed interactive exhibits. Water play is included with regular Garden admission rather than priced separately.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps toilets on site, drinking water, parking at this location.
When to go. Peak summer highs in St. Louis average 88°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 18 other pads within 5 miles and 29 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: