Earvin "Magic" Johnson Recreation Area Splash Pad
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season · confirmed against the parks department
Where: 905 E. El Segundo Blvd., Los Angeles, California
Season: May 1 – September 30
Hours: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM daily
Cost: free
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The splash pad is one small corner of this 104-acre Willowbrook regional park, which also offers fishing lakes and a long walking loop. Its size means there is room to spread a blanket even on crowded weekends.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Los Angeles average only 79°F, so pick a genuinely hot day and bring a towel and something warm for afterwards.
How long it's open. Roughly 22 weeks a year, from May to September. 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 is 1 other pad within 5 miles and 16 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: