Giddens Park Splash Pad
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season · confirmed against the parks department
Where: 5202 N 12th St, Tampa, Florida
Season: Year-round (April-October and November-March schedules)
Hours: 9am-7pm April-October; 10am-5pm November-March
Cost: free
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A neighborhood park in southeast Seminole Heights whose splash pad gives east Tampa families a free place to cool off without driving downtown. The pad follows the city's standard seasonal schedule.
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 15 other pads within 5 miles and 20 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: