Hart Park Playground & Splash Pad
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season
Where: 7300 Chestnut St., Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Season: Summer
Hours: typically daylight hours
Cost: free
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Wauwatosa's Hart Park features a tree-themed water play area attached to an all-access playground, with a covered pavilion offering shade, picnic tables, and restrooms. It's a popular free stop along the Menomonee River corridor.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps toilets on site, parking at this location.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Wauwatosa average 84°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 8 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: