Heroes Regional Park Splash Pad
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season
Where: 8300 W Bethany Home Rd, Glendale, Arizona
Season: May 24 - September 1
Hours: 12-7 p.m.
Cost: free
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One of two splash pads the City of Glendale operates through its aquatics program, running summer afternoons from late May through Labor Day weekend. It anchors the water-play offering at the large Heroes Regional Park on Bethany Home Road.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Glendale average 106°F. Go before 11am or after 5pm — midday is genuinely unsafe for small children, and the concrete around a pad runs hotter than the air.
How long it's open. Roughly 14 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 are 4 other pads within 5 miles and 19 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: