Hillsdale Park Water Wickets
✓ Last confirmed for the 2023 season
Where: Hillsdale Park Water Wickets, Meridian, Idaho
Season: Approximately Memorial Day through Labor Day
Hours: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. daily
Cost: free
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Instead of a full splash pad, Hillsdale Park cools kids off with arching water wickets they can run and bike through. It is a quieter option than Meridian's bigger water-play parks.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps toilets on site, parking at this location.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Meridian average 91°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 4 other pads within 5 miles and 14 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: