Kings Forest Park Splash Pad
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season · confirmed against the parks department
Where: 8008 E Chelsea St, Tampa, Florida
Season: Year-round (April-October and November-March schedules)
Hours: 9am-7pm April-October; 9am-dusk November-March
Cost: free
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A compact five-acre neighborhood park in east Tampa where the splash pad sits next to a playground, basketball court, and open field. Its small footprint keeps it low-key compared with the county's bigger aquatic playgrounds.
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 19 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: