Kirkpatrick Sprayground
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season · confirmed against the parks department
Where: 620 S. 9th Street, Nashville, Tennessee
Season: Memorial Day through Labor Day
Hours: Weekdays 10am-4pm; weekends 10am-3pm
Cost: free
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East Nashville's go-to free water stop, where foot-activated pads and spray tunnels sit inside a fenced pad next to the Kirkpatrick Community Center playground. Metro Parks requires swim diapers for kids under three and bans frayed cut-off shorts.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps playground alongside, parking at this location. No public toilets are mapped here — worth knowing before you commit to an afternoon.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Nashville average 89°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 3 other pads within 5 miles and 6 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: