Lafreniere Park Spray Park

✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season

Where: 3000 Downs Blvd, Metairie, Louisiana

Season: Memorial Day through Labor Day, Thursday-Sunday

Hours: Thu-Sun 12pm-7pm

Cost: free

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Jefferson Parish's flagship spray ground covers 4,000 square feet with 12 water features, including water cannons, and is built for kids 10 and under with a 75-visitor cap. The fenced pad sits inside 155-acre Lafreniere Park near the tot lot and walking track.

What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps toilets on site, drinking water, parking at this location.

When to go. Peak summer highs in Metairie average 92°F. Mornings and late afternoons are far more comfortable than the middle of the day, and shade is worth planning around.

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If this one's closed or packed

Splash pads close for maintenance, run short seasons and fill up on hot weekends. There is 1 other pad within 5 miles and 4 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are:

Cool Zoo at Audubon Zoo — 7.1 mi · New Orleans · $39.50 · ticketed, zero-depth, toddler
Morris F.X. Jeff Sr. Park Splash Pad — 11.4 mi · New Orleans · free · zero-depth, restrooms
A.P. Clay Splash Park & Playground — 2.9 mi · Kenner · free · zero-depth, toddler, playground-nearby
Cut-Off Splash Pad (Cut-Off Recreation Center) — 14.5 mi · New Orleans · free · zero-depth, toddler, playground-nearby

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