McDonald Park Splash Pool
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season · confirmed against the parks department
Where: 4200 Utah St, St. Louis, Missouri
Season: seasonal (summer)
Hours: 6 a.m.-10 p.m. (park hours)
Cost: free
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A compact neighborhood splash pool in Tower Grove South that shows up on the city parks department's official spray-and-wading-pool roster. Its small footprint makes it easy to keep eyes on little ones.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps 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 St. Louis average 88°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 15 other pads within 5 miles and 29 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: