Mildred Dunn Sprayground
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season
Where: 3300 Carpenter Ave, Dallas, TX 75215, Dallas, Texas
Season: Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day daily; weekends only through the last weekend of September
Hours: Tue 2-8pm; all other days 10am-8pm
Cost: free
public-park
Free sprayground at Mildred Dunn Park in South Dallas, operated by Dallas Park & Recreation with interactive water jets and dump buckets.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps drinking water, 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 Dallas average 94°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 7 other pads within 5 miles and 21 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: