Pepper Park Splash Fountains
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 3299 Tidelands Ave, National City, California
Season: typically open in warm months (check before visiting)
Hours: typically daylight hours
Cost: free
public-park
Splash fountains were added to this Port of San Diego bayfront park as part of a renovation completed in 2026, and parking at the park is free. The site sits on National City's working waterfront near the marina and fishing pier.
When to go. Peak summer highs in National City average only 78°F, so pick a genuinely hot day and bring a towel and something warm for afterwards.
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 10 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: