Platte River State Park Splash Pad
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season
Where: 14421 346th St, Louisville, Nebraska
Season: Memorial Day through mid-August daily, then weekends through Labor Day
Hours: Noon - 6:00 pm
Cost: state park entry permit
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A two-tiered spray park inside Platte River State Park featuring three water slides, a waterfall, dump buckets and a fountain, with the upper level reserved for younger children and the lower level built for bigger kids. A daily or annual Nebraska state park permit is required to enter.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps toilets on site, parking at this location.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Louisville average 87°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 is 1 other pad 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: