Portland Park Spraypad
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season · confirmed against the parks department
Where: 640 N 27th St, Louisville, KY 40212, Louisville, Kentucky
Season: 20- to 25-week operating schedule (roughly late spring through early fall)
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Cost: free
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Portland Park's traditional spraypad sits near the neighborhood's community center in northwest Louisville. A single obelisk sprays over the converted wading pool from dawn to dusk.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps drinking water, playground alongside at this location. No public toilets are mapped here — worth knowing before you commit to an afternoon.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Louisville average 89°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 27 other pads within 5 miles and 44 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: