River Run Family Waterpark Splash Area
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: River Run Family Waterpark Splash Area, New Albany, Indiana
Season: Seasonal (roughly Memorial Day through summer)
Hours: typically daylight hours
Cost: free
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River Run is New Albany's paid family waterpark and includes a dedicated splash area for younger kids in addition to slides and a lazy river. It is the largest municipal waterpark on the Indiana side of the metro.
When to go. Peak summer highs in New Albany 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 18 other pads within 5 miles and 43 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: