Riverside Aquatic Center Sprayground
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 4498 NW High Drive, Riverside, MO 64150, Riverside, Missouri
Season: Memorial Day - Labor Day
Hours: Sprayground free 9 - 11:30 a.m.; open 12:30 - 7 p.m. during paid pool hours
Cost: free
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Riverside's aquatic center opens its fenced sprayground free every morning before the pool crowd arrives; afternoons it folds into regular pool admission of a few dollars. The bucket dump, multiple sprayers, and shaded seating make the free window a local favorite.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps toilets on site, drinking water, playground alongside, parking at this location.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Riverside average 90°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 3 other pads within 5 miles and 24 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: