South Beach Park & Sunshine Playground Splash Pad
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season
Where: 2514 South Beach Pkwy, Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Season: Summer season (typically Memorial Day weekend onward)
Hours: typically daylight hours
Cost: free
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A recently renovated free splash pad at Jacksonville Beach's flagship family park, with a separate gentler spray area sized for toddlers. The huge Sunshine Playground and wide-open field beside it make this a full-day stop for beach-area families.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps parking at this location. No public toilets are mapped here — worth knowing before you commit to an afternoon.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Jacksonville Beach 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 0 other pads within 5 miles and 4 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: