Swansea Kingdom Splash Pad (Schranz Memorial Park)
✓ Last confirmed for the 2024 season
Where: 377 Honeysuckle Lane, Swansea, Illinois
Season: seasonal (summer)
Hours: 7:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.
Cost: free
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Swansea's pad hands kids the controls, with child-operated spray guns alongside its assorted fountains. Long daily hours make it one of the most flexible free water stops in St. Clair County.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps playground alongside, 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 Swansea average 91°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 14 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: