Sweet Water Splash Pad
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Where: 11300 E. Park St., Sugar Creek, MO 64054, Sugar Creek, Missouri
Season: Open through September 30
Hours: Not posted
Cost: free
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Sugar Creek's small circular pad features a bucket dump and a rain-curtain effect, with tennis courts nearby for older siblings. It runs later into the fall than most metro pads, closing at the end of September.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Sugar Creek 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 5 other pads within 5 miles and 26 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: