Sylvan Springs Park Splash Pad
✓ Last confirmed for the 2024 season
Where: 300 Halsey Rd, St. Louis, Missouri
Season: seasonal (summer)
Hours: 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
Cost: free
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This south county park near Jefferson Barracks features pop jets and a spraying arch that kids run through on repeat. Note the water shuts off at 6 p.m., earlier than most area pads.
When to go. Peak summer highs in St. Louis average 88°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 12 other pads within 5 miles and 29 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: