The Lion's Fountain (Culver City Town Plaza)
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season
Where: 9840 Culver Blvd., Culver City, California
Season: Year-round
Hours: typically daylight hours
Cost: free
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Forty lighted water jets surround a bronze lion sculpture in downtown Culver City, and splashing through them is a local kid tradition. It is a fountain rather than a formal splash pad, but it delivers the same soaked-and-happy result.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps toilets on site, drinking water, parking at this location.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Culver City average only 79°F, so pick a genuinely hot day and bring a towel and something warm for afterwards.
If this one's closed or packed
Splash pads close for maintenance, run short seasons and fill up on hot weekends. There are 4 other pads within 5 miles and 25 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: