Vlasis Park Splash Pad

✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season

Where: 300 Park Drive, Ballwin, Missouri

Season: seasonal (summer)

Hours: Noon-6 p.m. (splash pad)

Cost: free

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Ballwin's central park runs its splash pad on a short midday window, so plan for an afternoon visit. The surrounding park adds a playground, ponds, and a lake with a walkout pavilion for post-splash exploring.

What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps toilets on site, playground alongside, parking at this location.

When to go. Peak summer highs in Ballwin average 87°F — warm enough for a splash pad through most of the season without being punishing at midday.

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If this one's closed or packed

Splash pads close for maintenance, run short seasons and fill up on hot weekends. There is 1 other pad within 5 miles and 18 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are:

Central Park Creek Play Area — 4.3 mi · Chesterfield · free · toddler, playground-nearby
Kirkwood Park Splash Area — 6.8 mi · Kirkwood · free · zero-depth, playground-nearby
Hurricane Harbor (Six Flags St. Louis) — 9.2 mi · Eureka · free · toddler, restrooms, ticketed
Veterans Tribute Park Splash Pad — 9.6 mi · Weldon Spring · free · zero-depth, toddler, playground-nearby
Des Peres Park Play Fountain — 5.3 mi · Des Peres · free · zero-depth, playground-nearby

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