Water Tower Plaza Splash Pad
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season · confirmed against the parks department
Where: 45 W Page Ave, Gilbert, Arizona
Season: March 1 - November 30
Hours: 7 a.m.-10 p.m.
Cost: free
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This 0.7-acre plaza in downtown Gilbert's Heritage District wraps around the historic Gilbert Water Tower and a former adobe pump house that once served as the town's first jail. Its shaded splash pad shuts off automatically via a wind sensor whenever winds reach 8 mph.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps toilets on site, drinking water, parking at this location.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Gilbert average 105°F. Go before 11am or after 5pm — midday is genuinely unsafe for small children, and the concrete around a pad runs hotter than the air.
How long it's open. Roughly 39 weeks a year, from March to November. Seasons shift year to year and municipal pads often close early for maintenance, so check before a long drive.
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 21 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: