Whealan Pool Aquatic Center
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 6200 W. Devon Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Season: Summer season
Hours: typically daylight hours
Cost: $5-$7
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A Forest Preserve-run aquatic center in Caldwell Woods with a zero-depth splash pad area, a water slide, and a big parking lot, sitting across the street from the landmark Superdawg drive-in. Kids 3 and under get in free; ages 4-12 pay $5 and 13-plus pay $7.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps parking at this location. No public toilets are mapped here — worth knowing before you commit to an afternoon.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Chicago average 83°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 5 other pads 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: