75 Splash Pads with Photos, Hours, and Prices: Your Comprehensive Guide to Simple Summer Fun

As soon as that Chicagoland summer heat strikes, I am on the search for some awesome summer activities. There is nothing more refreshing than that cool splash of water when the sun is shining. I will admit, sometimes the pools are crowded and tackling it with my young toddler doesn’t sound ideal. That is why the perfect summer day is at the Splash Pad!

When your kids are looking to get wet, heading to a splash pad or spray playground is the perfect answer. With spray features, buckets, and geysers they provide fun for all ages. We’ve rounded up dozens of free and fee-based splash pads in the Chicago suburbs that are sure to be a hit with your kids!

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Free Splash Pads

Community Recreation Center

Community Recreation Center
120 E. Oak Street
Addison, IL 60101

• Cost: Free
• Hours 10:00 am – 7:00pm

Blackhawk Park

Blackhawk Park
W. Galena Boulevard & Blackhawk Drive
Aurora, IL 60506
(630) 987-0516

• Cost: Free
• Hours: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm daily
• Touch the sensor in the concrete for the splash pad to start
• One of the only splash pads in the area with water canyons that rotate

Eola Community Center Park

Eola Community Center Park
555 S Eola Road
Aurora, IL 60504
(630) 851-8990

• Cost: Free
• Hours: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm daily
• Opening in May 25th, 2024
• Small splash area next to the playground outside the community center.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park
Farnsworth & Grand
Aurora, IL 60505
(630) 987-0516

• Cost: Free
• Hours: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm daily
• Small fountains along with bathrooms and a playground

McCarty Park Splash Pad

McCarty Park Splash Pad
350 E. Galena Boulevard
Aurora, IL 60505
(630) 256-3730

• Cost: Free
• Open Memorial Day through Labor Day 2024
• Hours: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm daily
• Fountain in the middle of the park to splash in as well as playground equipment for all ages
• If you are looking for the ultimate place to cool off in Aurora, this is one of the best splash pads in our opinion

Phillips Park Splash Pad

Phillips Park
1000 Ray Moses Drive
Aurora, IL 60505
(630) 256-3750

• Cost: Free
• Hours: 11:30 am – 5:00 pm daily, weather permitting
• Open mid-May until mid-August 
• 13 jets and bubbles located in front of the Visitors Center
• Easy splash pad to pair with a trip to the Phillips Park Zoo, sunken gardens, and Mastodon Island Peninsula Playground

Simmons Park

1191 E. Indian Trail
Aurora, IL 60505

• Cost: Free

Stuart Sports Complex

Stuart Sports Complex
39W143 Jericho Road
Aurora, IL 60506

• Cost: Free
• Hours: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm daily
• Turning on Memorial Day Weekend 2024
• Plenty of parking at this sports complex with sprawling fields, a playground, sand area, playground, and water sprays

Wheatlands Park

Barrington & Spinnaker
Aurora, IL 60506

• Cost: Free

Weston Park

373 Weston Avenue
Aurora, IL 60506

• Cost: Free

Leiseberg Park Spray Playground

325 E. Devon Avenue
Bartlett, IL 60133
(630) 540-4800

• Cost: Free
• Hours: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm

Blue Heron Park Spray Playground

350 Blue Heron Way
Bartlett, IL 60133
(630) 540-4800

• Free, gated splash pad
• Small slide and water sprays
• For children 48″ tall and under

Pyrce Park Spray Pool

Pyrce Park Spray Pool
16th & Wesley
Berwyn, IL 60402
(708) 749-4900

• Cost: Free
• For children 48″ and under
• Opening June 10th for 2024.
• Hours: Monday-Friday 11:30 am – 8:00 pm. Saturday and Sunday 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
• Gated spray park with water streams and a small slide
• Both splash pads in Berwyn usually close on the weekends before Labor Day weekend
• The park district notes that they sometimes close the parks due to staffing shortages.

Hett Park Spray Pool

Hett Park Spray Park
19th & Cuyler
Berwyn IL 60402
(708) 749-4900

• Cost: Free
• For children 60″ and under
• Hours: Monday – Friday 11:30 am – 8:00 pm. Saturday and Sunday 11:00 am – 8:00 pm.
• Fenced-in splash pad and playground in a separate area.
• The park district notes that they sometimes close the parks due to staffing shortages.

Ehlert Park

Ehlert Park
Congress Park & Elm Avenues
Brookfield, IL 60513
(708) 485-1474

• Cost: Free
• 2024 opening date has not been announced. They are planning for a massive renovation in late summer.
• Hours: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm daily
• Ideal for children ages 3-8, but older and younger children are welcome
• This park also has a playground and real F-86 Sabre jet memorial

Harvester Park

Harvester Park
15 W 400 Harvester Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
(630) 920-1969

• Cost: Free
• Splash pad has a few fountain sprays; make your own river with dams; sand area has conveyor belts, pulleys and pipes.
• Open June 3rd for the 2024 season.
• Harvester Park is a favorite, especially since the Route 66 playground was built! Check them out on our list of top 10 playgrounds in Chicagoland.

Soehrman Park

Soehrman Park
Intersection of Willow Springs Road and Hillsdale Road
Countryside, IL 60525
(630) 662-6220

• Cost: Free
• 2024 opening date has not been announced
• One of our favorite splash pads because of the soft surface and new adjacent playground.

Brent Hassert Park

19623 Renwick Road
Crest Hill, IL 60441

• Cost: Free
• Hours: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm (weather dependent)
• Splash pad with adjacent park

Festival Park Spray Park

132 S Grove Avenue
Elgin, IL 60120
(847) 531-7000

• Cost: Free
• Tentatively planning to open around Memorial Day 2024 after repairs.
• Hours: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm (weather dependent)

Fountain Square Park

1751 Gibson Drive
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

• Cost: Free
• Open June 1 – Labor Day
• Hours: Monday – Friday from 12:30 pm – 7:00 pm; Saturday – Sunday: 10:30 am – 7:00 pm.

Hawks Hollow Nature Playground

Peck Farm Splash Pad
4038 Kaneville Road
Geneva, IL 60134
(630) 262-8244

• Cost: Free
• Opens late May 2024
• Hours: 9:30 am – 6:00 pm; subject to change
• Hawks Hallow Playground is a part of Peck Farm
• Sprayers and a water creek for kids to explore and manipulate the path of the water with rocks
• One of the most unique splash pads because of the natural setting

Moore Park Sprayground

877 Geneva Drive
Geneva, IL 60134

• Cost: Free
• Hours: Monday- Thursday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm. Friday- Sunday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm.
• Interactive fountains, water cannons, water arches, and bubblers

Village Green Park Splash Pad

130 S. Lambert
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

• Cost: Free
• Opens end of May or early June 2024.
• Rocket ship-themed playground

Tropicana Park

680 Audubon Drive
Hoffman Estates

• Cost: Free

South Ridge Park

South Ridge Park
1450 Freeman Road
Hoffman Estates

• Cost: Free
• Hours: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm.
• The colorful border makes this one of the most cheerful splash pads on our list

Princeton Park

5400 McDonough Road
Hoffman Estates

• Cost: Free
• Hours: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm.

Community Park

925 Grand Canyon Parkway
Hoffman Estates

• Cost: Free
• Hours: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm.

Vogelei Park

650 West Higgins Road
Hoffman Estates

• Cost: Free
• Hours: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm.

Gordon Park Splash Pad

Gordon Park Splash Pad
Ogden Ave. and Tilden
La Grange, IL 60525
(708) 352-1762

• Cost: Free
• Opens Memorial Day 2024
• Hours: 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
• Gated spray ground with water coming from both the ground and a few structures
• One of the few free splash pads that are fenced in

Memorial Park

Memorial Park
132 W. Oak Avenue 
La Grange Park, 60526
(708) 354-4580

• Cost: Free
• Opens Memorial Day weekend 2024
• Hours: 10:00 am- 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Small overhead spray and water play area with spouts and troughs

Dragonfly Landing

Dragonfly Landing
Main St & Ogden Avenue
Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 271-4100

• Cost: Free
• Open Memorial Day through Labor Day 2024
• Open daily 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
• Interactive water jets and giant, colorful flowers that mist water.

Willow Park Splash Pad

Cagwin Drive and Alta Drive
Lockport, IL 60441

• Cost: Free
• Hours: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm (weather permitting)
• Turn on water by moving your hand in front of the motion sensor by the small flower at the east of the pad

Sunset Knoll

Sunset Knoll
820 S Finley Road
Lombard, IL 60148
(630) 620-7322

• Cost: Free
• Fountains of water from the ground and spray structures
• These simple splash pads with fountains shooting water from the ground are a big hit on hot summer days!

Water Spray Park

Lombard Park District Spray Park
201 W. St Charles Road
Lombard, IL 60148
(630) 620-7322

• Cost: Free
• Open 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
• Fountains of water coming from the ground
• Gated spray park area with restrooms and shaded picnic tables outside
• Small parking lot off S. Lincoln Avenue
• One of the few free splash pads that is fenced in

95th Street Community Plaza Splash Pad

95th Street Community Plaza
Next to the Naperville Public Library
3109 Cedar Glade Drive
Naperville, IL 60564

• Cost: Free
• Opens Memorial Day 2024
• Hours: 9:00 am – 8:00 pm daily

Wolf’s Crossing Community Park Splash Pad

Wolf’s Crossing Community Park
3252 Wolf’s Crossing Road
Naperville, IL 60564

• Cost: Free
• Opens Memorial Day 2024
• Hours: 9:00 am – 8:00 pm daily
• Located at a larger playground

Andersen Park

Andersen Park
824 N Hayes Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60302
(708) 725-2000

• Cost: Free
• Opens Memorial Day 2024
• Hours: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
• Bell-shaped spray feature, directional jets, and ground geyser

Field Park

Field Park
935 Woodbine Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60302
(708) 725-2000

• Cost: Free
• Opens Memorial Day 2024
• Hours: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
• Fountains coming from the ground in alternating patterns on the grounds of two groups of playground equipment

Fox Park

Fox Park
624 S Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60304
(708) 725-2000

• Cost: Free
• Opens Memorial Day 2024
• Hours: 1900 am – 7:00 pm
• Recommended for kids ages 2-12
• Park also has a tot-lot

Longfellow Park

Longfellow Park
610 S Ridgeland Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60304
(708) 725-2000

• Cost: Free
• Opens Memorial Day 2024
• Hours: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
• The spray alternates between the seal and fountains coming from the ground after touching the sensor in the concrete
• A water wheelchair is available for use in the splash pad. Please give one week notice to reserve

Prairie Point Splash Playground

Prairie Point Splash Playground
4120 Plainfield Road
Oswego, IL 60543
(630) 554-1010

• Cost: Free
• Open Memorial Day through Labor Day 2024
• Hours: 11:00 am – 7:30 pm
• 17 spray and play features in a gated splash pad with a small shade structure to the side

Village Green Splash Pad

24121 West Chicago Street
Downtown Plainfield, IL 60544

• Cost: Free
• Open May 25 – September 2, 2024
• Hours: 10:30 am – 5:00 pm

Boucher Prairie Park

1649 Richfield Trail
Romeoville, IL 60446

• Cost: Free
• Hours: Dawn through dusk
• Located at a larger park

Volunteer Park Splash Pad

1100 Murphy Drive
Romeoville, IL 60446

• Cost: Free
• Hours: Dawn through dusk
• Located at a larger park

Splash Pad at Sunny Hill Park

W. Irving Park Road
Streamwood, IL 60107

• Cost: Free
• Opens: June 1 – September 3, 2024
• Hours: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm

McCaslin Park Splash Pad Water Playground

27W650 North Avenue
West Chicago, IL 60185
(630) 784-6100

• Cost: Free
• Open June 1 through Labor Day, 2024
• Hours: Thursday – Friday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Includes a frog feature and tall water-dumping flowers

Spring Rock Park Splash Pad

Spring Rock Park Splash Pad
4400 Central Avenue
Western Springs, IL 60558

• Cost: Free
• 2024 opening date has not been announced
• Hours: Tuesdays through Fridays 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm; Saturdays and Sundays 1:00 pm- 5:00pm
• Button activated, located in the center of the playground
• Annie wrote about the opening of this splash pad here!

Splash Pad at Lions Park

Splash Pad at Lions Park
201 Park Street
Willow Springs, IL 60480

• Cost: Free
• Open Memorial Day through Labor Day, 2024, weather permitting
• Features cannons, geysers and rainbow-colored archways.

Willow Pond Park Splash Pad

Willow Pond Park Splash Pad
Plainfield Road and Adams Street
Willowbrook, IL 60527 

• Cost: Free
• Open Memorial Day through Labor Day 2024
• Hours: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, daily
• Small frog and flower sprayers and dumping buckets
• Check out Annie’s review here!

Maryknoll Splash Park

Maryknoll Splash Park
845 Pershing Avenue
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 469-7888

• Admission: Free
• Open May 26 through September 22, 2024
• Hours: Monday-Saturday 10:00 am – 6:30 pm; Sunday 11:00 am – 7:00 pm; see website for holidays and special event hours
• 12 spray pieces, including a zero-depth pad, water tower, rising flag, wet saloon, cactus, team spray, power launch pod, bell trio, water tunnel, aqua dome, water jelly, spray cannons, and railroad crossing gate

Wynwood Fields Spray Park

0S060 Wynwood Road
Winfield, IL 60190
(630) 653-3811
Note: In Google Maps, search for the name of the park, rather than the street address (which may take you to a residential neighborhood). The park is located at the intersection of Wynwood Road and Purity Road.

• Cost: Free
• 2024 opening date has not been announced
• Hours: 10:30 am – 7:00 pm daily

Hobson Corner Park

Hobson Corner Park
2910 Hobson Road
Woodridge, IL 60517
(630) 353-3300

• Cost: Free
• Open Memorial Day weekend, 2024, weather permitting
• Hours: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm, daily

Splash Pads With a Fee

Stevenson Park Spray Pad

Stevenson Park Spray Pad
3101 Washington Boulevard
Bellwood, IL 60104
(708) 547-3900

• Admission: $2 per person/chaperones are free
• Open June 12 – August 18, 2024
• Hours: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm daily, weather dependent

Bensenville Water Park & Splash Pad

1100 W Wood Street
Bensenville, IL 60106
(630) 766-7015

• Admission varies by age, day, and time; see website.
• Open from May 27 – August 11, 2024; Limited hours after August 11
• Hours: 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Splash pad portion features stand-alone structures with flowing, misting, and jetting mechanisms.

The Oasis Water Park

172 S. Circle Avenue
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
(630) 339-3568

• See website for admission rates
• Open early June 2024
• Mango Bay is a zero-depth entry leisure pool with geysers, spilling buckets, sprayers and water slides
• Adventure Island has interactive water features for older children such as: water cannons, spray hoses, waterfall roof, spraydown shower, valves, and buckets

Pelican Harbor Aquatic Park

200 S. Lindsey Lane
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
(630) 739-1705

• See website for rates and hours, which both vary by day
• Open May 27 2024
• Interactive spray ground, lazy river, 4 water speed slides, drop slide, diving board, zero-depth entry pool for young children

Brookfield Zoo Spray Playground

8400 W 31st Street
Brookfield, IL 60513
(708) 688-8000

• Included with the cost of admission
• Spray park area is located by The Living Coast

Adventure Falls at McCollum Park, Downers Grove

Adventure Falls at McCollum Park
6801 Main Street
Downers Grove, IL 60516

• Open daily May 5 through Labor Day for 2024
• Hours for Downers Grove residents are from 10:00am – 7:00pm; non-resident hours are from 1:00pm – 7:00pm
• See website for back-to-school hours and holiday closures
• Resident pricing, which requires specific forms of ID, is $5/child and $2/adult; non-resident pricing is $15/child and $10/adult
• New in 2024 with areas for tots, families, and teens

Rainbow Falls Waterpark

200 Rev Morrison Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
(847) 228-2860

• Open June 3 – August 11, 2024
• Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:30 am – 8:00 pm; Sunday 11:30am – 6:00 pm
• Body slides, tube slides, gated tot pool, diving board, water playground, and more.

The Hub at Berens Park

The Hub at Berens Park
493 Oaklawn Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126
(630) 782-4955

• Admission: $4/resident youth, $6/resident adult or non-resident youth, $8/non-resident adult
• Opens May 25 – August 17 2024
• Hours: Open daily 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Nine water features and two Big Squirt filling stations. Big Squirts are refillable water toys that can be purchased at the equipment window.

Sunset Pool

710 Western Avenue
Geneva, IL 60134
(630) 232-4542

• See website for hours and admission
• Open May 25 – September 2, 2024
• Splash ground with aquatic playground, climbing walls, water slides and more.

Splash Harbor

Splash Harbor
8997 Lyons Street
Hodgkins, IL 60525
(708) 354-6563

• Admission is $3 for a one day splash pass; punch cards are available at the main office
• Cash only for daily splash pass
• Open June 1 – August 31, 2024
• Hours: Monday – Thursday 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm; Friday – Sunday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
• Tornado spinner, tumble buckets, water cannons, and several in-ground sprayers

Sea Lion Aquatic Park

1825 Short Street
Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 964-3410

• See website for hours and admission
• Open June 1, 2024
• Two 50′ body flume slides, two drop slides, a vortex pool, splash playground, leisure pool with waterfall, sand play area, kiddie pool with slide, lap pool, zero depth pool, hot tub, water cannons, and lily pad attraction
• Large open swim area that slopes upward to a zero-depth shallow end

Paradise Bay Water Park

Paradise Bay Water Park
437 E. St. Charles Road
Lombard, IL 60148
(630) 627-6127

• Opens May 28 – August 14, 2024
• See website for hours and admission prices
• Turtle Cove is the enclosed section for smaller children with fountains, an island, and a small water slide.
• Hurricane Cove is a zero-depth entry pool with fountains, water sprays, a whirlpool, alligator water walk, diving boards, and several slides.

Splash Pad at the Cermak Family Aquatic Center

Cermak Family Aquatic Center
7600 W Ogden Avenue
Lyons, IL 60534
(708) 447-0715

• Opens May 25, 2024
• See website for admission and hours
• Lazy river, a large pool with a tunnel slide, sprays, dunking buckets, and a splash pad with a toddler slide and assorted water works

Yunker Farm Splash Park

10824 W La Porte Road
Mokena, IL 60448

• Cost: $2 resident; $4 non- resident.
• Open daily May 30 – August 11, 2024; After August 11th open Saturdays and Sundays through September 1, 2024
• Hours: 12:00 pm – 5:30 pm; Wednesdays 2:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Meadows Pool

1401 W Gregory Street
Mount Prospect, IL 60056

• Cost: $12 per person for non-residents; $10 for residents
• Opens May 25, 2024
• See website for hours

Rita (Fredenhagen) and John Harvard Early Learning Playscape

Naper Settlement
523 S. Webster Street
Naperville, IL 60540
(630) 420-6010

• Included in the cost of admission
• Open May 15 through September 30, 2024 on days above 70 degrees
• See website for admission (included with museum admission) and hours
• Push-button features

Walker Country Estates Park Splash Pad

299 Lenox Street
New Lenox, IL

• Admission: Parents/guardians 21+ are free; admission under 21 is $3/resident and $5/non-resident
• Open daily June 1, 2024
• See website for hours
• Part of a larger park

Splash Island

Oak Brook Park District Family Aquatic Center
1450 Forest Gate Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523
630-645-9581

• 2024 opening date and hours have not been announced
• Closed when temperature is under 70 degrees
• Prices: $10/residents, $12/non-residents, children 2 and under free
• Zero depth entry, interactive splash playground with three waterslides, bubbler jets, dumping buckets, water tornado, shooting water animals, separate splash park and eating area, firepit.
• From Kidlist reader Corri: “The water is only 1.5 ft deep at the deepest part, it’s fully enclosed and there are lifeguards watching the kids.” Thanks, Corri!

Centennial Park Aquatic Center

15600 West Avenue
Orland Park, IL 60462
(708) 349-4386

• Opens May 25, 2024
• Zero-depth entry pool with water feature, various slides, a lazy river, and more.
• Residents $12; Non-residents $25 Monday-Thursday, $26 Friday-Sunday and holidays

Prospect Park Splash Pad

733 N. Prospect Avenue
Park Ridge, IL 60068

• Cost: $8 per person (non-resident) and $5 resident. Children 11 months and under are free.
• Open May 25 through September 2, 2024
• Hours: Daily 10:00 am – 5:00 pm; Late season 12:00 pm- 5:00 pm

Heritage Falls Water Park

101 Troxel
Romeoville, IL 60446
(815) 886-6263

• Opens June 1, 2024
• Check website for prices and hours

Margaret J. Lange Park

6140 N Scott Street
Rosemont, IL 60018

• Cost: $7 per child
• Open June 1 – August 31, 2024
• Gated splash pad

Otter Cove Aquatic Center

3615 Campton Hills Road
St. Charles, IL 60175
(630) 513-4377

• Opening day is May 25, 2024
• See website for hours and admission
• Splash pad area features spray loops, dumping buckets, bubblers, cannons, water wheels, and a sand area

Ty Warner Park Spray Park

Ty Warner Park Spray Park
700 Blackhawk Drive
Westmont, IL 60559
(630) 969-8080

• Opening date: May 25, 2024
• Hours: 9:30 am – 6:00 pm on weekdays and 9:30 am – 4:00 pm on weekends
• Admission: $4/resident, $6/non-resident, adults are free (cash or credit card).
• Surrounded by a sandy area and parks, with picnic tables and umbrellas
• Water shooting cannons, giant misting whale’s tail, 3 bucket sneaky soaker, mushroom cap water walls, waterfall dumping bucket, double barrel water cannon, multiple ground spray spouts

Splash Pads Still Open in September (after Labor Day)

• Hawks Hollow Nature Playground, Geneva: Water features will turn off for the season on October 1, 2024
• Maryknoll Splash Park, Glen Ellyn: Open until September 22, 2024
• Rita (Fredenhagen) and John Harvard Early Learning Playscape, Naperville: The water features are turned on until September 30, 2024, on days that the temperature is above 70 degrees
• Andersen Park, Oak Park: Open until September 30, 2024
• Field Park, Oak Park: Open until September 30, 2024
• Fox Park, Oak Park: Open until September 30, 2024
• Longfellow Park, Oak Park: Open until September 30, 2024

Looking for other ways to cool off this summer? There are plenty of pools with day passes. Or, check out our Ultimate Summer Guide for loads of ideas of things to do!