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

Summer in Chicagoland means that it’s time to get outside and take advantage of the warm weather we’ve been longing for with awesome summer activities. Sunshine, warm temperatures, and no school mix together to form a great recipe, but one way to take the fun to the next level is to add water!

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

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
• It looks like the bolts need to be tightened on the large silver sprayer. The system only sends water to that feature when it’s angled to aleviate pressure on those bolts. Hopefully the park district will fix it soon. The water canyons work well and the adjacent playground has a lot of great climbing opportunities.
• 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; exact date TBD
• 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 2023
• Hours: 11:00 am – 7:00 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 Park

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 2023
• 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
• Hours: 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Gated spray park with water streams and a small slide
• Both splash pads in Berwyn closed on the weekends before Labor Day weekend

Hett Park Spray Pool

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

• Cost: Free
• For children 60″ and under
• Hours: 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Fenced-in splash pad and playground in a separate area
• The sign says that it’s open on Saturdays and Sundays, but it was not running and locked up when we went over the weekend, so please check with the park district before going

Ehlert Park

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

• Cost: Free
• 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, which makes it unique

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 15 – September 4, 2023
• Harvester Park is a favorite, especially since the Route 66 playground was built!

Soehrman Park

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

• Cost: Free
• Opening Memorial Day 2023
• 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: 10am – 7pm (weather dependent)
• Splash pad with adjacent park

Festival Park Spray Park

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

• Cost: Free
• Opens June 11, 2023
• 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, 2023
• 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
• See website for updated hours
• Interactive fountains, water cannons, water arches, and bubblers

Village Green Splash Pad

130 S. Lambert
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

• Cost: Free
• Rocket-themed playground

Tropicana Park

680 Audubon Drive
Hoffman Estates

• Cost: Free

South Ridge Park

South Ridge Park
1450 Freeman Road
Hoffman Estates

• Cost: Free
• The colorful border makes this one of the most cheerful splash pads on our list

Princeton Park

5400 McDonough Road
Hoffman Estates

• Cost: Free

Community Park

925 Grand Canyon Parkway
Hoffman Estates

• Cost: Free

Vogelei Park

650 West Higgins Road
Hoffman Estates

• Cost: Free

Gordon Park Splash Pad

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

• Cost: Free
• Open Memorial Day 2023
• 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, 2023
• 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 to Labor Day, 2023
• 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: 10am – 7pm (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

Yunker Farm Splash Park

10824 W La Porte Road
Mokena, IL 60448

• Cost: Free
• Open daily May 30 – August 13, 2023; open Saturdays and Sundays through September 3, 2023
• Hours: 12pm – 5:30pm; opens at 10am on Wednesdays

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
• Open Memorial Day through September 30, 2023
• 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
• Open Memorial Day through September 30, 2023
• 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
• Open Memorial Day – September 30, 2023
• Hours: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
• Bell-shaped spray feature, directional jets, and ground geysers
• Currently inoperable, so please check with the park district before venturing out to this playground if you are looking to cool off in the fountains

Field Park

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

• Cost: Free
• Open Memorial Day – September 30, 2023
• Hours: 10:00 am – 8:00 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
• Open Memorial Day – September 30, 2023
• Hours: 10:00 am – 8:00 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
• Open Memorial Day – September 30, 2023
• Hours: 10:00 am – 8:00 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 – Labor Day, 2023
• 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 27 – September 5, 2023
• Hours: 10:30am – 5pm

Boucher Prairie Park

1649 Richfield Trail
Romeoville, IL 60446

• Cost: Free
• Open Memorial Day through Labor Day, 2023
• Hours: Dawn through dusk
• Located at a larger park

Volunteer Park Splash Pad

1100 Murphy Drive
Romeoville, IL 60446

• Cost: Free
• Open Memorial Day through Labor Day, 2023
• Hours: Dawn through dusk
• Located at a larger park

Splash Pad in Sunny Hill Park

W. Irving Park Road
Streamwood, IL 60107

• Cost: Free
• Hours: 11am – 7pm

McCaslin Park Splash Pad Water Playground

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

• Cost: Free
• Open June through Labor Day, 2023
• 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
• Opening date TBD
• Hours: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm daily
• 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, 2023, 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 – Labor Day, 2023
• Hours: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, daily
• Small frog and flower sprayers and dumping buckets
• Check out Annie’s review here!

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
• Open May 19 – October 1, 2023
• 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, 2023
• Hours: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, daily
• Woodridge Park District is adding two 15-foot square fabric shade structures to the splash pad area. The construction will begin after Labor Day and is expected to be completed in late fall 2023

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 14 – August 20, 2023
• 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 29 – August 13, 2023
• See website for hours.
• 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 from June 3 – August 13, 2023
• 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 – August 20, 2023
• 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

Rainbow Falls Waterpark

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

• Open daily until August 13, 2023. Special weekend hours until September 3, 2023; see dates and hours.
• 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 20, 2023
• 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 27 – September 4, 2023

Maryknoll Splash Park

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

• Admission: $3 for children ages 1-14 years old and $1 for adults
• Open May 27 – September 24, 2023
• Hours: Monday-Saturday 10:00 am – 7:00 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
• Starting August 21, 2023 the splash pad will be free during the week from 10am-7pm! However, the admission fee is still applicable on Saturdays and Sundays.

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
• Open June 1 – August 31, 2023
• 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 3 – August 13, 2023
• 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 27, 2023
• 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 27, 2023
• 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

Meadows Pool

1401 W Gregory Street
Mount Prospect, IL 60056

• Cost: $12 per person for non-residents

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, 2023 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 – August 13, 2023 from 11am – 6pm (closed July 4)
• Open on Saturdays and Sundays only August 19 – 27 from 11am – 4pm
• 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

• Opens Memorial Day weekend; check website for hours
• 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

• Open daily until August 17, 2023. Modified hours until Labor Day. Check website for details.
• Zero-depth entry pool with water feature, various slides, a lazy river, and more.

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 27 through September 10, 2023

Heritage Falls Water Park

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

• Opens June 3, 2023
• 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, 2023
• Gated splash pad

Otter Cove Aquatic Center

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

• Opening day is May 27, 2023
• 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 late May, 2023
• 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, 2023
• Maryknoll Splash Park, Glen Ellyn: Open until September 24, 2023
• 95th Street Community Plaza, Naperville: Open in September from 9am to sunset when daytime temperatures are consistently forecasted to reach 70 degrees or higher.
• Wolf’s Crossing Community Park, Naperville: Open in September from 9am to sunset when daytime temperatures are consistently forecasted to reach 70 degrees or higher.
• Rita (Fredenhagen) and John Harvard Early Learning Playscape, Naperville: The water features are turned on until September 30, 2023, on days that the temperature is above 70 degrees
• Splash Island, Oak Brook: Open weekends only in September (closed for maintenance until September 8)
• Andersen Park, Oak Park: Open until September 30, 2023
• Field Park, Oak Park: Open until September 30, 2023
• Fox Park, Oak Park: Open until September 30, 2023
• Longfellow Park, Oak Park: Open until September 30, 2023
• Wynwood Fields Spray Park, Winfield: Open until October 1, 2023, weather permitting

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!