28 Splash Pads in Houston, Texas

Houston Parks and Recreation maintains 232 playgrounds and 27 free spraygrounds spread across parks throughout the city — one of the largest urban sprayground networks in Texas. The system includes six fully accessible playgrounds where children and families of all abilities can play together. Sprayground size and features vary by park, from simple ground jets to themed water installations. Most spraygrounds are open Memorial Day through Labor Day. To report any concerns, contact 311 by phone or at houstontx.gov/311 with the park name, date, and issue.

Loading map...

Aron Ledet Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Aron Ledet Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

H-E-B SponsoredBrightly Colored Play SurfaceInventive Spray Fixtures

Opened in June 2005 through the generous support of H-E-B, the Aron Ledet Park sprayground features a brightly colored play surface and inventive spray fixtures designed to delight park visitors.

View Details
Blueridge Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Blueridge Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

H-E-B SponsoredCurved Seating WallColorful Play Surface

The Blueridge Park water sprayground opened in July 2003 with H-E-B support. Its design incorporates a colorful play surface, a curved seating wall, and water fixtures designed to appeal to a child's ...

View Details
Burnett Bayland Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Burnett Bayland Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Three Colorful ArchesWater CannonsMulti-Colored Rubber Surface

Burnett Bayland's water playground opened in 1999, featuring a multi-colored rubber surface and spray features including three colorful arches, a flower, a cactus, a spiral spray, and two water cannon...

View Details
Camden Park Sprayground (Temporarily closed) splash pad in Houston
Camden Park Sprayground (Temporarily closed)

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Free AdmissionFamily-Friendly

Camden Park features a natural-style water oasis designed for outdoor play. Gentle water cascades over rock formations, fed by an old-fashioned farm pump and a hands-on Archimedes screw that kids can ...

View Details
Cullen Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Cullen Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

H-E-B SponsoredMultiple GeysersPecan Grove Picnic Area Nearby

The Cullen Park sprayground opened in August 2003 thanks to H-E-B. It features a colorful play surface and multiple geyser and spray fixtures, located within easy viewing of the picnic pavilion and th...

View Details
Dodson Lake Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Dodson Lake Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

H-E-B SponsoredConcentric Circle DesignRipple Illusion EffectTulip Sprays & Fan Jet

The H-E-B Water Playground at Dodson Lake Park opened in 2008 as the seventh addition to H-E-B's Water Playground legacy. Its unique concentric circle splash pad design creates the illusion of ripples...

View Details
Edgewood Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Edgewood Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

H-E-B SponsoredCurved Seat WallGeysers & Spray Elements

Part of the H-E-B Water Playground legacy, Edgewood Park sprayground opened in June 2003. Its design includes a brightly-colored concrete play area, geysers and spray elements, and a curving seat wall...

View Details
Emancipation Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Emancipation Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Three Sprayground AreasIn-Ground BubblersDirectional SpraysHistoric Park

The Emancipation Park spraygrounds opened in June 2018 with three distinct areas: one inside the pool area and two in the park. All feature in-ground bubblers and directional sprays. The pool deck spl...

View Details
Ervan Chew Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Ervan Chew Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Dog Park AccessSoccer & Baseball Fields NearbyPlayground Adjacent

Built in 2010, the sprayground at Ervan Chew Park is conveniently located near the playground, picnic area, soccer and baseball fields, and the dog park — making it a great all-in-one destination for ...

View Details
Guadalupe Plaza Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Guadalupe Plaza Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Azios Family Fountain AdjacentParent Seating WallWater Jets

Opened July 30, 2016, the Guadalupe Plaza Park sprayground features a seating wall where parents can enjoy the action as children play in the water jets, with a view of the beautiful Azios Family Foun...

View Details
Gutierrez Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Gutierrez Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Large Plaza DesignMultiple Ground SpraysPark Entrance Location

The Gutierrez Park water sprayground opened in 2006 at the park entrance. The water playground features a large plaza with multiple ground sprays, colored concrete surfacing, and a seat wall along one...

View Details
Hackberry Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Hackberry Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

1,200 Sq Ft AreaTurtle & Lily Pad ThemeIn-Ground GeysersMist Features

This 1,200-square-foot sprayground opened August 12, 2010. It features brightly-colored recreational areas with turtles and lily pads that squirt and spray water and mist, as well as in-ground geysers...

View Details
Herman Brown Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Herman Brown Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Frog ThemePush-Button Interactive GeysersCovered PavilionTennis Courts Nearby

The Herman Brown Park sprayground features a frog theme — a large, vividly colored leaping frog anchors the play surface, and the area undulates with a gentle slope suggesting a stream. Interactive pu...

View Details
Hermann Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Hermann Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Sand Play ZonesTimed Spray ElementsInclusive DesignPalm Tree SpraysSpiral Feature

The Hermann Park water sprayground opened in 1990 near the Playground For All Children. It features timed spray elements on a blue rubber surface with in-ground sprays, poles, palm trees, and a spiral...

View Details
Hidalgo Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Hidalgo Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

H-E-B SponsoredCurved Seat WallGeysers & Spray FixturesHistoric Park

The Hidalgo Park sprayground opened June 21, 2003, thanks to H-E-B's generosity. It adds a festive dimension to one of Houston's most venerable parks with a brightly colored play surface, geysers, and...

View Details
Jaycee Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Jaycee Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

H-E-B SponsoredButterfly & Leaf MotifsTimed SpoutsParent Benches

Houston's ninth H-E-B-funded sprayground, Jaycee Park opened May 21, 2011, built in partnership with H.P.A.R.D., the Houston Parks Board, and Friends of Jaycee Park. Timed spouts surrounded by colorfu...

View Details
Lansdale Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Lansdale Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Butterfly & Leaf MotifsTimed SpoutsSeating Benches

The Lansdale Park sprayground features timed spouts surrounded by colorful, oversized butterflies and leaves in the paved surface, with benches placed around the site for seating.

View Details
Marian Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Marian Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Three Play AreasIndividually Operated Spray FeaturesShade Structure with Seating

The Marian Park water sprayground opened in 2011 with three distinct play areas featuring individually operated spray features. An adjacent shade structure with seating makes supervising children in t...

View Details
Melrose Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Melrose Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Multi-Colored Rubber SurfaceFlower, Cactus & Arch Features

The Melrose Park water sprayground opened in 1999, featuring a multi-colored rubber surface and spray features including a flower, cactus, and arch. Funded by a Community Development Block Grant.

View Details
Montie Beach Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Montie Beach Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

H-E-B SponsoredBeach ThemeWhale Design with SpoutWave Spray EffectPalm Island

The sixth H-E-B water sprayground, Montie Beach opened in 2006 with a beach theme: a palm island, a whale design with a spout spray at its hump, and multiple wave sprays that create a rolling wave eff...

View Details
Nieto Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Nieto Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Beach ThemeSurfboard FeaturePalm Trees That SprayWave Staircase

The Nieto Park water sprayground opened in 2003 designed to look like a beach — complete with a wave of stairs, a surfboard, real and plastic palm trees that spray water, and a rubber surface with spr...

View Details
Park at Palm Center Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Park at Palm Center Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Adjacent to Playground & Picnic Area

The water sprayground at the Park at Palm Center was built in 2009 adjacent to the playground and picnic area, adding a wonderful recreational element to the neighborhood.

View Details
Settegast Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Settegast Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Magic Touch BollardBell-Spray ColumnMisty ArchEducational Garden

The Settegast Park water sprayground opened in 2005 with a multi-colored rubber surface and an impressive variety of features: a ground geyser, bell-spray column, misty arch, magic touch bollard, wate...

View Details
Shady Lane Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Shady Lane Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Bayou Ecosystem ThemeAlligator Head FeaturesNRPA 2013 Congress Project

Built as part of the Parks Build Community renovation for the National Recreation and Park Association 2013 Congress, the Shady Lane Park sprayground ties in with a bayou ecosystem theme — alligator h...

View Details
Stuebner-Airline Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Stuebner-Airline Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

1,900 Sq Ft AreaSurface-Mounted Jets & SpraysMulti-Colored Circle Pattern

The approximately 1,900-square-foot sprayground at Stuebner-Airline Park features surface-mounted spray and jet combinations on a multi-colored circles and semi-circles pattern, plus two benches and a...

View Details
Tony Marron Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Tony Marron Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Downtown ViewsPavilion Plaza LocationCurved Seat WallGround Sprays

The Tony Marron Park water sprayground opened in 2004 at the pavilion plaza, featuring a variety of ground sprays. A curved seat wall offers views of the park and downtown Houston, as well as easy acc...

View Details
Wildheather Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Wildheather Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Donut SpraysSidewinder JetsDirectional Water JetsAdult Workout Station Nearby

Wildheather Park sprayground opened in September 2016, featuring directional water jets, donut sprays, jet streams, and sidewinders with in-ground geysers. Located next to a playground, pavilion, adul...

View Details
Wiley Park Sprayground splash pad in Houston
Wiley Park Sprayground

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day

Fire Hydrant ActivatorRainbow FeatureRaining BucketsIn-Ground Spray Fountain

The James Wiley Park water sprayground opened in 2001 with a multi-colored rubber surface and spray features including a flower, rainbow, fire hydrant activator, raining buckets, and an in-ground spra...

View Details