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.
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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.

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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 ...

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day
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...

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day
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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...