45+ Splash Pads to Visit this Summer in Chicago
Splash pads are the best summer water activity to do with young kids! It doesn’t take as much work as it does going to a beach, and there’s no safety worries as there are with swimming pools. Instead, your child gets to run around the entire zero-depth splash pad, with lots of water play activities and spray features!
Luckily, like most things in the city and suburbs, we have so many splash pads located all over Chicagoland. Check out some popular ones below.
Downtown Chicago
Photo of The Watering Hole at Maggie Daley Park via facebook.com
Crown Fountain
Millennium Park
201 E Randolph St
Chicago IL 60602
Play Garden, The Watering Hole
Maggie Daley Park
337 E Randolph St
Chicago IL 60601
City Northside
Photo of Margaret Donahue Park via tinybeans.com
Adams Park Water Spray Feature
Lincoln Park Neighborhood
1919 N Seminary Ave
Chicago IL 60614
Margaret Donahue Park
Lakeview Neighborhood
1230 W School St
Chicago IL 60657
Fellger Park
North Center Neighborhood
2000 W Belmont Ave
Chicago IL 60618
River Park Water Spray Feature
Lincoln Square Neighborhood
5100 N Francisco Ave
Chicago IL 60625
Indian Boundary Park
West Ridge Neighborhood
2500 W Lunt Ave
Chicago IL 60645
City Southside
31st Street Harbor Water Spray Feature
Burnham Park
3155 S Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Chicago IL 60615
Dunbar Park
300 E 31st St
Chicago IL 60616
City Westside
Photo of Mary Bartleme Park via westlooppark.com
Mary Bartleme Park
115 S Sangamon St
Chicago IL 60607
Fosco Park Water Playground
1312 S Racine Ave
Chicago IL 60608
North Suburbs
Photo of Prospect Park Splash Pad via journal-topics.com
Skokie Water Playground
4715 Oakton St
Skokie IL 60076
Prospect Park Splash Pad
733 N Prospect Ave
Park Ridge IL 60068
Little Bear Garden Park and Playground
Gallery Park
2001 Patriot Blvd
Glenview IL 60026
Far North Suburbs
Photo of Paulus Park Sprayground via dailyherald.com
Spray ‘N Play
951 McHenry Rd
Buffalo Grove IL 60089
Closed for renovations in 2024
Paulus Park Sprayground
200 S Rand Rd
Lake Zurich IL 60047
Turtle Creek Waterpark Sprayground
635 N Aspen Dr
Vernon Hills IL 60061
Opening summer of 2024
Mundelein Park District Spray Park
Community Park
1401 N Midlothian Rd
Mundelein IL 60060
Grayslake Spray Park
Central Park
250 Library Ln
Grayslake IL 60030
Oak Ridge Park Splash Pad
2800-2808 Independence Blvd
Lindenhurst IL 60046
Northwest Suburbs
Photo of Freddie Herriman Pederson Splashpad via barringtonparkdistrict.org
Margaret J Lange Park Splash Pad
6140 N Scott St
Rosemont, IL 60018
South Ridge Park Splash Pad
1450 Freeman Rd
Hoffman Estates IL 60192
Freddie Herriman Pederson Splashpad
235 Lions Dr
Barrington IL 60010
Festival Park Splash Pad and Fountain
132 S Grove Ave
Elgin IL 60120
West Suburbs
Photo of Ty Warner Spray Park via Westmont Park Distrct Facebook page
Andersen Park
824 Hayes Ave
Oak Park IL 60302
Pryce Park Spray Pool
16th St & Wesley Ave
Berwyn IL 60402
Gordon Park Splash Pad
Tilden Ave & Ogden Ave
La Grange IL 60525
Ty Warner Spray Park
700 Blackhawk Dr
Westmont IL 60559
Splash Island
1480 Forest Gate Rd
Oak Brook IL 60523
The Hub at Berens Park
493 N Oaklawn Ave
Elmhurst IL 60126
Far West Suburbs
Photo of Moore Park Sprayground via genevaparks.org
Moore Park Sprayground
877 Geneva Dr
Geneva IL 60134
Maryknoll Splash Park
845 Pershing Ave
Glen Ellyn IL 60137
Dragonfly Landing
PrairieWalk Pond
4704 Garfield Ave
Lisle IL 60532
Harvard Early Learning Playscape
Naper Settlement
523 S Webster St
Naperville IL 60540
Phillips Park Splash Pad
1000 Ray Moses Dr
Aurora IL 60505
Wolf's Crossing Community Park Splash Pad
3252 Wolf's Crossing Rd
Naperville IL 60543
95th Street Community Plaza Splash Pad
3109 Cedar Glade Dr
Naperville IL 60564
South Suburbs
Photo of Walker Country Estates Park via New Lenox Community Park District Facebook page
Hobson Corner Park
2910 Hobson Rd
Woodridge IL 60517
Willow Pond Splash Pad
Adams St & Plainfield Rd
Willowbrook IL 60527
Soehrman Park
3008698 Willow Springs Rd
Countryside IL 60525
Splash Harbor
8997 Lyons St
Hodgkins IL 60525
Splash Pad at Lions Park
201 Park St
Willow Springs IL 60480
Kasey Meadow Park Splash Pad
8047 W 91st Pl
Hickory Hills IL 60457
Anderson Park Splash Pad
4401 SW Hwy
Oak Lawn IL 60453
Memorial Park Children’s Pool
102nd & Major Ave
Oak Lawn IL 60453
Walker Country Estates Park
299 Lenox St
New Lenox IL 60451
Yunker Farm Splash Park
10824 W La Porte Rd
Mokena IL 60448
Fort Frankfort Splash Park
7540 West Braemar Ln
Frankfort IL 60423
Which are your favorite splash pads to go to? Let me know in the comments!
For those with older kids, sometimes they want more than a small aquatic center and swimming pool, and that’s ok! Good thing is, we have some very thrilling water amusement parks near us, that can feed those adventure-seekers of yours!