Splash Pads
When it's too hot for the playground and you're not driving to a lake, a splash pad is the move — free, no admission, just cold water on a timer. The metro's are tucked into the neighborhood parks; most run late May into September and shut off at night.
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Champlin's Andrews Park splash pad, with a snack shack, playgrounds, ballfields, and sand volleyball around it.
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Crystal's splash pad sits at the center of the rebuilt, inclusive Becker Park playground, with the community center and restrooms next door.
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A free splash pad in Northeast, beside the ballfields and the rec center — good for cooling off after the playground.
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A free splash pad at Boulevard Plaza on the Coon Rapids Ice Center grounds, with a play area and restrooms.
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Hopkins' button-activated splash pad at Burnes Park, with a playground, picnic shelters, and restrooms alongside.
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Bloomington's splash pad at Cedarcrest Park, with a playground, ball fields, and seasonal restrooms.
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The splash pad on Chanhassen's downtown Civic Campus, rebuilt and reopened in 2026, next to the playground, skate park, and amphitheater.
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The splash pad at Cliff Fen Park in Burnsville, open late into the evening through the summer.
Hours & details ↗ A zero-depth splash pad with button-timed spray zones in downtown Cologne's City Square Park — it shuts off below 70 degrees.
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Fridley's splash pad at Commons Park, new in 2026, beside an inclusive playground with a shaded picnic pavilion.
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The splash pad at Conway Park on St. Paul's East Side, part of the rec center grounds.
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A free splash pad on the West Bank near the university, tucked among the towers of Cedar-Riverside.
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Ground sprays, overhead fountains, and dump buckets at Eagan's Central Park, with a sun shelter and picnic tables alongside.
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A free interactive water fountain by the shelter at Chaska's Firemen's Park, steps from the Clayhole swimming beach and the playground.
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A small neighborhood splash pad at Franklin Steele Square, a green block just east of downtown.
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The splash pad at Lakeville's 68-acre Grand Prairie Park, alongside a big playground, ball fields, and pickleball courts.
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West St. Paul's touch-activated spray park: 25-plus features on four-minute cycles, a playground next door, and shade trees over the benches.
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Inver Grove Heights' inclusive splash pad — ground sprays and bucket dumps under a shade shelter, next to an accessible playground.
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Cottage Grove's zero-depth splash pad at Highlands Park — pillars, mushroom fountains, and touch-activated geysers, with a playground next door.
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An Eden Prairie splash pad with a playground and picnic shelter a few steps away, off Homeward Hills Road.
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Columbia Heights' Huset Park splash pad — 40-plus sprayers under a triple-sail shade system, next to the playground.
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A splash pad at Apple Valley's Kelley Park, next to the amphitheater in the Central Village district.
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Jordan's colorful splash pad at Lagoon Park, beside the Mill Pond swimming beach, a big playground, and the Sand Creek waterfall.
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A free splash pad next to the beach and playground at Blaine's Lakeside Commons, with restrooms in the beach house.
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A free splash pad at Lions Park in Shakopee, next to the Fun For All accessible playground.
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A free splash pad at the M Health Fairview Sports Center in Woodbury — press a button to restart the jets, with restrooms on site.
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Buckets and fountains at Robbinsdale's Manor Park, with a playground, picnic shelter, and a tennis court alongside.
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The interactive fountain at Maple Grove's Central Park — dozens of jets on a plaza that becomes an LED light show after dark, with the playground and Arbor Lakes shops next door.
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One of Eden Prairie's four splash pads — push-button sprays beside a sand-and-water play area and an accessible playground.
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Three Rivers' free 'Mini-Mississippi' water-play area at Mississippi Gateway — shallow splashing beside the Hillside play area and the Treetop Trail.
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A small touch-activated splash pad on Champlin's riverfront at Mississippi Crossings, by the event-center concession and the playground.
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A quieter neighborhood splash pad next to the Nesbitt Preserve playground in Eden Prairie.
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An accessible splash pad beside the Lions Park playground in New Brighton, with restrooms and shade close by.
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Jets in the plaza at Nicollet Commons Park in downtown Burnsville — press the button to turn them on.
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St. Louis Park's splash pad at Oak Hill Park — bubbling hoses, nozzles, and sprinkler arches kids can set off themselves.
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A splash pad and play area at Parque Castillo on St. Paul's West Side, in the District del Sol.
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A free splash pad right at Phalen Beach — cool off in the sprays without getting in the lake, with restrooms and picnic spots close by.
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The splash pad at Phelps Field in south Minneapolis, alongside the rec center, the playground, and the wading pool.
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Little Canada's Pioneer Park has button-activated fountains that spill into a man-made stream, next to an all-inclusive playground.
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Richfield's nature-themed splash pad, new in 2026, right beside the outdoor pool with restrooms at the pool complex.
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A big rain-deck splash pad in Rosemount with a 'Water Journey' maze of ground nozzles, plus a covered shelter and drinking fountain.
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A free splash pad at Round Lake Park in Eden Prairie, a short walk from the lake's swimming beach and the playground.
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A free splash pad at Roy Wilkins (Lewis) Park in St. Paul's North End.
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Shoreview Commons' destination playground has spray features built in — kids get soaked all summer — with the community center and restrooms right there.
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'Splash Down' at City Hall Park in Mounds View — sprays beside the playground, with shaded pavilions you can rent.
Hours & details ↗ Ramsey's 12,000-square-foot splash pad — 80-plus jets and a calmer toddler area, with shaded Adirondack seating; opened summer 2026.
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A splash pad along Victory Memorial Drive in far north Minneapolis, opened in 2025 where the old wading pool stood.
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Button-activated ground jets in downtown Wayzata's lakefront plaza — a quick cool-off steps from Lake Minnetonka.
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Brooklyn Park's splash pad at the Zanewood Recreation Center, home to the city's free Summer Splash days.
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