Splash Pads Are OPEN For The Season!!!
Information courtesy of | Kelli Nesbitt, City of College Station
The warmer, sunnier days of March mean our super cool splash pads are open for the season!
Ready for splashing fun? College Station Parks and Recreation’s free splash pads at the Fun for All Playground and W.A. Tarrow Park are open daily through Oct. 31, offering a cool way to enjoy interactive water features.
Fun for All Playground Splash Pad
1000 Krenek Tap Road
8 a.m.-9 p.m.
The covered, wheelchair-accessible splash pad at Fun for All Playground in Stephen C. Beachy Central Park features tipping buckets, a weeping water shower, and directional spray areas. To activate the water, place your hand on the motion sensor on the pedestal nearest the gate. A convenient restroom is located nearby.
W.A. Tarrow Splash Pad
1000 Eleanor St.
8 a.m.-9 p.m. (Changes to 8 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sept. 1)
Located next to the Lincoln Recreation Center, the splash pad features tipping buckets and directional spray areas. To activate the water, place your hand on the motion sensor on the pedestal closest to the gaga ball pit. No outdoor restrooms are available.
Splash Pad Rules
No lifeguards are on duty, so children must always be supervised. The splash pad, playground, and picnic tables cannot be reserved.
- The splash pad and playground area cannot be reserved.
- Participants must conduct themselves courteously and respectfully.
- Running and horseplay are prohibited.
- Pets, food, glass objects, alcohol, smoking, vaping, and tobacco are prohibited.
- Vacate the splash pad at the first sign of thunder or lightning.
- Bathing, soap, detergent, and shampoo are prohibited.
- Do not hang, climb, or swing on splash pad equipment.
- Do not dress or undress children in the splash pad area.
- Water shoes are encouraged.
- Polluting the splash pad — including urinating, discharging fecal matter, spitting, or nose blowing — is prohibited.
- Toys, skateboards, rollerblades, skates, bikes, scooters, and similar equipment are prohibited.
- The splash pad may close at any time due to weather, maintenance, or operational concerns.
Watch the Weather When the Earth Networks Lightning Alert System detects a strike within 10 miles, air horns sound with an uninterrupted 15-second blast and a strobe light activates. If you hear the horn or see the light, seek shelter immediately in an enclosed, grounded building, enclosed vehicle, or approved lightning shelter.Avoid open or exposed areas, metal fences, water, trees, elevated ground, overhead wires and power lines, pavilions and shelters. When the system no longer detects a threat, and it is safe to resume activities, three 5-second horn blasts will sound, and the strobe light will turn off.
Water Quality The splash pads are equipped with one-pass systems with no recirculation. Water flows directly to the drain and does not recycle. The pads use the same high-quality water found in drinking fountains and home faucets.
For more information, call 979-764-3486 or email parks@cstx.gov.
