Skip To Main Content

Switchboard:

Phone Number:

Splash Pads & Wading Pools

A young person is playing in a water fountain, surrounded by a grassy area and a concrete structure in the background.

Cool off with Milwaukee Recreation this summer! Through our summer playgrounds program, Milwaukee Recreation offers supervised water play opportunities for youth. These locations provide safe spaces for children to cool off while engaging in physical activity.

What to Know

  • Splash pads spray water from in-ground fixtures to help kids beat the heat. All splash pads are set up on a timer to help reduce water waste. Open to ages 6-17. Splash Pads can be turned on and off by the user from on any day of the week from 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m., from early June through Labor Day Weekend.
  • Wading pools are very shallow people pools designed for young people. Sites are open for children ages 8 and under as part of the summer playgrounds program.
  • Cool spots are a standard garden hose and sprinkler that is run out of the playground fieldhouse. Staff at our cool spots can turn the water on or off at the request of a parent or child.

Summer 2026 Sites

Splash Pads

UPDATE: The splash pads at Clovernook Playfield and Columbia Playfield are closed indefinitely.

  • Burnham Playfield: 1755 S. 32nd St.
  • Carmen Playfield: 7320 W. Carmen Ave.
  • Clovernook Playfield: 6594 N. Landers St.
  • Columbia Playfield: 1345 W. Columbia St. (not a summer playground location - no Milwaukee Recreation staff on site)
  • Emigh Playfield: 495 E. Morgan Ave.
  • Franklin Square Playfield: 2643 N. 13th St.
  • Green Bay Playfield: 3818 N. 8th St.
  • Modrzejewski Playfield: 1020 W. Cleveland Ave.
  • Southgate Playfield: 3350 S. 25th St. (not a summer playground location - no Milwaukee Recreation staff on site)
  • Stark Playfield: 4951 N. 40th St.
  • Wick Playfield: 4929 W. Vliet St. (not a summer playground location - no Milwaukee Recreation staff on site)

Wading Pools

  • Burbank Playfield: 6225 W. Adler St. (open on July 4 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
  • Enderis Playfield: 2938 N. 72nd St. (open on July 4 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
  • Harriet Tubman Park: 4750 N. 48th St.
  • Holt Playfield: 1716 W. Holt Ave. (open on July 4 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
  • Lyons Park: 3301 S. 55th St.
  • Merrill Playfield: 461 N. 35th St. (open on July 4 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
  • Ohio Playfield: 974 W. Holt Ave. (open on July 4 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.)

Cool Spots

  • Whittier School Playground: 4382 S. 3rd St.

Follow the Frenzy!

Milwaukee Recreation is bringing its foam frenzy bubble parties to neighborhoods around the city this summer so kids can stay cool in the heat while still getting active. This webpage will be updated as needed with upcoming dates.