Pittsburgh can get really hot in the summertime, and if you have kids all you want to do is find the perfect spot for them to cool off and have fun. When you don’t feel like going all the way to a water park, and don’t want to spend much, what better idea than a cool splash pad? Spray parks are all around Pittsburgh, and here’s a list of Kid City Guide’s top picks, check it out!
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1300 Goettman St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212
Troy Hill Spray Park
Troy Hill Spray Park is one of Pittsburgh’s largest! Kids will enjoy many cool features such as a misting rainbow, cascading water dome, dumping buckets, and many ground sprays. There are also picnic tables, a basketball court, and more features for fun!2
410 East Bruceton, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Warrington Spray Park
This amazing spray park has many features for water fun, including a water dome, in-ground sprinklers, dragon-themed water hoops with a dragon head that spits water and a tail that sprinkles, and so much more! This is definitely a must-visit splash pad in Pittsburgh!3
651 Round Hill Rd, Elizabeth, PA 15037
Round Hill Park Splash Pad
Round Hill Park features an amazing playground, a pond, and a great sprinkler park. This is a great option to cool off during the summer months, before or after enjoying a nice walk surrounded by water and ducks!4
Buhl Community Park, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, USA
The Cloud Arbor
Right in front of the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, The Cloud Arbor entertains and cool offs kids during the summertime. This 20-foot diameter sphere of fog that forms inside a forest of stainless steel poles was designed as a public art sculpture.5
101-199 Third Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
The Plaza At PPG Place
PPG Plaza has an amazing water feature: a fountain that spurts water from the ground level in a changing pattern. Kids will have a blast trying to guess when the water is going to get them again!6
100 Pine Park Dr, Wexford, PA 15090
Township of Pine Splash Pad
Township of Pine Splash Pad features water play elements such as multiple spray jets, rain blasters, water cannons, water bucket dumps, spray activators, picnic benches, shade umbrellas, shock absorbent playground flooring, and more!7
1157 Van Velsor Drive, Bakerstown, PA 15007
Richland Township Community Park Splash Pad
This splash pad has many cool features for water fun, including bucket dumps, water cannons, rain sticks, and two activator buttons to turn the water features on and have a blast!8
1090 Baileys Run Rd, Tarentum, PA 15084
Deer Lakes Park playground
Deer Lakes Park features an amazing playground in which kids will play for hours, as well as a fitness area and plenty of space to run around. The Splash pad features fountains and an overhead dump tank!9
6601 Fifth Avenue
Dan Cohen Playground and Mellon Splash Pad
Dan Cohen Playground’s splash pad features many playful elements such as in-ground sprinklers, misters, dump buckets, and more! And what’s best: the ground around the sprinkler park is covered in rubber flooring.10
1000 Beaver Grade Road Moon Township, PA 15108