Splash pads in Davenport, Iowa

LeClaire Park sits on the Mississippi in downtown Davenport and the splash feature gives Quad Cities families a riverfront cool-down with views of the Centennial Bridge and the Iowa-Illinois current rolling by. The pad is small but well-placed next to the playground, with the riverwalk extending in both directions for stroller miles. Free parking is decent on weekdays; weekends with riverfront events fill quickly. Parent gotcha: the river edge is unfenced and the current is deceptively strong — keep little ones above the seawall. Walk to the Figge Art Museum or grab pizza at Front Street Brewery. Davenport's signature free afternoon.