Splash pads in Somerville, Massachusetts

Dilboy is the Somerville-Cambridge border park where Davis Square and Alewife families converge on hot afternoons. The DCR-run spray pool sits next to the field, with a playground and the Alewife Brook bike path running through. Spray season is mid-June through Labor Day, daytime, with the standard 70F minimum. It is free, lifeguarded, and the Tufts/Davis Square neighborhood means you are five minutes from Diesel Cafe or the indie ice cream at FoMu. Free parking on the Alewife Brook side, Red Line at Davis Square is a 10-minute walk, and the bike path is a great way to arrive without the car.