Splash pads in Keller, Texas

Bear Creek Park is Keller's outdoor headquarters and the splash pad is the cool-down centerpiece — ground sprays for toddlers, taller arcs for grade-schoolers, and a destination playground with shade sails. Walking trails wind to a small creek and pond. Free parking is plentiful, restrooms are clean, pavilions are first-come free. Parent gotcha: Keller enforces North Texas drought-stage rules and Stage 2 has trimmed pad hours — check the city site. Best on weekday mornings before the deck heats up. Pack a picnic for the pavilions. Northeast Tarrant suburban summer at its best.