Every SplashPadHub tool, one page
Pick the right tool for the moment — finding a pad now, planning next weekend, comparing two cities, or wiring an AI agent to our data.
Discover
Find the right splash pad for your family.
Interactive mapCluster-zoom every splash pad in the US. Click a marker for hours, features, parking notes, and reviews.Splash pad quiz60-second matchmaker. Answer 6 questions about your kids, weather, and timing — get 3 personalized splash pad picks.SearchCmd+K friendly fuzzy search across every pad, city, state, guide, and Q&A entry.Near meBrowser-geolocation lookup — sorted by walking-distance neighborhoods first, then 30-min drive radius.Top 100Editorial top 100 splash pads in America, weighted by rating, photos, family votes, and feature breadth.
Plan a trip
Tools for road-trippers, vacationers, and weekend parents.
Family plannerDrag a city, drag a date, drag a kid age — get a packed itinerary of splash pads + nearby food + parking notes.CalendarLong-form weekly view. Pick a week — see what's open near you, plus festivals, events, and free splash pad days.EventsCurated 2026 splash pad events: opening days, summer kickoffs, free splash days, festivals.Seasonal statusPer-state season opens / closes / mid-season closure triggers. Plus a year-round directory for FL/HI/AZ.TrendingWhat's most-visited this week — by city, by feature, by age group. Refreshed every Friday.
Compare & decide
Pads, cities, states, equipment.
ComparePick any 2–3 pads. Side-by-side: features, cost, restroom presence, accessibility, distance from you.State vs state30+ curated 2-state matchups: FL vs TX, CA vs OR, NY vs MA, etc. Climate, density, season length, family ergonomics.City vs city32 curated city matchups: Austin vs Houston, Brooklyn vs Queens, Phoenix vs Tucson — pick the better summer base.GlossaryEvery splash pad term explained: spray park vs splash pad, recirc vs flow-through, surge tank, zero-depth.Summer essentialsEditorial gear list. Water shoes, swim diapers, mesh totes, cooling towels, sunblock. Affiliate-clean picks.
Learn
Reference, deep dives, and editorial.
Q&A480 of the most-asked splash pad questions. Direct 30–60 word answers first; deep context after.GuidesLong-form how-tos: planning, etiquette, accessibility, water safety, photography, packing.Special guides5 deep ~1,600-word guides — water safety for toddlers, accessibility, sensory-friendly visits, multi-family planning.Blog20 editorial posts. Trends, parks-department interviews, season recaps, gear reviews.ReportsOriginal research: State of Splash Pads 2026, State Benchmarks 2026. CSV downloads + footnotes.
For agents & builders
Machine-readable APIs and embeds for AI agents, journalists, and parks departments.
DevelopersFull directory of JSON APIs, embed code, sitemap split, schema.org coverage, license terms.Embed widgetDrop a SplashPadHub embed onto your blog or parks-department site. Free, attribution-required.Pads JSON APIEvery pad in one fetch. Slug, lat/lon, features, ratings — agent-callable, attribution-required.Q&A JSON APIAll 480 Q&As as machine-readable JSON. Use to ground LLM answers about splash pad operations.LLM contextCompact site summary for AI agents. Counts, top entities, sitemap fan-out, license, attribution.