*last updated 8/1/2022
The summer heat has made its entrance and we know you’re looking for some fun places to cool down! Luckily for us, splash pads and pools in and around Detroit are open. And better yet, many of them are free!
Check out our exclusive list of splash pads and pools in and around Detroit below. Scroll down to your county to find out what’s in your area!
*CLICK on the park name to visit their website for more information!*
Blue Bell Beach & Splash Pad | Flint
5500 Bray Road, Flint, MI 48505.
Hours: 8am-8pm daily
Cost: FREE
Buttercup Beach | Columbiaville
7698 N. Baxter Road, Columbiaville, MI 48423.
Hours: 8am-8pm daily
Cost: FREE
Torzewski County Park & Wetlands Water Play | Lapeer
2051 Pero Lake Rd, Lapeer, MI 48446.
Hours: 11am-6pm daily
Cost: $7 for 46″ and taller
$6 for under 46″
$2 for spectator
cash only
Brandenburg Park Splash Pad | Chesterfield Twp
50050 Jefferson Avenue, Chesterfield Twp, MI
Hours: 11am-7pm daily
Cost: $5/vehicle
Chief Gene Shepherd Splash Pad | Shelby Twp.
2452 23 Mile Road, Shelby Twp., MI 48316
Hours: 11am-7pm daily
Cost: $2/child
Must be Shelby Twp. or Utica resident or guest of a resident
Annual family passes are $25
City Square Fountain | Warren
One City Square, Warren, MI 48093
Hours: Monday-Saturday 11am-7pm
Sunday 2pm-7pm
Cost: FREE
Clinton Township Splash Pad | Clinton Township
40700 Romeo Plank, Clinton Township, MI 48038
Hours: Sunday-Thursday 11am-6pm
Friday-Saturday 11am-7pm
Cost: membership required for entry
Dodge Park Splash Pad | Sterling Heights
40620 Utica Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
Hours: Monday 12pm-8pm
Tuesday-Sunday 10am-8pm
Cost: Free with Sterling Heights ID for residents
$5 for non-residents
Lake St. Clair Metropark Squirt Zone | Harrison Township
31300 Metro Parkway, Harrison Township, MI 48045
Hours: 11am-7pm daily
Cost: $10/daily park permit (or $40 annual pass)
Pop Jet Fountains at Partridge Creek | Clinton Township
17420 Hall Rd, Clinton Township, MI 48038
Hours: Monday-Saturday 10am-9pm
Sunday 11am-6pm
*currently down for maintenance, unknown reopen date
Cost: FREE
Veterans Memorial Park | St. Clair Shores
32400 Jefferson Avenue, St Clair Shores, MI 48082
Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-8pm
Cost: Seasonal park pass required
Must be St. Clair resident or guest of a resident
Brooklands Plaza | Rochester Hills
1585 E. Auburn Rd., Rochester Hills, MI 48307
Hours: 10am-8pm daily
Cost: FREE
Heritage Park Splash Pad | Farmington Hills
24915 Farmington Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48336
Hours: 10am-8pm daily
Cost: FREE
Indian Springs Metropark’s Spray ‘n’ Play | White Lake
5200 Indian Trail, White Lake, MI 48386.
Hours: 11am-7pm daily
Along with the splash pad enjoy a rock-climbing wall, cargo net, a fenced maze, a painted labyrinth, spinning buckets, and a hillside slide.
Cost: $10/daily park admission
$40/annual vehicle permit ($45 for non-resident)
Kensington Splash ‘n’ Blast | Milford
2240 Buno Road, Milford, MI 48380.
Hours: 11am-7pm daily
Enjoy the beach, splash pad, and water slides.
Cost: $10 Kensington Park admission or $40/annual vehicle permit
Splash ‘n’ Blast Pass: $7 for 42″ and taller ($6 after 5pm)
$6 for under 42″ ($5 after 5pm)
FREE for under 30″
Lily Pad Springs | West Bloomfield
6200 Farmington Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Hours: 11am-1pm, 1:30pm-3:30pm, or 4pm-6pm daily
*8/22-9/1 weekdays will have no 11am-1pm session
*sensory-friendly sessions take place on Mondays at 11am
Cost: $4 for residents
$6 for non-residents
Oak Park Pool | Oak Park
14300 Oak Park Blvd, Oak Park, MI 48237
Hours: Monday-Thursday 2pm-7pm
Friday 1pm-8pm
Saturday-Sunday 1pm-6pm
Cost: $4 for residents ($3 ages 55+)
$6 for non-residents ($5 ages 55+)
FREE for ages 3 and under
Oxford Park | Berkley
2100 Bacon, Berkley, MI 48072
Hours: 11am-8pm daily
Cost: FREE
Red Oaks Waterpark | Madison Heights
1455 East 13 Mile Road Madison Heights, MI 48071
Hours: Monday, Thursday-Sunday 11am-7pm
Includes water playground with 68 features, a Spray & Play, and toddler water play area.
Cost: $22 ($18 for Oakland County residents)
FREE for children ages 0-1
Seymour Lake Park – KLR Splash Pad Pavillion | Oxford
2795 Seymour Lake Road, Oxford, MI 48371
Hours: 11am-5pm daily
Cost: FREE for Oxford Twp resident under 2
$1 for Oxford resident age 2 years and above
$4 for non-resident children
Troy Family Aquatic Center | Troy
3425 Civic Center Drive, Troy MI 48084
Hours: 11:30am-7:30pm daily
*Monday 8/22-Sunday 8/28: 12pm-4pm
*Monday 8/29-Thursday 9/1: CLOSED
*Friday 9/2-Monday 9/5: 11:30am-7:30pm
Includes a pool, sand volleyball, sand play and waterslides
Cost: $12 for resident daily pass
$18 for non-resident day pass
Family and individual season passes available
Renee Przybylski Memorial Spray Park at Clintonwood Park | Clarkston
6000 Clarkston Road, Clarkston, MI 48348
Hours: 10am-7pm daily
Cost: $2 for resident
$4 for non-resident
Kennedy Aquatic Center | Trenton
3101 West Road, Trenton, MI 48183
Hours: Monday-Friday 2pm-8pm
Saturday-Sunday 12pm-8pm
Cost: $6 for resident ($3 ages 55+)
$8 for non-resident ($5 ages 55+)
FREE ages 4 and under
*summer pool punch cards available
Waterford Oaks Waterpark | Waterford
1702 Scott Lake Road, Waterford, MI 48328
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday 11am-7pm
Thursday dates: 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11
Friday dates: 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12
Cost: $20 ($15 for Oakland County residents)
FREE for children ages 0-1
Blue Heron Bay Spray Zone | Whitmore Lake
3200 Jennings Road, Whitmore Lake, MI 48189
Hours: 10am-6pm daily
Cost: $6/vehicle daily admission for residents; $10/non-residents
Water park entrance fee: $4 for residents, $5 for non-residents
FREE for children under 2
Fuller Park Pool & Waterslide | Ann Arbor
1519 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Hours for open swim through 9/5: Monday-Friday 10:30am-7:30pm
Saturday-Sunday 1pm-9 p.m.
Hours for open swim 9/5-9/18: Monday-Friday 4pm-7:30pm
Saturday-Sunday 1pm-9pm
Hours for water slide through 9/5: Monday-Friday 1pm-7:30pm
Saturday-Sunday 1pm-9pm
Hours for water slide 9/5-9/18: Monday-Friday 4pm-7:30pm
Saturday-Sunday 1pm-9pm
Cost: $5 for seniors ages 60+ and youths ages 4-17
$6 for adults ages 18+
FREE for children ages 3 and under
Rolling Hills Water Park | Ypsilanti
7660 Stony Creek Road, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Open: 12pm-7pm daily
Cost: $11 for Washtenaw County residents
$13 for non-residents
FREE for children under 36″
$2 off military discount
PLUS park admission ($6/day for residents, $10 for non-residents)
Veterans Memorial Park Outdoor Pool | Ann Arbor
2150 Jackson Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Open: Monday-Friday 1pm-8pm
Saturday-Sunday 12pm-8pm
Cost: $5 for seniors ages 60+ and youth ages 4-17
$6 for adults ages 18+
FREE for ages 3 and under
punch passes available
Gilbert Family Schooner Splash Pad | Detroit
110 Mt. Elliot Street, Detroit, MI 48207
Hours: 10am-7pm daily
Cost: FREE
H20 Zone Spray Park | Westland
36601 Ford Road, Westland, MI 48185
Hours: 11am-7pm daily
Cost: $5 for residents
$10 for non-residents
annual family passes available
Handy Park | Redford
26650 Capitol Ave, Redford Charter Twp, MI 48240
Hours: Friday-Sunday 12pm-7pm
Cost: FREE
Lake Erie Metropark Wave Pool | Brownstown
32481 W Jefferson Ave, Brownstown Charter Twp, MI 48173
Hours: closed for repairs
Cost: $10 daily admission ($40 annual pass/$45 for non-residents)
Lyle C. VanHouten Park Spray Park | Dearborn Heights
6044 Silvery Lane, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
Hours: 12pm-6pm Saturday-Sunday
Cost: FREE
Palmer Park | Detroit
910 Merrill Plaisance, Detroit, MI 48203
Hours: 10am-8pm daily
Cost: FREE
Romulus Athletic Center | Romulus
35765 Northline Road, Romulus, MI 48174
Hours: Monday-Friday 7am-8:30pm
Saturday 8:10am-6pm
Sunday 11am-6pm (11am-1pm adults only)
Cost: $8 for residents
$12 for non-residents
Splash Playground | Canton
1150 S. Canton Center Rd., Canton, MI 48188
Hours: 11am-8pm daily
Cost: FREE
The Sprayscape | Plymouth
46640 Ann Arbor Trail, Plymouth, MI 48170
Hours: 10am-7:30pm daily
Cost: FREE
Thorn Park Splash Pad | Brownstown
21311 Telegraph Rd, Trenton MI 48183
Hours: 11am-1pm, 1:30pm-3:30pm, or 4pm-6pm daily
Cost: $2/session
Turtle Cove Family Aquatic Center | Belleville
17845 Savage Road, Belleville, MI 48111
Hours: 12pm-7pm daily
Cost: $11 for 48″ or taller ($12 on weekends and holidays)
$9 for children under 48″ ($10 on weekends and holidays)
$8 for weekday twilight hours (5pm-7pm)
$8 for weekend twilight hours (6pm-8pm)
Wayne County Family Aquatic Center | Detroit
12600 Chandler Park Detroit, MI 48213
Open: Wednesday-Sunday 11am-6:30pm
Cost: $2 for ages 2 and under
$5 for children ages 3-12 ($6 for non-residents)
$7 for ages 13+ ($8 for non-residents)
season passes available
Willow Pool | New Boston
23200 S. Huron Road New Boston, MI 48164
Hours: 12pm-7pm daily
Cost: $4 for over 30″ ($3 after 5pm)
FREE for under 30″
PLUS park admission ($10 daily pass or annual pass)