Amazing Splash Pads and Spraygrounds in New Jersey

Get soaked this summer at one or all of the spraygrounds around New Jersey!

The wave of sweltering heat will soon be in the Garden State. The days when it feels like a 110 degrees in the shade and even the refrigerator wants to take a vacation will soon be upon us. Lucky for us, there are hidden places of relief that have been called “splash pads” or “spraygrounds.” They are the perfect solution for cooling down.

These water playgrounds are great for young children who don’t know how to swim or for a mixed age group. Most times they are enclosed which means the kids have obstacles to getting lost. Usually next to a playground or a park, these splashtastic places offer an additional opportunity for children to burn off energy or develop their gross motor skills. An added bonus is that there are a lot of FREE or low cost options. Please note: We are not listing splash pads or spraygrounds that require residency to gain access.

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Amazing Splash Pads & Spraygrounds in New Jersey

Asbury Park Splash Park
915 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park
Open: Memorial Weekend to September 10 am – 7 pm
Cost: $9 for kids, $5 for adults

Walter Lubbe Jr. Playground
New Bridge Road, Bergenfield, NJ
FREE

Snyder Avenue Park
240 Snyder Ave., Berkeley Heights
Cost: FREE (Modest Size)

Snyder Park

Bridgeton City Park
181 E Commerce Street, Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Open: 7 days a week in Summer from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Cost: $3

Pirate’s Cove Splash Pad
30 Flanders Rd., Budd Lake, NJ
Open Memorial Weekend until Labor Day 10 am until 7 pm
FREE

Pirate’s Cove

Dorbrook Recreation Area Sprayground
209 County Road 537 E, Colts Neck, NJ 07722
Open Mid-May to September, 10 am -7pm (Weekends), 11 am- 7 pm (Weekdays)
FREE

Dorbrook Sprayground

Fasola Park
1720 Delsea Drive, Deptford Township, NJ 08096
Open 8 am- Dusk
FREE

Mattano Park
360-484 5th Ave, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
Open Memorial Day through Labor Day Every day 9 am-9 pm
Cost: FREE (Modest Size)

Mattano Park

Michael J. Tighe Park
65 Georgia Road, Freehold, NJ
Open: Summer Weekends 10 am – 4 pm
Cost: $4 for kids 14 and under, $3 for adults

Polifly Park Splash Pad
Hackensack
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM through Labor Day
FREE

Madison Street Park
300 Madison Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
FREE

Berry Lane Park
1000 Garfield Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07304
FREE

Hamilton Park Splash Pad
9th Street and McWilliams Place, Jersey City, NJ 07302
FREE

Newport Green
Washington Boulevard and 14th Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
FREE

Newport Green Park

Lyndhurst Spray Park
367 Valley Brook Ave., Lyndhurst
Opens June 17 10 am – 4 pm
Cost: $1 per person

Manalapan Recreation
93 Freehold Road, Manalapan, NJ 07726
Open Memorial Day through Labor Day from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m
FREE

Johnson’s Corner Farm
133 Church Road, Medford, NJ 08055
Open: Seasonal 8 am – 9 pm
Cost: $9 for children 1-12, $4.50 for 13+ (includes admission to Discovery Barnyard)

Veterans Park
61 Avenue K, Monroe Township, NJ 08831
FREE

James Braddock Park
79th Street & Bergenline Avenue, North Bergen, NJ 07047
FREE

Van Saun County Park
216 Forest Ave., Paramus, NJ 07652
Open Summer from 10 am – half hour after sunset
FREE