[Free Spraygrounds] [Pools, Aquatic Centers, Waterparks, & Water Sports]
Free Spray Grounds & Playgrounds With Water Features:
Folsom
(John) Kemp Park
This is a great first water feature to try with younger toddlers. There is a circular cement-bottomed area with gentle vertical fountains. Nothing big, scary here, though it can be a little slippery at times. May be shady and breezy, especially in the mornings. (Photo by J. Brown)
Livermore Park
Water feature includes a waterfall that flows into a small stream that is good for floating toy boats down. The bottom of the stream is rocks, and quite tempting to walk through so this feature is better for older kids and toddlers who are steady on their feet rather than babies just learning to walk, but if your baby is still in the sitting stage, they may also enjoy it unless they dislike the water temperature. (Photo by J. Brown)
Nisenan Community Park 
Water play feature is operated by push button on demand rather than a timer, so hours and dates of operation may be more flexible. Water jets shoot vertically out of the ground, starting low, but peaking at 10+ feet tall. (Photo by Janelle Edwards)
El Dorado Hills
This not-so-shady park has a small water feature with spraying hoops over a cement pad. (Photo by Vomund Photography)
Has a large butterfly themed “spray ground” water feature with dump buckets, sprayers, hoop misters, etc, over a cement pad. Off Sophia Pkwy. (Photo by Kids Busy Book)
Rancho Cordova
White Rock Neighborhood Splash Park
10488 White Rock Road, Rancho Cordova
One of the largest free splash parks of it’s kind in the area, making it worth the extra drive. It has a water play climbing structure including child-sized waterslides (children must be 42″ or 46″ tall to use the smaller and larger slide respectively), spray canons, water jets, dump buckets, and the like. Slide use now requires $1 wristband as of 2014, other parts remain free. (Photo Courtesy of Cordova Recreation and Park District)
Stone Creek Park
3625 Spoto Drive Rancho Cordova
Off Zinfandel Dr.
(Photo Courtesy of Cordova Recreation and Park District)
Sunridge Park
4041 Borderlands Drive, Rancho Cordova
This new park has a cement splash pad with sprayers that look like bamboo stalks as well as an in ground sprayer. The bright and colorful new play structures at this park are worth a visit as well. (Photo by Ross Recreation Equipment)
Village Green Park
3141 Bridgeway Drive, Rancho Cordova
Between Sunrise and Zinfandel Dr. There is no play structure at this urban park, but it is a nice place to cool off.
(Photo by Sacramento Sidetracks)
Justinian Drive and Sunrise Boulevard, Rancho Cordova
This new park has in-ground sprayers and hoop sprayers and other fun. The park also has sand and park play areas if you get bored of the sprayground.
(Photo Courtesy of Cordova Recreation and Park District)
See CRPD park list for more details about Rancho Cordova Splash Parks.
Gold River, Orangevale, Fair Oaks, Citrus Heights, Granite Bay
These areas do not have any splash parks.
Roseville
Galleria Blvd, Roseville
This upscale shopping center includes a (free) interactive water feature with fountains that spray vertically over a rubber pad that kids can splash in. May not be worth the drive on it’s own, but might be fun to check out if you’re up in Roseville anyway. Feature is behind Whole Foods and Pet Food Express. “Open late Spring and Summer months. Call Guest Services to confirm” (Photo by Sacramento Sidetracks)
311 Vernon Street, Roseville
In what was once a concrete courtyard and parking lot in front of City Hall, there is now a water feature that shoots water up like fountains from a concrete pad in this recently opened downtown park.
3980 Rocklin Rd, Rocklin
Open 10am – 7pm daily, May 15 – Oct 1.
(Photo by Sacramento Sidetracks)
Mark White Park504 6th St, Roseville
This small park with a train theme has a water-play feature.
(Photo by City of Roseville)
Nelson Park1213 South Bluff Dr, Roseville
Cute little park in a residential neighborhood with a water-play feature, frogs that spray water.
Photo by Elizabeth Mathis
1545 Pleasant Grove Boulevard, Roseville
This large park has a little water table/stream in the play structure area. (note: The Roseville Aquatics Complex is located at this park as well) (Photo by Elizabeth Mathis)
10080 Crocker Ranch Road, Roseville
This park has tropical-themed play structures and a totem-pole mister.
Photo by Elizabeth Mathis
1851 Oak Crest Drive, Roseville
A fish sculpture provides thirsty kids a drink of water and is a water feature/mister.
(Photo by City of Roseville)
Antelope, Carmichael, McClellan, North Highlands
3200 Freedom Park Drive, McClellan
This park is right next to the aerospace museum, and the playground is actually shaped like a rocket-ship. This park also has a space-themed sprayground. (Photo by Sacramento Sidetracks)
Sacramento, West Sacramento
2350 Northrop Ave, Sacramento
This Arden-Arcade area circular sprayground has: a turnstile with 3 dump buckets, 2 water cannons, a central fountain with a circle of jet sprayers, 2 shower tunnels, and a bell-shaped shower. The play area is surrounded by benches, including one shade canopy, and has bathrooms and a shower for rinsing off after. (Photo by Kids Busy Book)
Bertha Henschel Park Play Pool
160 45th St, East Sacramento
This East-Sacramento park has a one-foot deep wading pool with a mushroom water-feature suitable for kids ages 7 and under. No admission fee, however, please check the hours/days this play pool is open. (Photo by East Sacramento Preservation Neighborhood Association)
1515 C street, Sacramento
This downtown area park has button operated misters. Kids will enjoy running from mister to mister pressing buttons to turn them on. This park has a sand play area and a ship themed playground with a unique net climber with a trampoline in the middle as well. (Photo by Sacramento Sidetracks)
3000 Pope Ave, Sacramento
10a-7p May-Sept. In the Arden-Arcade area. The spray park is on the smaller side, which makes it ideal for toddlers and preschoolers.
(Photo by Fulton-El Camino Recreation & Park District)
More Sacramento Play/Wading Pools
Play pools are at Colonial Park, (William) Land Park, Roberston Park, Mama Marks Park & Bertha Henschel Park. Play pools are for children ages 7 and under with parent supervision. No admission fees. See Sacramento Aquatics website for open hours/days.
1990 Roma Court, South Natomas
This Natomas area park has misters that look like giant birds.
(Photo by City of Sacramento Parks & Recreation)
Bridgeway Lakes Community Park
3650 Southport Parkway, West Sacramento
A large sprayground featuring water-dumping buckets, water cannons, water fountains, arches, and jets, rotating crossbar sprayer, and shade canopies. (Photo by Sacramento Sidetracks)
200 Danville Way, Sacramento
This North Sacramento park has a water-play area with misters that look like snakes.
(Photo by Google Earth)
Golden Poppy Park
5765 Tres Pieza Drive, Sacramento
This North Natomas area park has misters that look like Orca tails.
(Photo by Kids Busy Book)
Magnolia Park
251 Greg Thatch Circle, Sacramento
This tropical island themed park in the North Natomas area has misters that look like palm trees.
(Photo by City of Sacramento Parks & Recreation)
310 Bowman Avenue, Sacramento
This six acre South Natomas area park has an interactive water spray feature that jets water out of the ground at different intervals. Children are encouraged to play, walk, run and jump through the water feature.
“The water spray feature located at the old wading pool area includes perimeter seat walls. Adjacent to the water spray feature is a plaza with picnic tables and shade trees. This water spray feature is an interactive water spray feature that jets water out of the ground at different intervals.”
(2780 Marby Drive, North Natomas)
This fun western/ranch-themed park has a large shade canopy over the play area, an interesting sea of basketball hoops, and supposedly has a water mister area among its other features. Note that this Valley Oak park is in North Natomas, but there is a second park with the same name in the Arden-Arcade area. (photos from Google, Yelp)
Granite Regional Dog/Skate Park
8200 Ramona Avenue
This regional park includes a dog park and a skate park. The city of Sacramento lists this park as having a spray park, but no pictures or further information about its features.
N. Natomas Regional Park
4989 Natomas Blvd.
This park has a shaded play structure with a baseball theme, and a baseball themed spray area.
Shasta Community Park
7407 Shasta Avenue, Sacramento
This southwestern Sacramento park near Cosumnes River College has a Treasure Island/Swiss Family Robinson theme. The water play area has low-volume misters for a chance to refresh and cool off while exploring this cool park. More Photos (Photos by Sacramento Parks & Rec, Billy Hustace)
McClatchy Park
3500 5th Avenue, Sacramento
The play structure has a super-fun carnival theme kids will love with giant sculptures of things like ice cream and popcorn. The spray feature at this park is designed to look like carousel animals. And a shade canopy over the toddler area! (Photo by Jess W/Yelp)
6000 61st Street, Sacramento
This community park has an exploration/nature theme, and the spray area has sprayers that look like cattails.
(Photo by City of Sacramento)
Wild Rose Park5200 Kankee Drive, North Natomas
This park has misters/sprayers that look like flowers. The non-water part of the park has a skate park, playground, and an “adventure play” area with rock formations for climbing and playing on. No bathrooms. (Photo by city of Sacramento)
3795 Saintsbury Drive, North Natomas
Witter Ranch park has a farm/ranch theme for its play structure. The sprayer area has sprayers that look like ducks and insects. (Photos by Yelp/Sandy N. and Google/Scott T.)
Reichmuth Park
6135 Gloria Drive, Sacramento
Pocket Area. This park was redone in 2016 to have a detailed fire-station themed park. The park website describes the park as having a spray pool for kids. Bathrooms available.
City of Sacramento List of Spray Parks & Dates
Elk Grove
9550 Mainline Dr. Elk Grove, CA
This recently built park has an african themed water spray area with animal sculptures such as giraffes and zebras that dump or spray water. (Photo by Sacramento Sidetracks)
5540 Bellaterra Drive, Elk Grove
There is a palm tree that dumps water from its coconuts, fish water guns, and lots of less-intimidating fountains that are great for toddlers. (Photo by Kids Busy Book)
9370 Sierra River Drive, Elk Grove
This park aimed at the 2-5 crowd has a play structure with tunnel slides between levels of the play structure and adult exercise machines and other unique elements. It also has a splash area. (Photo by Jerry D.)
10069 Whitelock Parkway, Elk Grove
Open 10am – sunset daily, May 1 – Sept 30. Has sprayers in the ground that spray upward like small fountains.
(Photo by Sacramento Sidetracks)
5511 Dorcey Drive, Elk Grove
This eyptian themed park has a snake-featured sprayground.
(Photo by Sacramento Sidetracks)
Backer Park10400 Stathos Drive, Elk Grove
This park has a “small” water-play element.
(Photo by Sacramento Sidetracks)
Water Feature Parks Typical Dates of Operation
Folsom
Jul 1–Sept 27th 12pm-7pm
Nisenan: on demand
Rocklin Water Parks
May 15 –Oct 1, 10am – 7pm
West Sacramento
May 1–Oct 15, hours vary
Swanston Park (Mission Oaks)
Mid-May-Late Sept, hours
North Highlands/McClellan
May 17 to unknown?
Sacramento Play Pools
Jun 9-16–Aug 9-24 (varies)
Elk Grove
May 1–Sept 30, 10am-Sunset
Seely Park (Fulton-El Camino)
May-Sept 10am – 7pm
Sacramento Rec District
5/25 – 9/2 (in 2013)
Antelope Aquatic Complex
Roseville Aquatic Complex
May 24-Sept 1, Afternoons
Placerville Aquatic Center
May 31-Aug 10