Water Parks and Splash Pads in Miami

Whether you're looking for things to do with kids in Miami when school's out or planning a day of water-filled fun any time of year, you'll find countless water parks, splash pads and family-friendly pools to explore across Greater Miami and Miami Beach. These are beloved spots where friends and families can splash, play and relax while enjoying the outdoors.

From thrilling water slides to interactive splash zones, Miami's water attractions offer something for every age. Here are some of our favorite places to splash, swim and play.

Tidal Cove

Tidal Cove at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa in Aventura is a sprawling tropical water playground for all ages. Spread across five acres, you can zip through five waterslides (including Master Blaster, the world’s first uphill waterslide), float on a lazy river, try the nation’s first-ever FlowRider® Triple surf simulation pool or hang by the zero-entry Laguna Pool.

There’s an emoji-themed Kids Cove aquatic playscape exclusively for little ones and the adults-only Oasis Pool with 25 cabanas. No outside food or drink is allowed at Tidal Cove, but there are two on-site restaurants: the full-service Surf House Bar & Grill and quick-serve Freestyle. Chair-side and cabana service is also available.

Hours of operation:

• 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily

Admission: 

• $59+ for a Resort Day Membership pass, which is required for all non-hotel guests.
• Hotel guests get two complimentary tickets to Tidal Cove and discounted additional tickets.
• Tidal Cove admission is free for children age three and under.

Founder’s Park SplashPad

Take your kids to the SplashPad at Founder’s Park in Aventura and let them run through a castle-shaped water feature, get sprayed by water canons on a pirate ship and stand under waterfall structures shaped like a palm tree, seagull, beach toys and mushrooms.

Bright red and yellow wheels spray water from different angles and water shoots up from the ground. There is no room for standing or deep water here, making it safe for even the smallest splashers.

Hours of operation:

• 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day except Tuesday (summer hours)

Admission:

• Free for Aventura residents with valid identification
• $10 for a SplashPad Daily Pass for non-residents, plus park admission ($5 per adult and $3 for guests age 17 and under)

Grapeland Water Park

Located near Miami International Airport, Grapeland Water Park is a colorful water park brought to life by one-of-a-kind Romero Brito art installations. There’s a concession stand, free life vests and swim diapers for those who need them and four interactive, buccaneer-themed play areas and pools:

• Shipwreck Island (for kids up to 36 inches tall) has two child-friendly, fast-paced slides, a water play area, water shooting cannons, splash fountains and Buccaneer Falls, where a wave of water unleashes every time a horn blows.
• Pirate's Plunge (for kids 36+ inches tall) has a water play area with three fast, winding slides; two slower, low-rise slides; a pirate’s deck; water cannons; splash fountains; shallow water areas and Black Beard’s Springs, which drenches children and adults with water whenever the horn blows.
• Captain's Lagoon is a large heated pool where families of all ages and skill levels can relax and swim.
• Buccaneer River Ride is the park’s lazy river, complete with inner tubes to float on and water sprayers and fountains ready to soak you.

Hours of operation:

•  10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. daily (summer hours)

Admission:

• $15 for Miami-Dade County residents (with I.D.) who are 14+ years old
• $20 for non-residents
• $9 for children age 2-13
• Free admission for kids age 1 and under

Doral Aquatic Center & Water Park

Debuted at the 78-acre Doral Central Park in summer 2025, the Doral Aquatic Center has a 50-meter, Olympic-sized competition pool, leisure pool and 25-yard lap pool. There’s a splash pad for the little ones and a water park with slides, splash zones and interactive play structures.

Sign up for swim lessons plus senior AquaFit and Aqua Zumba classes. There are locker rooms where you can keep your personal items safe, a concessions stand, onsite parking, drop-off zones and grandstand seating and Wi-Fi for bystanders.

Hours of operation:

• 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday (summer hours)

Admission:

• $12 for Doral residents or $24 for non-residents ages 2-13
• $15 for Doral residents or $30 for non-residents age 14+
• $12 for Doral residents or $24 for non-resident seniors
• Children age 1 and under are free
• Seasonal and family passes are also available.

Helen Sands Pool

Helen Sands Pool, part of South Dade Park in Homestead, is a neighborhood aquatic complex with an eight-lane, zero-entry swimming pool, waterfall palm trees, misting spray features, an open-flume waterslide and a splash pad with dancing waterspouts. Children must be at least one to use the splash pad and 48 inches tall to ride the waterslide.

Helen Sands Pool also hosts the Learn2Swim classes, which offers swim lessons to new swimmers of all ages.

Hours of operation:

Summer Hours

• 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays
• Noon to 7 p.m. on Saturdays and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays 

Non-summer hours

• 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays
• Noon to 7 p.m. on Saturdays and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays

Admission:

• $3 for children and adults age 3+ 
• $2 for seniors  

McDonald Water Park

Take your family to McDonald Water Park in Hialeah to play in a wave pool, splash in a water playground, float through rock waterfalls on a lazy river or relax with friends under a large “FUNbrella” rental. 

The water park is part of the 17-acre David H. McDonald Park, so after splashing around, you can check out the nearby basketball, tennis, racquetball and sand volleyball courts and children’s playground.

Hours of operation: 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on weekends only

Spring Break hours: (March 25–27): 11:30 AM – 5:30 PM

Admission:

• $8 for adults (Hialeah residents)
• $5 for kids and seniors (Hialeah residents)
• $15 for adults (non-residents)
• $8 for kids (non-residents)
• $5 for seniors (non-residents)

South Pointe Park

Fitting the Art Deco motif of its surrounding park and South Beach neighborhood, the splash pad at South Pointe Park looks more like an art installation than a water feature. This touch- and step-activated splash pad is located in the picnic and barbecue area near the children’s playground and concession stand. Run around its no-slip surface and get soaked under water showers and tall, wavy cannons that shoot out water when you walk past.

After you’ve dried off, finish your day on the pier, building sandcastles in the beach area, wandering down the park’s waterfront promenade and enjoying iconic sunset views. 

Hours of operation: Sunrise to sunset daily

Admission: Free

Pinecrest Gardens

After roaming through 14 acres of vibrant plant life at Pinecrest Gardens in Pinecrest, take the kids to the Splash ‘N Play water playground. This splash zone has waterspouts shaped like a towering dragon and flower, as well as squirting fire hydrants and a large mushroom waterfall tree. 

Hours of operation:

• 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, weather-permitting.

Admission:

• $8 for visitors ages 2-64
• $5 for seniors ages 65+
• Free for active military (with valid I.D.) and children underage 2

Normandy Isle Park & Pool

Normandy Isle Park & Pool, found on its namesake island between North Bay Village and Miami Beach, has a four-lane pool for lap and recreational swimming and a zero-entry children's water playground with fountains, jets, slides and other interactive water toys and features.

Families can sign up for year-round swim lessons, water aerobics classes and summer camps. A free infant and toddler water safety program is also available.

Hours of operation:

Summer Hours

• 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays
• Noon to 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday (summer hours)

Non-summer hours

• 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily

Admission:

• Free for Miami Beach residents (with valid I.D.) and children age 3 and under
• $19 for non-resident adults (18+)
• $13 for non-resident youth (age 4-17)

Kevin R. Simms Aquatic Center At Victory Park

Kevin R. Simms Aquatic Center at Victory Park in North Miami Beach is a neighborhood gem with swimming and water play facilities for both recreational and lap swimmers. There are two pools, an Olympic-sized pool and a 25-yard heated pool, as well as a shallow area where swim lessons take place. The real draw here is the splash pad and water playground with waterslides, water guns, climbing structures and a splash area that shoots cool water up from the ground.

Hours of operation: 

• 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
• 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays
• 9 to 11 a.m. and 12 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays

Admission: 

• $3 for adults (residents and non-residents)
• Free for visitors 17 and under (residents; must bring a utility bill for verification)
• $2.50 for visitors 17 and under and seniors 55+ (non-residents)

Murray Park Aquatic Center

Murray Park Aquatic Center in South Miami has a pool, splash pad, public restrooms, lockers and showers. Enjoy open swims, try water aerobics classes or take swim lessons through iSwim Academy. When you’re out of the pool, let your kids run around on the adaptive playground, shoot hoops on the basketball court or kick a ball around the open green space.

Hours of operation:

• Noon to 4 p.m. from April 4 to June 7 (weekends only)
• June 8 to August 9, and August 15 - September 27 (weekends only)

Admission:

• $3 for adults
• $1 for children 

Zoo Miami

Zoo Miami in South Dade has several water play areas where visitors of all ages can cool off and have fun. Though it’s currently closed, the Ocean Voyage Splash Pad is the zoo’s largest water play area, with shooting water cannons, a whale tail waterfall and buckets overflowing with water. While it’s closed, explore several other fun water areas, such as Fiesta Fountain in the Amazon & Beyond Village Plaza, where water spouts catch young visitors by surprise; a water-spouting mushroom near the hyena exhibit, a water-shooting play area near the Children’s Zoo and misting stations all over the park.

Hours of operation:

• 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, with reduced hours on Thanksgiving and Christmas

Admission:

• $25.95 for adults
• $21.95 for children ages 3-12
• Free for children two and under
• Free for Zoo Members check the website for annual membership options)

Surfside Community Center

Located next to the Atlantic Ocean, the multipurpose Surfside Community Center has a recreational and lap pool, plunge pool with a slide, dedicated kids activity pool and a Jacuzzi. Grab something to eat at the on-site snack bar and grill, walk over to the beach or relax as your kids play in the nearby green space. Locker rooms, family restrooms and a first aid station are available.

Hours of operation:

• June through August 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (The pool is open all year long)

Admission:

• Only Surfside residents, their guests and any visitors staying at a Surfside hotel may use the pool 
• Free for Surfside residents (with valid I.D.)
• $5 per guest day pass (residents can bring up to 5 guests per day)
• $10 for a 3-day single guest pass (must be purchased by a resident)
• $50 for a 3-day family guest pass (up to 5 people; must be purchased by a resident)
• $25 for a 7-day single guest pass (must be purchased by a resident)
• $100 for a 7-day family guest pass (up to 5 people; must be purchased by a resident)

Aqua Rush at Jungle Island

Aqua Rush at Jungle Island is a new seasonal water park and play experience with inflatable water slides, splash zones, climbing areas and swim racing lanes. There are multiple water slides at different heights, with the tallest being 23-feet tall. Located right in Jungle Island, Aqua Rush is a great place to cool off between exploring Treewalk Village, live animal shows and exhibits, the aviary, zip-lining and so much more.

Hours of operation:

• 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily

Admission:

• $29.95 for visitors age 10+
• $19.95 for children ages 3-9

Larry & Penny Thompson Memorial Park Waterslide

Spanning 270 acres of natural South Dade woodland, Larry & Penny Thompson Park is home to one of the only water slide attractions in Florida that is entirely natural spring-fed. Spend your weekend days winding down the slides (they’re carved out of the natural rock) or biking, swimming, fishing, hanging by the beach or playground or going on a nature walk.

There are 240 campsites at the park, too, so you can even stay overnight. Kids must be at least 48 inches tall to use the water slides.

Hours of operation: 

• The beach area and water slides are open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends and holidays only (June through August)

Admission:

• $6 for adults 
• $4 for children ages 3-17 and seniors ages 62+