Summer is the perfect season to cool-off at outdoor pools, water parks & splash pads in the Denver area. There are plenty of places to go swimming, sliding and splashing in and around Denver. We have an interactive map, including information on each location below it, to make this summer “cooler” than ever!
OUTDOOR POOLS, WATER PARKS & SPLASH PADS IN THE DENVER AREA
OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOLS IN THE DENVER AREA
2018 SWIM SEASON
June 4 – August 12, 2018
DAILY ADMISSION FEES
$1 – $3.50, Free for Children 2 & Under, Membership Keytag & MY Denver Cards
SEASON POOL PASS FEES
$20 – $50
DROP-IN CLASSES FEES
$2.50 – $4
1. AZTLAN
Location: 4435 Navajo St, Denver, CO 80211
Open Swim: Daily 12pm–5pm
2. BARNUM
Location: 370 Hooker St, Denver, CO 80219
Open Swim: Daily 11am–6pm
3. BERKELEY
Location: 5105 W 46th Ave, Denver, CO 80212
Open Swim: Monday – Friday 1:15pm – 5pm, Saturday & Sunday 12:15pm – 6pm
4. CONGRESS
Location: 914 Elizabeth St, Denver, CO 80206
Open Swim: Monday – Friday 1:15pm – 7pm, Saturday & Sunday 12:15pm – 7pm
5. COOK
Location: 1655 S Oneida St, Denver, CO 80224
Open Swim: Monday–Friday 1:15pm – 7pm, Saturday & Sunday 12:15pm – 6pm
6. DEER CREEK
Location: 8637 S Garrison St, Littleton, CO 80128
Open Swim: Monday – Thursday 10:30am – 6:30pm, Friday – Sunday 10:30am – 5pm
7. EISENHOWER
Location: 4300 E Dartmouth Ave, Denver, CO 80222
Open Swim: Monday – Friday 1:15pm – 7pm, Saturday & Sunday 1:15pm – 6pm
8. GARFIELD
Location: 1295 S Lowell Blvd, Denver, CO 80219
Open Swim: Daily 11:30am – 5pm
9. GLOBEVILLE- ARGO PARK
Location: 4700 Logan St, Denver, CO 80216
Open Swim: Daily 12pm – 6pm
10. GREEN VALLEY RANCH
Location: 4455 Jebel St, Denver, CO 80249
Open Swim: Monday – Thursday 1pm – 6pm, Friday – Sunday 12pm–6pm
11. HARVARD GULCH
Location: 550 E Iliff Ave, Denver, CO 80210
Open Swim: Monday, Wednesday & Friday 1:15pm – 7pm, Tuesday & Thursday 1:15pm – 5pm, Saturday & Sunday 12:15pm –6pm
12. HARVEY PARK
Location: 2150 S Tennyson Way, Denver, CO 80219
Open Swim: Daily 12pm – 6pm
13. LA ALMA
Location: 1120 Osage St, Denver, CO 80204
Open Swim: Monday–Friday 12:15pm – 6pm, Saturday & Sunday 11:15am – 6pm
14. MESTIZO – CURTIS
Location: 3181 Champa St, Denver, CO 80205
Open Swim: Daily 12:15pm – 6pm
15. RUBY HILL
Location: 1555 W Mexico Ave, Denver, CO 80223
Open Swim: Daily 11am – 5pm
16. SOUTHWEST
Location: 9200 W Saratoga Pl, Littleton, CO 80123
Open Swim: Daily 12pm – 5pm
17. SWANSEA
Location: 2650 E 49th Ave, Denver, CO 80216
Open Swim: 12pm – 5pm
WATER PARKS IN THE DENVER AREA
1. THE BAY AQUATIC PARK
Summer 2018 Season: May 26 – September 3, 2018
Location: 250 Spader Way, Broomfield, CO 80020
Hours: View Schedule Online
Admission: $5 – $9
The Bay Aquatic Park features two exciting serpentine slides, a leisure pool with zero-depth entry, an interactive water play structure, and an inner tube slide. There is also a tot pool with slides and waterfall.
2. ELITCH GARDENS
Summer 2018 Season: Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend
Location: 2000 Elitch Cir, Denver, CO 80204
Hours: View Schedule Online
Admission: $39.99 – $69.99
Elitch Gardens’ Water Park, Island Kingdom, features thrill rides and family rides. Experience the Mega Wedgie, where riders will plunge off a six-story tower at 40 mph down a choice of three body slides. Additional thrill rides include rides such as the Acapulco Cliff Dive – 65-foot tall high speed, high-thrill, free-fall slide, the Canonball Falls – two enclosed aqua two continuous river-run tube slides, Paradise Plunge – 62-foot long aqua tube enclosed, tube corkscrew speed slide, RipQurl and more.
Family rides include rides such as Castaway Creek – an action river with geysers, water bubbles and waterfalls, Commotion Ocean – a giant wave pool, Hook’s Lagoon – a five-story treehouse that offers a lot of wet ‘n wild adventures and more.
3. PIRATES COVE FAMILY FUN AQUATIC CENTER
Summer 2018 Season: Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend
Location: 1225 W Belleview Ave, Littleton, CO 80120
Hours: Daily 10am–6pm
Admission: $8 – $241
Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center offers a leisure pool with a large play structure, a 25-meter, 6-lane pool, a 35-foot slide tower with three slides, a lazy river, concessions, and more.
4. THE SPLASH AT FOSSIL TRACE
Summer 2018 Season: Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend
Location: 3151 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401
Hours: Daily 10am – 6:30pm
Admission: $4.50 – $10
The Splash at Fossil Trace features a Leisure Pool with a large interactive play structure with slides, spray cannons, and a “Tipper” bucket that drops hundreds of gallons of water every couple of minutes. This area also has two large water slides. The one-rider tube slide is 180 feet long and the body slide is 151 feet long. In addition, the Leisure Pool offers a kiddy slide, beach entry, and shallow water depths. The Lap Pool offers eight, 25m lanes, a diving board, and open swimming areas during the day.
5. WATER WORLD
Summer 2018 Season: Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend
Location: 8801 N. Pecos Street, Federal Heights, CO 80260
Hours: Daily 10am–6pm
Admission: $10.99 – $41.99
Water World is one of America’s largest family water parks and sits on 64 acres. Water World features the largest variety of attractions (49) in America, from Wally World for the little ones, to Voyage to the Center of the Earth, the ultimate family water adventure.
SPLASH PADS & SPRAY FOUNTAINS IN THE DENVER AREA
1. CENTENNIAL CENTER PARK
Summer 2018 Season: Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend
Location: 13050 E Peakview Ave, Centennial, CO 80111
Hours: Daily 10am – 8pm
Centennial Center Park‘s unique design is intended to signify the passage of time. The Nautilus water playground is central to the design theme in the Park– illustrated by arches, spirals and circles integrated into the many unique accents.
2. DISCOVERY PARK
Summer 2018 Season: May – September, 2018
Location: 3701 Johnson St, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Hours: Daily 10am – 7pm
Discovery Park‘s Splash Pad is activated manually by stepping on the raised blue circle pad located on the northeast side of the Splash Pad itself.
3. GREAT PLAINS PARK
Summer 2018 Season: Memorial Day Weekend through October
Location: 20100 E Jewell Ave, Aurora, CO 80013
Great Plains Park features an outdoor water sprayground, perfect for kids to cool-off during the summer heat.
4. H2ODYSSEY FOUNTAIN
Summer 2018 Season: Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend
Location: City Park, Denver, CO 80205
Hours: 11am – 7pm (Closed on Mondays for weekly servicing)
The H2Odyssey Fountain is an interactive water jet fountain adjacent to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, where kids can run through its jets which go and off intermittently.
5. PARKFIELD LAKE PARK
Summer 2018 Season: Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend
Location: 15555 E 53rd Ave, Denver, CO 80239
Parkfield Lake Park, which is a fairly new park completed in 2011, features a fun interactive water fountain.
6. RAY ROSS PARK
Summer 2018 Season: Mid-May through September
Location: 680 S Harlan St, Lakewood, CO 80226
Hours: Daily 9am – 7pm
Ray Ross Park‘s Spray Park is designed to look like a baseball diamond and offers interactive water features that are sure to delight kids and adults of all ages.
7. SOUTHLANDS
Location: 6155 S Main St, Aurora, CO 80016
The Southlands Fountains located at the outdoor Southlands Mall in Aurora, allow kids to splash around before or after a shopping trip.
8. SURFSIDE SPRAY PARK
Summer 2018 Season: May 26 – September 3, 2018
Location: 5330 W 9th Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214
Surfside Spray Park features one main splash pad, and a second splash pad designed for smaller children. Both offer plenty of fountains and water fun.
9. THE RALSTON-CENTRAL PARK
Summer 2018 Season: Memorial Day through September 30, 2018
Location: 5850 Garrison St, Arvada, CO 80002
Hours: Daily 10am – 8pm
The Ralston-Central Park opened in 2014 and features an interactive splash pad that is loved by many kids.
10. WESTMINSTER CENTER PARK
Location: 4801 W 92nd Ave, Westminster, CO 80031
Westminster Center Park features a Peter Pan themed playground and special water feature you can cool-off on a hot day.
11. WYNKOOP PLAZA
Location: Denver Union Station, 1701 Wynkoop St, Denver, CO 80202
Wynkoop Plaza at Denver Union Station is broken into two distinctive public plaza spaces. Event area 1 is on the south end and encompasses the fountains that remain on for the enjoyment of everyone throughout the summer months. It is approximately 18,000 square feet, including the fountain.
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