11 Splash Pads to Check Out With The Kids in the Richmond Heat
Hey, we get it: Sometimes taking the little ones to the pool seems like such an ordeal that you nix the idea altogether. But these splash pads offer you the perfect cool-down when you need to get the fam outside, but you want to take things up a notch from just a playground viz.
Battery Park 2803 Dupont Cir (Battery Park)
Children’s Museum of Richmond 2626 W Broad St (The Fan)
Dorey Park & Recreation Center 2999 Darbytown Rd (Henrico)
Dunncroft/Castle Point Park 4901 Francistown Rd (Glen Allen)
Eastern Henrico Recreation Center 1400 N Laburnum Ave (Henrico)
Fairmount Pool 2000 U St (East End)
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden 1800 Lakeside Ave (Lakeside)
Short Pump Park 3329 Pump Rd (Short Pump)
Stony Point Fashion Park 9200 Stony Point Pkwy (Stony Point)
Taylor Farm Park 200 Whiteside Rd (Sandston)
Twin Hickory Park & Recreation Center 5011 Twin Hickory Rd (Glen Allen)
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