When you need to beat the heat on a summer day, here are the best places to cool down around town. From splash pads and pools to beaches and water parks, here are the best places to take the kids in southeast Michigan.
WAYNE COUNTY
- Van Buren Park Beach (Belleville)
- Turtle Cove Family Aquatic Center (Belleville)
- Thorn Park Splash Pad (Brownstown)
- Heritage Park Splash Playground (Canton)
- Belle Isle State Park (Detroit)
- Dearborn Splash Pads
- Crowley Park
- Hemlock Park
- Whitmore-Bolles Park
- Morningside Park (NEW)
- Lyle C. VanHouten Spray Park (Dearborn Heights) – closed for 2024
- Mt. Elliot Splash Park (Detroit)
- Clements Circle (Livonia)
- The Sprayscape (Plymouth Township)
- Handy Park Splash Pad (Redford)
- Memorial Park (Riverview)
- Lamarand Splash Pad (Taylor)
- Quirk Park (Van Buren Township)
- H20 Zone Spray Ground Park (Westland)
- Kennedy Aquatic Center (Trenton)
- Northwest Pool (Taylor) – CLOSED
OAKLAND COUNTY
- Riverside Park Splash Pad (Auburn Hills)
- Oxford Park (Berkley)
- Bay Court Beach (Clarkston)
- Deer Lake Beach (Clarkston)
- Independence Oaks (Clarkston)
- Renee Przybylski Memorial Spray Park (Clarkston)
- Heritage Park Splash Pad (Farmington Hills)
- Martin Road Park Splash Pad (Ferndale)
- Holly Recreation Area (Holly)
- Seven Lakes State Park (Holly)
- WhoaZone (Holly)
- Water Warrior Island (Lake Orion)
- Red Oaks Waterpark (Madison Heights)
- Kensington Metropark Martindale & Maple Beach (Milford)
- Splash-N-Blast (Milford)
- Jessica’s Splash Pad (Novi)
- Pontiac Lake Recreation Area (Pontiac)
- Thelma G. Spencer Park (Rochester Hills)
- Troy Family Aquatic Center (Troy)
- KLR Splashpad (Oxford)
- Emmons Plaza (Rochester Hills)
- Normandy Oaks Splash Pad (Royal Oak)
- Southfield Sports Arena Pool (Southfield)
- Dodge #4 State Park (Waterford)
- Waterford Oaks Waterpark (Waterford)
- Highland Recreation Area (White Lake)
- Indian Springs Spray ‘n’ Play (White Lake)
- Lily Pad Springs (West Bloomfield)
MACOMB COUNTY
- Civic Center Parks (Clinton Township)
- Lake St. Clair Metropark Beach (Harrison Township)
- Walter and Mary Burke Park (New Baltimore)
- Veteran’s Memorial Park (St. Clair Shores)
- Chief Gene Shepherd Splash Pad (Shelby Township)
- Stony Creek Metropark Eastwood (Shelby Township)
- Dodge Park Splash Pad (Sterling Heights)
- Fountain at City Square (Warren)
WASHTENAW COUNTY
- Fuller Park Outdoor Pool (Ann Arbor)
- Buhr Park Pool (Ann Arbor)
- Veterans Memorial Park Pool (Ann Arbor)
- Blue Heron Bay Spray Park (Hamburg)
- Rolling Hills Water Park (Ypsilanti)
- Waterloo Recreation Area (Chelsea)
LIVINGSTON COUNTY
- Island Lake Recreation Area (Brighton)
- Brighton Recreation Area (Howell)
- Pinckney Recreation Area (Pinckney)
- Independence Lake County Park (Whitmore Lake)
MONROE COUNTY
Photo credit: Lily Pad Springs, West Bloomfield
