As the summer heats up in the South Bend area, splash pads offer residents a free and cool way to cool down.
Here are the places in the area where families can go to experience the splash pad experience, complete with sprays, waterfalls and buckets of water. Note: Mechanical problems can take splash pads off line.
South Bend
Coquillard Park, 1235 Chalfant St., South Bend. Closes at 10 p.m.
Fremont Park, 1800 Fremont St., South Bend. Closes at 10 p.m.
Howard Park, 219 S. Saint Louis Blvd., South Bend. Closes at 10 p.m.
LaSalle Park, 3419 W. Washington St., South Bend. Closes at 9 p.m.
O’Brien Park, 231 E. Walter St., South Bend. Closes at 10 p.m.
Potawatomi Park, 500 S. Greenlawn Ave., South Bend. Closes at 10 p.m.
Pulaski Park, 1308 Huron St., South Bend. Closes at 10 p.m.
Southeast Park, 630 Wenger St., South Bend. Closes at 10 p.m.
Mishawaka
Battell Park, 301 W. Mishawaka Ave., Mishawaka. Closes at 10 p.m.
Crawford Park, 445 N. Niles Ave., Mishawaka. Closes at 10 p.m.
Central Park, 295 E. Mishawaka Ave., Mishawaka. Closes at 10 p.m.
Mary Gibbard Park, 1024 Somerset Ave., Mishawaka. Closes at 10 p.m.
Rose Park, 1400 S. West St., Mishawaka. Closes at 10 p.m.
Twin Branch Park, 3900 Lincoln Way E., Mishawaka. Closes at 10 p.m.
New Carlisle
Memorial Park, 302 W. Michigan St., New Carlisle.
North Liberty
Town Park, 308 Jefferson St., North Liberty.
Walkerton
Scarborough Park, 71636 Walkerton Trail, Walkerton. (Currently marked closed on website.)
Email Tribune staff writer Greg Swiercz at gswiercz@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Find out where 17 splash pads are in the South Bend area to help cool off in the heat
Reporting by Greg Swiercz, South Bend Tribune / South Bend Tribune
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