By Trey Reeves, Parks & Recreation Marketing Coordinator
Slip on your swimsuits and slather on the sunscreen — the City of College Station’s splash pads are open for the season!
The splash pads at the Fun for All Playground at Stephen C. Beachy Central Park and W.A. Tarrow Park next to the Lincoln Recreation Center are open daily through Oct. 31. They both have tipping buckets and directional spray areas, and the Fun for All pad is wheelchair-accessible and features a weeping water shower.
Operating hours are from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. daily, but the Tarrow Park pad closes at 6 p.m. after Aug. 31.
Before you head out, look over our rules and remember – no lifeguards are on duty, so you must supervise your children.
Splash Pad Rules
- The splash pad and playground area can’t be reserved.
- Participants must conduct themselves courteously and respectfully.
- Running and horseplay are prohibited.
- Pets, food, glass objects, alcohol, smoking, vaping, and tobacco are strictly prohibited.
- Please vacate the splash pad at the first sign of thunder or lightning.
- Bathing, soap, detergent, and shampoo are strictly prohibited.
- Don’t hang, climb, or swing on splash pad equipment.
- Don’t dress or undress your children in the splash pad.
- Water shoes are encouraged.
- Polluting the splash pad – particularly urinating, discharging fecal matter, spitting, and nose blowing – is strictly prohibited.
- Toys, skateboards, rollerblades, skates, bikes, scooters, and similar types of recreational equipment are prohibited.
- The splash pad may close anytime due to weather, maintenance, or operational concerns.
Our splash pads are one-pass systems with no recirculation. That means the water that comes out goes down the drain. Our pads use the same high-quality water as our drinking fountains and your home faucet.
For more information, contact us at 979-764-3486 or parks@cstx.gov.
Watch the Weather
When our Earth Networks Lightning Alert System detects a strike within 10 miles, air horns sound with an uninterrupted 15-second blast, and a strobe light is activated. If you hear the horn or see the light, seek shelter immediately in an enclosed, grounded building, enclosed vehicle, or approved lightning shelter.
In addition, avoid open, exposed areas, metal fences, water, trees, elevated ground, overhead wires and power lines, pavilions, and shelters. When the system no longer detects a threat, and it’s safe to resume activities, three 5-second horn blasts will sound, and the strobe light will turn off.
About the Blogger
Trey Reeves is in his first year as the marketing coordinator for Parks and Recreation. He previously was the marketing coordinator at Family Compass in Dallas and Camp Blessing in Brenham. He earned a bachelor’s degree in communication from Texas A&M in 2018.
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