Quick Splash Pad Update! Summer 2026

It's hitting 95 today (May 19th) so I wanted to round up very quickly all the spots that have water official on via the local town sources.

Arlington 🚫 - North Union (unless Thompson elementray requests it turns on, this won't turn on until the end of the school year) water is off and the Arlington Res water has not been treated (but the beach was unlocked yesterday).

Waltham 💦 - Beaver Brook is on https://www.mass.gov/info-details/dcr-swimming-schedule-2026

https://www.mass.gov/advisory/dcr-recreation-advisory-spray-decks-opening

all others town playgrounds look like June 2026 still: https://www.city.waltham.ma.us/recreation-department/pages/spray-parks-in-waltham

Cambridge 💦 - all except school playground https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/publicworks/news/2026/05/cooloffwithwaterplayfeatures

The following locations are currently on:

• Bergin Park

• Clarendon Ave Park

• Cooper Park

• Corporal Burns Park

• Dana Park

• David Nunes Park/Old Morse Playground

• Fulmore Park

• Glacken Field

• Gold Star Mothers Park Playground

• Greene-Rose Heritage Park

• Hoyt Field

• Hurley St Park

• Kemp Playground/Cambridge Common

• Maple Ave Park

• Paine Park

• Pine St Park

• Reverend Williams Park

• Riverside Neighborhood Park

• Riverside Press Park

• Sacramento Field

• Warren Pals Park

Note: Waterplay features at school playgrounds will be turned on after the school year ends, beginning June 26.

• Ahern Field

• Alden Park

• Donnelly Field

• MLK School Playground

• Sennott Park

Somerville - 🚫 Not ready yet! https://www.somervillema.gov/news/heat-advisory-somerville-tuesday-and-wednesday-may-19-20-take-precautions-stay-safe-and-cool

Please note: drinking fountains are ready for use, but splash pads at City parks are not ready for use yet. The Department of Public Works team is working diligently to turn on several splash pads earlier than usual, before Memorial Day, and all of them as soon as possible after Memorial Day.  Dilboy Pool and Latta Brothers Pool typically open in June.

Track Somerville's here:

Watertown 💦 - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18y7xzRvuM/

Arsenal Park Spray Pad, 485 Arsenal St Watertown open daily from 8:30 am - 8:30 pm all summer

Fillipello Park Spray Pad, 191 Grove St open daily from 9 am - 8pm all summer

And the unofficial Camberville splash pad water spreadsheet again: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12D-WJG9jlrj-ZJvKUSTdWFgNP0E7x-T3Snxdt4xMMOY/htmlview#gid=0