KC Water Fun Guide

From free spraygrounds for young children, to daring water rides for teens and adults, to classes and programs, pools and waterparks and everything in between - Kansas City has it all. Dive into fun this summer!

Tip: Most of these attractions are open Memorial Day Weekend - Labor Day Weekend.

Note: This list was compiled by the staff of KC Parent Magazine and may not be reproduced in print or online without permission. Please email kristina@kcparent.com if you have an addition to this list.

Kansas City Area Waterparks:

• The metro’s original outdoor water park, Oceans of Fun (816.454.4545) also offers fantastic attractions for all ages, including Aruba Tuba, Surf City Wave Pool, Buccaneer Bay, Coconut Cove and much more. The newest attraction is Splash Island, a 4200-square-foot interactive water attraction! Admission to Oceans of Fun and Worlds of Fun is combined in one ticket price so you can enjoy the waterpark and roller coasters all in one day! 
• Kansas City’s indoor water resort, Great Wolf Lodge (855.826.8062), is an 84-degree indoor water park boasts more than 38,000 square feet of water-packed excitement, including jaw-dropping slides for thrill seekers and zero-depth entry areas for little ones.
• Another favorite is CoCo Key (816.737.0200), featuring 55,000 square feet of indoor fun with a wading pool, slides, fast tube rides, activity pools and more!

Swim at the Beach

• Shawnee Mission Park Beach 7900 Renner Road Shawnee Mission, KS. Open May 25 - Aug. 11 (Noon-6pm Daily, except Tuesday when the beach closes at 5pm). Admission range $4-7 according to age and residency.

A Few of our Favorite Pools

• Summit Waves in Lee's Summit: A family aquatic center featuring a 904-ft Action River! The outdoor water park also features one body slide and one tube slide, a six lane lap pool with diving boards, a water playground area featuring mini-slides, dump buckets and more. When taking a break enjoy the concession stand with healthy items, snacks, drinks and more.
• Memorial Park Outdoor Water Park in Belton: Enjoy the  action river, and plunge more than two stories down the Speed Slide, or hop on an inner tube and swirl down the Tornado Slideinto the pool below. Float over to Cargo Crossing, where you can challenge your balancing skills and try to stay dry as you traverse across floating lily pads while clinging to the palm tree supported cargo net above. Grab a tube and float around the water park in the 82,000-gallon Action River, or get a little exercise walking against the 4 mph current. 

• Overland Park Swimming Pools: The City of Overland Park has six outdoor pools. Bluejacket Pool: Avoid summertime shivers in this heated pool flanked by decks, shade and grassy areas. Marty Pool: Built in 1994, Marty is the ideal facility for younger children. The facility is surrounded by lots of grassy areas perfect for laying out or relaxing. Tomahawk Ridge Aquatic Center: At TRAC, the city's largest overall pool facility, visitors can enjoy lots of shade and grassy areas for laying out or relaxing. Roe Pool: Set among trees in a pleasant park atmosphere, Roe has water depths ranging from 3-feet-6-inches to 12 feet. Stonegate Pool: Originally, the city's smallest pool, Stonegate Pool was rebuilt in 2009 after more than 40 years of summertime fun. Young's Pool: One of the city's largest pools, Young's makes its mark with a 31-foot-tall water slide that dares guests to take the plunge down the drop slide. The indoor pools at Matt Ross Community Center are open year round.
• Black Bob Bay in Olathe: This waterpark features Raft Water Slides, Lazy River,Shallow Water Play Structures, Family Changing Room, Shade Areas for Party Rentals, Dive well (2 1-meter diving boards and 2 3-meter diving boards), 50-Meter Pool and Baby Pool.
• Lenexa Swimming Pools: The city of Lenexa offers several outdoor pools. Indian Trails Aquatic Center: Eight 50-meter lanes, ¾-meter diving board, in-deck spray feature, AquaClimb rock wall, and two large water slides. Flat Rock Pool: Zero-depth entry, on-deck and in-water shade structures, in-water benches, interactive mushroom water feature, three 25-yard lap lanes, 1-meter diving board, in-deck spray feature, basketball goal, and AquaClimb rock wall. Ad Astra Pool: Zero-depth entry, on-deck shade structures, eight 50-meter lanes, two 1-meter diving boards, baby pool and in-deck spray features.
• Gladstone Municipal Pool: Amenities include a water slide, concession area and deck, shade structures, deck furniture and play features
• Adventure Oasis in Independence:  Pools, water slides, lazy river and play areas for young children.
• Discover more with our online guide to Kansas City's pools and water parks.

Kansas City Area Spraygrounds:

Kansas City is home to many wonderful Spraygrounds! Spraygrounds are water playgrounds where children can run and play through sprinklers and sprays on a safe surface. This is a fantastic, fun, FREE way to cool off on a hot Summer Day. Spraygrounds are open Memorial Day - Labor Day across the Metro! 

Kansas City Missouri Spraygrounds: (Open 11am-7pm)

• Dagg Park: 701 E 21st Ave
• Harmony Park: E. 10th St & Agnes Ave. Kansas City, MO
• Jacob L. Loose Park: W. 52nd Terrace & Summit Ave. Kansas City, MO (Closed Wednesdays.)
• Sunnyside Park: W. 83rd St. & Summit Ave. Kansas City, MO
• Longview Tract: 7107 Longview Rd. Kansas City, MO
• Golden Oaks Park: N.E. 46th Street & N. Antioch Rd. Kansas City, MO
• Garrison Square: E. 4th St. & Forest Ave. Kansas City, MO
• Central Park: Linwood Blvd & Bales Ave. Kansas City, MO
• Nelson C. Crews Park: E. 27th St & Michigan Ave. Kansas City, MO
• Douglass Playground at Grace Williams Nicholl Park: 2632 Jarboe St. Kansas City, MO
• Zona Rosa: I-29 and Barry Rd. Kansas City MO
• Gillham Park: 3915 Gillham Rd, Kansas City, MO

Independence Missouri Spraygrounds:

• McCoy Park: 24 Highway & N. Delaware
• Rotary Park: 24th & Hardy

Lee's Summit Missouri Sprayground:

• Miller J. Fields Park: 1301 SE 3rd Terr
• Lea McKeighan:  125 NE Chipman Rd

Grandview Missouri Spraygrounds:

• John Anderson Park: 4701 E. 135th Street (Note: This one features a fun pirate theme! This Sprayground is featured in the photo on the right.)

Liberty Missouri Spraygrounds:

• City Park: 970 S. Highway 291
• Ruth Moore Park: 401 N. Morse

Kansas City Kansas Spraygrounds:

• Eisenhower Park: 2901 N. 72nd St.
• Heathwood Park: 10th & Parallel Pkwy

Overland Park Kansas Spraygrounds:

• Roe Park: 10400 Roe Ave
• Sapling Grove Park: 82nd & Grant Ave