Free Summer Fun At Wenatchee’s Splash Pads And Wading Pools

If you are new to Wenatchee, a free, summertime attraction your kids will love is the public splash pads and wading pools available in the community.

Splash pads, which feature a soft-coated surface and a variety of whimsical water spouts to shower kids with cooling water, can be found at Rotary Park, Lincoln Park, and a steamboat-themed feature in Riverfront Park.  

Traditional wading pools, with shallow water just a few inches deep, are located at Washington and Pennsylvania Parks.

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Free Splash Pad Locations in Wenatchee

(Open daily 11:00am to 8:00pm through Labor Day)

• Rotary Park 1401 Kirby Lane (off Western Ave.)
• Lincoln Park 1410 S. Mission Street
• Riverfront Park (foot of 5th Street Roundabout)

Lincoln Park Splash Pad City of Wenatchee

Free Wading Pools in Wenatchee

(Open Monday through Friday 1:00pm to 5:00pm)

• Pennsylvania Park 219 Pennsylvania Ave
• Washington Park 110 S. Miller Street
• Methow Kiwanis Park 420 Methow Street

City of Wenatchee wading pool at Washington Park

The City of Wenatchee operates the municipal 50-meter outdoor pool in Pioneer Park. Eastmont Metro Parks & Recreation operates the Eastmont Aquatic Center in East Wenatchee. Both have admission fees and offer swim lessons, public swimming sessions, and other programs typical of "city pools." Wenatchee's city pool closes for the season at the end of summer with a fun doggy swim session where your pet can enjoy some splash time.

The Wenatchee City Pool is located at 220 Fuller Street in Pioneer Park. Eastmont Aquatic Center is at 980 Third Street NE in the Eastmont Community Park.

Waterparks For The Ultimate Summertime Splash

If you're looking for the ultimate in water parks, a quick trip to Slide Waters in Lake Chelan is not to be missed, with an array of water slides for all ages, a lazy river, and the Lakeside Surf Park, which boasts the greatest stationary wave rider in the world. It's so highly rated; they host world-class wave-riding competitions.

Moses Lake's Surf 'n Slide Water Park is a 90-minute drive from Wenatchee, but this municipally run facility has an incredible water park, wave rider, water slides, and community pool in one location.

The Greater Wenatchee area is studying the possibility of a regional sports complex, which would feature an aquatic center, and my hope is for a water park to be included as well.