Indiana State Fair just unveiled its new splash pad. Here's other places you can cool off
The Indiana State Fair has a new answer to hot August days: A farm-themed splash pad where fairgoers of all ages can cool off.
The splash pad, included with general admission and located in the northeast quadrant of the fairgrounds near Pioneer Village, has a tractor-shaped sprinkler and a sprayer shaped like an old-fashioned water tower. The area is surrounded by partially shaded benches that are safely out of the splash zone.
At a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, children wearing Indiana State Fair T-shirts romped through the water, spraying each other with a butterfly-shaped fountain and cooling off in a mister.
“Bring an extra set of clothing,” Leroy Lewis III, a state fair media spokesperson, said. "Great place for families to come and relax.”The splash pad is right across from the restrooms if people need to change, he said.
No food is allowed in the splash pad, which will only open to the public once the fair opens on Aug. 2. The splash pad closes when the fair does on Aug. 18.The splash pad will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the fair. The fair is closed on Mondays.
Can’t wait until August to cool off? There are plenty of other splash pads around Indianapolis and the surrounding areas.
Where to find splash pads in Indy
All the pads in this section are open from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Andrew Ramsey Park310 W. 42nd St.This splash pad is a concrete slab with motion sensors and water that shoots out of the ground.
Bel Aire Park2901 W. Mooresville Road
Bertha Ross Park3700 Clifton St.This park near Crown Hill Cemetery is partially wooded.
Carson Park5400 S. High School RoadThe splash park here has a play structure shaped like a pirate ship.
Centennial & Groff Park2300 N. Centennial St.
Christian Park4125 English Ave.The water features at this park have colorful flower-shaped elements.
Clayton & LaSalle Park401 S. Lasalle St.There are shaded picnic tables next to the splash pad here.
Grassy Creek Park10510 E. 30th St.
Haughville Park520 N. Belleview Pl.
Holliday Park6363 Spring Mill RoadThis 94-acre park is home to The Ruins and a nature center.
Jake Greene Park1700 N. Franklin RoadThe splash pad has dumping buckets and fountain visitors can point and spray each other with.
Krannert Park605 S. High School Road
Municipal Gardens Park1831 Lafayette Road
Riverwood Park7201 Crittenden Ave.
Tarkington Park45 W. 40th St.This park’s splash pad is flat with water shooting directly out of the ground.
Wes Montgomery Park3400 N. Hawthorne Ln.The splash pad has a path lined by circular sprayers children can run through.
Wildwood Park8100 Southeastern Ave.
Windsor Village Park6510 E. 25th St.
Where to find splash pads in Carmel, Fishers and Noblesville
Billericay Park12690 Promise Road, FishersThe splash pad here has a feature shaped like a rainbow.
Dillon Park6001 Edenshall Lane, Noblesville.
Lawrence W. Inlow Park6310 E Main St., Carmel
Mulberry Fields9645 Whitestown Road, Zionsville
Quaker Park17501 Dartown Road, Westfield
Roy G. Holland Memorial Park1 Park Dr, Fishers
West Park2700 W 116th St., CarmelThe splash pad here is built to resemble a rocky stream complete with a pedestrian bridge over it.
Westermeier Commons1235 Central Park Dr. E., Carmel
Alex Haddon is a Pulliam Fellow. You can contact her at AHaddon@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana State Fair adds splash pad to water playgrounds list in Indy
