The Austin pools and splash pads still open this fall.
15 city pools and splash pads still open into October, with the answers that decide the afternoon: when it opens, what it costs, which day it is shut, and whether there is somewhere for a toddler to splash. 10 of them have a splash pad or a wading pool.
Each row was checked against its own page on the city’s parks site, or the Pease Park Conservancy’s, on the date stamped under it. The city’s open pool dataset was the starting list and nothing more: where it disagreed with a pool’s own page, the page won. Where two city pages disagree with each other, both are printed.
The season, as the city states it
city splash pads
The 9 splash pads on this sheet run through October 31, 2026, and the city pads close at 6 p.m. instead of 8 from October 1. The pools that charge entry charge it through the end of October.
5 of the 15, so you can see what a row holds
Every field below was copied from the place’s own page on the date stamped under it. A splash pad or a wading pool counts only where that page lists one.
Bailey Splash Pad
splash pad · 1201 W. 33rd St.
- Kids
- A splash pad.
- Fee
- Free. The city charges no entry fee at its splash pads.
- Hours
- Daily, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. through the end of September, then 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. from October 1 to October 31. (The page prints the first window’s end as “September 31”.)
- Closures
- No weekly closure day is listed on its page.
- Season
- May 1 to October 31, 2026.
- Run by
- Austin Parks and Recreation
Checked 2026-09-22 · austintexas.gov · austintexas.gov
Pease Park Splash Pad
splash pad · 1100 Kingsbury St., in Kingsbury Commons
- Kids
- A splash pad. The conservancy asks that no diapers are changed and no food is opened within six feet of the water, and that dogs stay out of it.
- Fee
- unknown
- Hours
- 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., which the conservancy calls its current splash pad hours.
- Closures
- unknown
- Season
- May 1 through October 31.
- Run by
- Pease Park Conservancy, in partnership with Austin Parks and Recreation
The city’s page says parking is extremely limited and urges walking, biking, or transit. These are shorter hours than the city pads keep.
Checked 2026-09-22 · austintexas.gov · peasepark.org · peasepark.org
Barton Springs Pool
pool · 2201 William Barton Dr., in Zilker Park
- Kids
- No splash pad or wading pool on its page.
- Fee
- Charges entry through the end of October. Residents: $2 for a child (1 to 11), $3 for a junior (12 to 17), $5 for an adult, and $2 for a senior (62 and up). Non-residents: $4, $5, $9, and $5. Under 1 and veterans are free.
- Hours
- Every day but Thursday, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.: swim at your own risk from 5 to 8 a.m., guarded from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday: swim at your own risk from 5 to 9 a.m., closed for cleaning from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., guarded from 7 to 10 p.m.
- Closures
- Closed for cleaning on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Season
- Year-round. The city lists it as a year-round facility.
- Run by
- Austin Parks and Recreation
Two city pages disagreeThe visit page gives the address as 2201 William Barton Dr.; the citywide pools page gives 2131 William Barton Dr.
Tickets are sold online and in the ATXSwims app, at kiosks by both entrances, and for cash at the cashier window. The visit page bars food, coolers, pets, and glass.
Checked 2026-09-22 · austintexas.gov · austintexas.gov · austintexas.gov
Deep Eddy Pool
pool · 401 Deep Eddy Ave.
- Kids
- No splash pad or wading pool on its page. The page lists a zero-depth entry and a shallow side from zero to 4 feet. It does not list a wading pool.
- Fee
- Charges entry through the end of October. Residents: $2 for a child (1 to 11), $3 for a junior (12 to 17), $5 for an adult, and $2 for a senior (62 and up). Non-residents: $4, $5, $9, and $5. Under 1 and veterans are free.
- Hours
- Through October 31: lap swim 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and recreational swim 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., every day but Tuesday. The pool fills daily with untreated aquifer water and does not open until it is full.
- Closures
- Closed every Tuesday for cleaning and maintenance.
- Season
- Year-round per the citywide pools page. Its own page publishes a schedule only through October 31.
- Run by
- Austin Parks and Recreation
Checked 2026-09-22 · austintexas.gov · austintexas.gov · austintexas.gov
Springwoods Pool
pool · 13320 Lyndhurst St.
- Kids
- A wading pool. The page lists a wading pool among its features and a zero-depth beach entry to 5 feet.
- Fee
- Charges entry through the end of October. Residents: $2 for a child (1 to 11), $3 for a junior (12 to 17), $5 for an adult, and $2 for a senior (62 and up). Non-residents: $4, $5, $9, and $5. Under 1 and veterans are free.
- Hours
- Weekdays 3 to 8 p.m., weekends 12 to 7 p.m., recreational and lap swim, through March 12, 2027.
- Closures
- Closed Thanksgiving (November 26), Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, MLK Day (January 18), and Presidents’ Day (February 15). Closes at 4 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.
- Season
- Year-round. The city lists it as a year-round facility.
- Run by
- Austin Parks and Recreation
Checked 2026-09-22 · austintexas.gov · austintexas.gov · austintexas.gov
10 more places are behind the email: the rest of the city splash pads, the free pools, and the year-round pools with their holiday closures.
Not on this sheet, and why
The places people look for that are not open this fall, each with the reason its own page gives.
Liz Carpenter Splash Pad. Its page says it is closed until further notice for repairs after its pump room flooded.
Rosewood Splash Pad. Its own page says closed for repairs, while the citywide pools page still lists it as open. The sheet goes with the pad’s own page.
Little Stacy Wading Pool and the 23 other seasonal pools the city marks closed. Closed for the season. Little Stacy’s page gives August 16 as its last day.
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