Water playgrounds

Mud track, watercourse - your favorite playgrounds for the summer

Need to cool off? These water playgrounds in the Palatinate are a colorful collection of your favorite places for summer with kids.

FACTS

Price: mostly free

Weather: Summer

Age: For all ages

Location: Palatinate

All the playgrounds have access to water, so pack a change of clothes – some don't have enough shade, so bring something to protect your head as well. Sometimes the water might be turned off – I can't guarantee that.

Furthermore: You can also find great opportunities to play with water in nature. I'll show you 5 beautiful spots in nature.

Here are the most popular water playgrounds in the Palatinate.

Hinterweidenthal - Water playground in the Teufeltisch adventure park:

The adventure park has a water area with a water pump and stream. See the excursion tip with directions.

Annweiler - Watercourse at Trifels Play Trail:

Brand new – the stream invites children to play. There's also a Kneipp pool.

Landau - Water playground Südwestpark

Currently closed! Small water area with mud track and pump. Link to Google Maps

Ilbesheim - Stream on the alla hopp playground:

A stream runs right through the playground. Beware, there's little shade. See the excursion tip with directions.

Germersheim - Playground at Sollachsee:

Water pump with mud track, large sand area and weirs. Caution: very sunny. See excursion tip with directions.

Herxheim - Water playground at Villa Wieser

Small water playground with a mud track and sand area. Link to Google Maps

Rülzheim - alla hopp facility

Link to Google Maps

Edenkoben - Stream running through the alla hopp facility:

Beautifully situated with plenty of shade – one of the nicest Alla Hopp playgrounds. A stream runs right through it. See the excursion tip with directions.

Neustadt - Adventure playground at Böbig:

Mud track and water feature – small but perfectly formed – on the newly designed adventure playground with a giant slide. Link to Google Maps

Hassloch - Super Wings Water Park in Holiday Park:

Newly opened in 2023, it's perfect for hot summer days. However, you have to pay the full Holiday Park entrance fee. The water isn't heated, so this area is only open when the temperature is sufficiently warm.

Deidesheim - Adventure garden with water area

A small but charming water playground with a stream, fountains, and various water features. Please note the opening hours! Link to the excursion tip with directions.

Deidesheim - Mud track at the alla hopp facility

Toddler area with mud track and pump, sandbox and covered play area. Sometimes very sunny. Link to Google Maps

Wachenheim - Pirate Playground "Wachrem":

Water pump and pirate ship – prepare to board! See the excursion tip with directions.

Bad Dürkheim - Water playground at the saltworks:

The exposed Isenach riverbank gets really crowded in summer. There's a great water playground with a suspension bridge over the water. See the excursion tip with directions.

Bad Bergzabern - Kurpark:

Natural watercourse at the playground in the spa park. Link to Google Maps

Ebertsheim - Water playground

Located near Eisenberg, by the stream, idyllic and very popular with you: Link to Google Maps Tip: Afterwards, pick strawberries at Erdbeerland Funck.

Frankenthal - Playground in the Willi-Brandt-Anlage

Small playground with a mud track and water pump in the sand area. Link to Google Maps

Kaiserslautern - Water playground at the garden show:

The water playground, built in the shape of a hill, is just one highlight of the garden show grounds. Note that there's an entrance fee, but it's definitely worth it! See the excursion tip with directions.

Water playground at Ohmbachsee

Great playground with fun combinations: giant slide, pedal boating, or simply splashing around in the sandpit. Link to Google Maps

Pirmasens - Water playground in Strecktalpark

Strecktalpark offers several shady spots and a popular water playground with a water sluice and pump. Link to Google Maps

Zweibrücken

A really lovely water playground at the small Exe river, complete with a pirate island and sandy beach. Link to Google Maps

Contwig:

Water playground at the outdoor swimming pool with damming feature, water wheel and channels – easy access from the swimming pool to the water playground. Link to Google Maps

Water playground in nature

When temperatures rise, we like to go to the forest. It's always a few degrees cooler there, and nature offers great opportunities to play by the water. Please make sure you don't dam any water or damage nature.

Karlstal Gorge near Trippstadt

A lovely short hike in and along the water. See the excursion tip with directions.

Forest Shower Gleisweiler

A shower in the middle of the woods? Absolutely! Pack your swimsuit and let's go. Be careful, though, the stones at the shower itself are VERY slippery. Please take care. See the excursion tip with directions.

Bear Cave Rodalben

A small stream flows from the enormous cave and further down, in a smaller cave, cascades from the stone ceiling as a waterfall. See the excursion tip with directions.

Waterfalls at Hilschweiher

The Hilschweiher pond is fed by water flowing from the waterfalls. See the excursion tip with directions.

Queich spring in Hauenstein

Freezing cold, but perfect for hot summer days. At the spring, there's a Kneipp pool and a stream for cooling off. See the excursion tip with directions.

I hope you enjoy cooling down and I'd love to hear about any tips you try. Just write to me .

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