When the temperature goes up, kids need to play in water! From the coolest free splash pads to the best pools across the city, we know just where to go to keep your cool at the best splash pads and pools in Los Angeles.

Our parent-writers have slathered on the sunscreen and hit pools from Glendale to Santa Monica, and Torrance to Santa Clarita to find the best slides, private pools with day passes, and giant pools where kids can play all day.