Santee Lakes Sprayground

Our daughter loves water. In fact one of her favorite times of the day is bath time. She always get so exited around the ocean or lakes. I think she gets that from her dad! :-) Anyway, we recently heard about the kids mini water park at Santee Lakes and it sounded like a great way to beat the heat and let Audrey have some fun.

Santee Lakes Sprayground Info

I spent much of my youth around these lakes catching bluegill and bass after school and on the weekends. Since those days there have been quite a few upgrades to this recreation preserve. There are 300 full hook-up campsites, several waterfront and floating cabins, self-propelled watercraft for lake exploration, and access to over 50 miles of regional hiking and biking trails.

This looks like a nice spot for lunch!

No baby girl, we don't eat sticks...

Though the play area itself is only 1,300 square feet in size, the variety of water propelling structures keeps children occupied and exited for a good amount of time.

The sprayground system uses potable water that is treated and filtered before it is recirculated. 

There are benches along the inside the fence for parents to keep a watchful eye on their little ones.

While most of the other kids were older and had no problem testing their nerves for getting soaked, Audrey spent much of her time running around the perimeter of the water obstacle course.

One of the only drawbacks is that the concrete surface of the play area can get a bit slippery. Other than that it was a great way to spent some time close to home on a hot day!