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A Hot Time to Get Soaked
The updated water feature at Fairfax Corner has 48 dancing water jets.
(By Beth Kubovcik -- Sugar Rush Photography)
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11900 Palace Way
Open: Through Labor Day, Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The nexus of the Fairfax Corner complex's "main street" is the water fountain feature. Updated this year by the same designer of the famous Bellagio Hotel fountains in Las Vegas, the fountain includes 48 dancing water jets. Water pressure is turned down during the day for younger children. In the evening, dramatic lighting transforms the fountain to art and the water shoots up to 30 feet in the air. However, the Fairfax Corner fountains are safe for play at all times.
Julie Tower-Pierce, 31, of Reston, says the fountains get "an A-plus from me for cleanliness, convenient location, lots of parking and upscale, attractive surroundings. My kids beg to play here when it's hot outside."
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Good Hope Sprayground
14715 Good Hope Rd., Silver Spring
Open: Through Labor Day, Tuesday through Saturday 12:30 to 7 p.m.
Surrounded by idyllic parkland in eastern Montgomery County, the Good Hope Sprayground is peaceful, as well as fun. There are multiple water umbrellas, randomly scheduled sprays for chasing and dozens of fountains. Bring a lunch to eat in the gazebo or your mitt for a game on the nearby softball field. Children tote their toys to Good Hope to share with friends, and the gentle slope of the sprayground and drainage system is perfect for racing small boats.
South Germantown Recreational Park Splash Playground
18056 Central Park Cir., Boyds
