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A Hot Time to Get Soaked

The updated water feature at Fairfax Corner has 48 dancing water jets.
The updated water feature at Fairfax Corner has 48 dancing water jets. (By Beth Kubovcik -- Sugar Rush Photography)
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Open: Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Sept. 1.

Cost: $4.50 per person ages 2 and older, younger free.

A massive waterfall, a rain tree and "tumble buckets" that tip over randomly delight the kids at the South Germantown Recreational Park Splash Playground. A water maze contains 280 ground level jets for extreme fun and hot weather relief. The playground is fully accessible for people with disabilities and is as fun for splashing babies as it is for teens.

"I don't have to worry about anyone, which is a big concern since my kids are too young to be secure swimmers. It's the only water place I will take my kids without having another adult along," says mother of four, Mary Jardine, 37, of Germantown.


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