Mijas opens new splash park in Gran Parque – but mind the Sun

Mijas Council has just switched on a new splash park inside Gran Parque to give families a special outdoor area for water play equipped with 41 interactive play points distributed according to age groups. This addition will help with high temperatures by offering a fun outdoor activity option for younger residents.

The new facility covers 430 square metres and permits up to 65 children to use it at the same time, with daily access available from 10am until 10pm.

Gran Parque houses this installation within its large green expanse and places it among the most complete zones for child water-based leisure in the province.

Three separate zones for varied age groups

The division of the big park creates three separate zones adapted to different stages of childhood development.

• One zone caters to babies aged one to three years.
• A second zone addresses the needs of children aged four to nine years.
• A third zone provides activities suitable for children aged ten and eleven years.

Each zone offers wet ideas that combine play, physical activity and sensory experiences centred on water.

Additional games encourage exploration and discovery through contact with water in various forms.

Green and safety aspects

• A closed-circuit water system reuses treated water to support environmental responsibility.
• Anti-slip pavement throughout the area lowers the risk of falls during energetic play sessions.

Planners chose these systems to make sure the facility operates efficiently with minimal environmental impact over time.

Rules governing use of the facility

Children under eight years of age require constant adult supervision at all times, and the park’s security will be keeping an eye on this throughout the summer. Babies must wear nappies, and organisers prohibit balls, balloons, bicycles and other similar objects or vehicles from entering the splash park.

Expanding network of family leisure spaces

This opening follows the start of operations at the water park in Las Cañadas and adds another free public resource available for families during the hottest part of the year.

The one aspect the new park lacks is the same as all new parks in Spain lack in their first years, but something parents should still look out for is a severe shortage of shade. With any luck after about ten or twenty years, the new trees planted will have developed into adequate shaded areas to protect everyone’s skin. Until then, users of the park should bare this in mind, not least parents and guardians of the little ones.