Splish Splash
Splish Splash is a 96-acre (390,000 m2) water park located in Calverton, New York.
A theme park inside Riverhead
Open memorial Day – Labor Day
Splish Splash is a seasonal theme park: open memorial Day – Labor Day. Check its calendar for the days and hours. When to go ↓
You can stay in Riverhead
Splish Splash is inside Riverhead, which has 27 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Hempstead
Hempstead is about 50 miles southwest (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 64–82°. When to go ↓
Open since 1991
Splish Splash opened in 1991, 35 years ago. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Riverhead. Green months are the mild ones.
Splish Splash
Splish Splash is a 96-acre (390,000 m2) water park located in Calverton, New York. It has 30 rides and is open for visitors from May to September. Travel Channel ranked Splish Splash as the third-best water park in the United States in the year 2009.
- Type
- Theme park
- Season
- memorial Day – Labor Day
- Opened
- 1991
- Area
- 96 acres
- Owner
- Herschend
- Wikipedia readers
- 4.4K a year
Where to stay near Splish Splash
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Riverhead (27) and Brookhaven (58).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Splish Splash | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverhead | in town | — | 27 17 hotels · 3 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins · 4 campgrounds | 36,394 | $487K | C |
| Brookhaven | 13 mi west | 20 min | 58 30 hotels · 6 motels · 10 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins · 8 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 496,410 | $489K | — |
| Southampton 40% vacation homes | 14 mi east | 20 min | 65 30 hotels · 5 motels · 19 inns & B&Bs · 7 lodges & cabins · 4 campgrounds | 71,601 | $928K | A− |
| Southold 30% vacation homes | 26 mi northeast | 40 min | 50 18 hotels · 3 motels · 21 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins · 5 campgrounds | 24,260 | $859K | B+ |
| Westhampton Beach 56% vacation homes | 9 mi southeast | 15 min | 5 3 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 2,273 | $1,117K | B+ |
| Islip | 28 mi southwest | 40 min | 41 28 hotels · 5 motels · 5 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 340,867 | $535K | — |
| Greenport 20% vacation homes | 23 mi northeast | 35 min | 18 9 hotels · 7 inns & B&Bs · 2 campgrounds | 2,590 | $961K | — |
| Southampton 55% vacation homes | 17 mi east | 25 min | 7 2 hotels · 1 motel · 3 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 4,730 | $2,000K | B |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Splish Splash
Other well-known places within 70 miles.
Big draw65 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw67 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw67 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw65 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw63 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw70 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw69 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw66 mi MuseumMuseum of Modern Art1.2M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Modern Art: hibino, CC BY 2.0
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Visiting Splish Splash
When is Splish Splash open?
memorial Day – Labor Day. Check its calendar for the days and hours, which change through the season.
Is Splish Splash in Riverhead?
Yes. It’s inside Riverhead, NY.
When is the best time to visit Splish Splash?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 64–82°.
How far is Splish Splash from Oyster Bay and Hempstead?
About 42 miles west of Oyster Bay and about 50 miles southwest of Hempstead, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Splish Splash?
Long Island MacArthur (ISP), about 21 miles away. The nearest big hub is John F. Kennedy (JFK), about 58 miles.
Where should I stay near Splish Splash?
Riverhead (in town, 27 places to stay), Brookhaven (13 mi, 58 places to stay) and Southampton (14 mi, 65 places to stay).
Tips from people in Riverhead
No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in Riverhead’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.