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Lincoln Heights Park Splash Pad

Lincoln Heights Park is a nice little quiet park with big mature trees. We had a lovely picnic on our blankie on a small hill between the swings and the benches by the play structure.

The splash pad itself is pretty weak.

  • There’s a red “fire hydrant” with four water spouts on the sides. The water pressure was pretty weak.
  • The dog enjoyed cooling down after chasing a tennis ball with her daddy.
  • It’s good for putting your feet in or washing your hands.

Roy Duncan Park Splash Pad

I thought today was going to be a quiet day, but apparently not.

I like Roy Duncan Park in Westboro. It has a pretty gazebo beside a simple splash pad. Three different home day care providers swung by with their little kids to play in the water while we snacked on our blanket.

The splash pad is basic, but enough.

  • There are four jets that come out from the ground. Two of the water jets come out of pretty purple flowers. We like purple.

Cardinal Creek Valley

Cardinal Creek Valley is a new park and splash pad out in Spring Ridge. (It’s not on the city of Ottawa 2011 PDF map, but it is listed on their site and their open data.)

Wow, is it ever cool.

  • They have a giant yellow flower that sprinkles water from the top onto the petals. (If you stay close to the green pole, you can stay relatively dry!)
  • They have another giant metal structure that pours water onto a plate that sprays the people below.
  • I like the two water guns that spray water into the center of the splash pad (but the water turns off so you can’t spray people behind you.)
  • There’s a giant blue circle that sprays water that you can run through.
  • Finally, there’s an assortment of water fountains that spray up from different parts of the floor. (My favorite is the little one on the side that playfully spits up a little stream every now and then.
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    Kaladar Park Splash Pad

    The Kaladar Park splash pad seems pretty tame compared to some of the other splash pads in the city. There are three wooden posts that spray water into the center when you push the button.

    We had more fun playing on the play structure beside the splash pad, but this water park might be nice on a really hot day. At least Rogers had LTE coverage here.

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    Portobello Park Splash Pad

    Portobello Park is great and the splash pad is very popular.

    Lots of families playing today and a large day care group came by for lunch. Our daughter and her friend had a lovely picnic beside the splash pad.

    There are several different water activities here:

    • There’s a red post that looks a little like a fire hydrant. It has several nozzles shooting out water from the sides. At the top of the post is a giant black dome (button) that turns on everything at the splash park.
    • The Portobello park splash pad has a giant yellow pole that sprays a fountain of water from the very top.
    • There is a row of water fountains that shoot up from the ground.
    • Finally, there’s a big blue water canon to spray your friends.

    There’s lots to like about this place. We liked how easy it is to turn on the water. Some splash pads have a button that is hard to hold in for the water to squirt (Chapman Mills splash pad, for example.). Portobello Park splash pad has a single black dome on top of the fire hydrant post that is touch activated so even little kids can turn on this splash pad (as long as they’re tall enough to reach the top.) Sometimes the splash pad didn’t turn on right away, so you could see kids rubbing the button trying to get it to magically turn on. read more

    Chapman Mills Park

    The splash pad at Chapman Mills Park is okay, but after starting the day at the splash pad at South Nepean park, everything pales in comparison.

    The splash pad is a single red tower with two buttons – one controls the two nozzles on the pole and the other button controls a spray way up high on the roof. Take your pick.

    The button has to be continuously pressed for the water to come out, but its really too hard for a child under six to press, so you’d need an older child or adult to hold the button down.

    Chapman Mills seems like an older park before fancy splash pads made. The park is made out of wood, and it’s quite lovely. The fenced-in toddler area would be a draw.

    Personally, I didn’t like the fact that Rogers only had 3G in this are because google maps on my iPad failed. What did people do before GPS?

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