Find the Best Splash Pads in Ottawa
Westcliffe Park Splash pad is a basic pad featuring some ground fountains and jets. The water pressure is impressive – some of the water sprayed up as tall as the surrounding trees.
The splash pad is located on top of a hill beside a community centre. At the bottom of the hill is a shaded play area with swings and several structures.
Bluegrass Park Splash Pad is a newer splash pad that features an aquadome, flower dumping buckets, and an arch.
The splash pad and the playstructure beside it don’t have much shade but there are trees around the periphery of the park that offer shade. There is also a gazebo and swings at the park.
Harrold Place Park Splash Pad was a charming, lovely surprise of a park nestled in a quiet street. The splash pad is actually quite big with a long, rotating cycle of water in it’s structures. The main features of the splash pad are two large arches on either side of the pad and two tall serpentine posts that spray water out of the ends. This is a nice splash pad for more hesitant splashers as there is a lot of room between the structures and the water pressure isn’t too high.
The park is well shaded, has a gazebo and plenty of places to sit, and has a playstructure to explore. read more
Celebration Park Splash Pad is a fun splash pad in a large park. The splash pad has a long rotating cycle and the pad itself is fairly spacious. The main structures are a spray loop, a spraying post, and a tall post with a bucket, flower, and pipe that rain water down on you.
The park has some shade but there is a gazebo beside the splash pad. There are also swings and two playstructures to explore right beside the pad.
Beacon Hill North Splash Pad is a basic but fun splash pad in a lovely park. The splash pad’s main feature is it’s two elephant cannons. The city has also painted their logo on the concrete floor of the pad giving it a new, bright feel.
The park has a lovely gazebo, a community centre, swings, and several playstructure to explore.
Greenboro Park Splash Pad is an older splashpad with three ground jets shooting up into the centre of the pad.
What makes this splash pad worth a visit is the park connected to it. The splash pad is directly beside one of the city’s large wading pools. (There are lifeguards on duty at the pool.) There are also a few fun playstructures to explore right beside the pad. Another bonus of this park is it’s close proximity to the Greenboro Community Centre – complete with a newly renovated library and public washrooms. read more