Find the Best Splash Pads in Ottawa
Piazza Dante Park Splash Pad is the epitome of an urban park. The lovely square is completely paved and bordered by tables and benches. The splash pad is a group of eight fountains set in a star in the middle of the square. It’s a fairly simple pad with a long cycle.
There is shade and plenty of places to sit in this square, but not much else to entertain little splashers. It’s also located at the intersection of two very busy streets if containment is a concern.
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.
Sheffield Glen Park Splash Pad is a simple pad in a large, older park. The start button turns on three very powerful fountain sprays that shoot up and out into the pad. The streams seem a bit off centre and most of the water goes to one side off the pad.
The park is quite spacious and shaded. There is a playstructure and swing beside the splash pad.
Elmridge Park Splash Pad is an older wooden post pad. There are four posts at the pad, each with it’s own start button.
Read our 2012 review here.
Greenbank Park Splash Pad is a simple splash pad with character. The pad is set in a wooded, shaded area of Greenbank Park. When the button is pressed, three powerful jets turn on into the centre of the pad. A small wood bridge on one side of the pad is a nice touch.
The park is fenced in, has plenty of shade, and had an older wooden structure.
Read our 2012 review here.
Cyrville Park Splash Pad is an older splash pad with a wood post that sprays from one side. The pad also has an unusual water trough. There are two red troughs and a hand operated water pump to fill them up.
The main draw of this park is not the splash pad but the cool pirate ship structure beside the pad.
Read our 2012 review here.