Find the Best Splash Pads in Ottawa
Plouffe Park Splash Pad is a fun urban splashpad located in a park area behind Plant Recreation Centre. The splash pad is fairly large and features several fun structures like a rainbow arch.
The splash pad has some shade and is located near a gazebo structure. There are also two playstructures in the park. There are public washrooms available in the recreation centre.
Morrison Park Splash Pad is a simple pad featuring a tall aquadome and three small sprays. It took us a few tries to get the aquadome to turn on.
The park itself is quite nice. It’s shaded and has swings, a gazebo, a playstructure, and plenty of room to sit.
Kilreen Park splash pad was a wooden post kinda splashpad when we visited.
It has since been updated to a more modern splashpad. (Thanks to ChzPlz for letting us know.)
The water pressure here was impressive. Wow.
Lawson Park has a tall wooden structure that obviously was once a water tower. However, we were unable to locate a start button. This pad is obviously closed.
Hintonburg Park Splash Pad is a simple splash pad with an amazing assortment and quantity of water jets and fountains. There was so much water coming up in so many different places we’re quite sure we didn’t account for all of them when we were counting.
The park itself is a jewel. It’s surrounded by a wall or fence on all four sides and well shaded by old trees. There is plenty of places to sit and two large structures to explore. This is definitely a park worth a visit. read more