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CARDINAL GLEN PARK Splash Pad

Cardinal Glen Park Splash Pad is an older park located in the community of Cardinal Glen.  It has a simple wood post that sprays water out three of it’s sides.

The park itself would be nice for younger children.  The park is fenced in on all sides, has plenty of shade, places to eat, and a few smaller structures to play in.

(The city of Ottawa open data says this splash pad is closed and under repair, but when we visited, the wooden post splash pad turned on just fine… Mind you, it is a wooden post.) read more

DR. JOHN HOPPS PARK Splash Pad

Dr. John Hopps Park has a modern, inviting splash pad with many different devices rotating through a fairly long cycle.  At any given time there is water coming out from somewhere and you need to move quickly if you’re trying to avoid getting wet.

The splash pad itself has little shade as the park is fairly new.  There is a gazebo nearby and a playstructure at the park.

THORNECLIFFE PARK Splash Pad

The splash pad at Thornecliffe Park is a basic ground jets pad.  It has seven jets of different strengths.  The timer is short but it’s located on the top of a post of a height easy enough for young children to reach.

There is a gazebo at the park and a playstructure.  The slides on the structure are metal so it’s harder to use in the summer sun.

McCARTHY PARK Splash Pad

A novel themed splash pad.  The pad is shaped like a lily pad.  The structures at the park include a froggy archway and a cattail post.  This one was our daughter’s favourite of the day – it’s a nice splash pad for more hesitant splashers.  The pressure is gentle and there is nothing unpredictable or that can be targeted at others.

There are many older trees at this park so there is plenty of shade.  There are also swings and a playstructure at the park.

OWL PARK Splash Pad

An unusual splash pad.  It’s quite a large pad; painted a light blue pool colour.  The pad is located in an older neighbourhood so there is plenty of shade and benches available.  There is a pirate ship play structure located nearby.

BORDELEAU PARK Splash Pad

Updated: June 7, 2019

This splash pad is at the park right beside the Chinese Embassy and the Rideau River. There’s a play structure and tennis courts beside the splash pad.

We had fun at this splash pad. Really impressed with how high some of the ground water jets go. (They shoot higher than the water park structures.) The blue circle start button is on the ground right in the center of where all of the directional water jets are pointing at, so you’re bound to get wet.

They made it so the water naturally runs down the side, under a foot bridge, and into the river. Kinda cool. read more