Find the Best Splash Pads in Ottawa
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.
Sieveright Park Splash Pad is a basic splash pad with a short yellow post. When the button is pressed water mists out of all sides of the post at a high pressure. The water cycle is fairly short.
The park next to the pad has a playstructure.
Manor Park Splash Pad has a fire hydrant, a tall aquadome post, and some ground sprinklers. The park itself has a nice atmosphere – there is plenty of shade and places to eat, a few structures, and a community centre that had public washrooms open at the time of our visit.
The City of Ottawa open data says this splash pad is only open on weekends, but it worked fine on a Friday morning.
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
Nault Park Splash Pad is a fun splash pad whose main draw is two tall yellow flowers. The water cycles through the structures in various patterns making it fun to try to move around without getting wet.
The splash pad is located in a large fenced-in park. There are smooth newly paved paths circling around the park that are perfect for little cyclists. There is plenty of shade, places to sit, swings, and a few playstructures.
Queenswood Ridge Park Splash Pad is an older splash pad with a unique feature – a small red water slide. (But it’s still a basic old wooden post splash pad.) You’ll need a friend to hold the button down for the water slide to work.
The park near the pad is quite large. There is plenty of shade in the park, a large hill, fields and a running track, a rink, and several playstructures.