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.
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.
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.
We have three words for Winterwood Park Splash Pad: holy water pressure! This newer splashpad has some standard features like a fire hydrant and tall aqua dome post, but what make the splash pad interesting is the incredible amount of water that blasts out if it’s structures. The aqua dome posts usually gently dome water out the top…this one blasted out. Similarly the usually medium sized fountain sprays were as tall as the surrounding trees. Impressive and definitely a way to get very wet. read more
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.
Barrington Park is a smaller splash pad with a great location. The splash pad has a few novelties like an elephant spray gun and a fire hydrant. The splash pad is well shaded in certain times of the day. There is a park located in a grove of trees near the splash pad.
Read our 2013 review here.