Find the Best Splash Pads in Ottawa
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.
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.
North Vineyard Park Splash Pad is a basic splash pad with a unique structure – a tall post with a firefighter cutout. (Which makes sense as the splash pad is right beside a fire station.)
There is plenty of shade, places to sit, and room to run at the park. There are playstructures at the other end of the park; they are quite a distance from the splash pad.
It was a bit challenging to access this splash pad. It’s not connected by pathways to the streets that surround the park. We needed to park and walk on the main road to get to the pad. read more
Delorme Park Splash Pad is a newer splash pad whose main attraction is a tall post with three dumping buckets. The water pressure is high and the cycle is long. A surprisingly enjoyable pad.
The park has many attractions – a basketball court, a volleyball net, a hill slide, swings, and a playstructure. There is plenty of shade as well.
This is a park we will come back to visit again.
Walter Baker Park Splash Pad is a basic splash pad with a tall dome, a water cannon, and four fountain sprays. The splash pad has some shade from the surrounding trees.
The draw of this pad is it’s location in beautiful Walter Baker Park. There are two playstructures, an impressive hill to climb and play on, a beautiful pond to explore, and plenty of shade.
Bandmaster Park Splash Pad is a new splash pad with an very interesting structure. The pad’s main feature is something called an Aqualien Rainforest – a tall six post structure that has three central flower posts and three taller dumping flower posts that spill onto the shorter flowers. It’s certainly a novel structure to play under and to admire.
Bandmaster is a spacious park with lots of room to run and a playstructure.