They painted a cool orange and blue swirl on the ground at Blue Willow Park Splash Pad and that makes all the difference.
ground geyser
VISTA PARK Splashpad
Vista Park has a brand new splash pad in Avalon South. When we visited (July 14, 2013), this splash pad wasn’t even listed on the city website or on Google Maps yet! (You can check out the park specs here on the city of Ottawa website.)
A lot of cool things about this park. We loved how they had 4 spray loops in a twist (so it looks like a spiral.) They also have a drinking fountain nearby that includes a spot on the side to rinse your feet and fill up water buckets!
The water pressure here isn’t as strong as some other parks (check out the wall of water from the spray loops at Sir Wilfred Laurier Park) but there’s so much going on here, that this urban water park still rocks.
SILVERBIRCH PARK Splash Pad
A nice quiet little splash pad with a red archway and a couple of ground sprinklers. (We really like the pretty star shape spray pattern that these loops make.) There’s a picnic table under a gazebo nearby as well as a regular play structure.
Read our 2012 review here.
BARRINGTON PARK Splash Pad
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.
NEW EDINBURGH PARK Splash Pad
A very small splash pad in New Edinburgh park with only four ground sprinklers… but it’s quality, not quantity. You get some impressive height with these water fountains.
QUEENSWOOD HEIGHTS CENTENNIAL PARK Splash Pad
The splash pad at Queenswood Heights Centennial Park Splash is nice. There are two separate water play areas separated by some picnic tables under some tall trees.
One of the splashpads has two ground geysers, two water cannons, two really high shooting jets, followed by the five bells dumping tower.
The other splash pad is a smaller, circular water park with a single blue water tower and four ground sprinklers. We thought it would be an old school (wimpy) water post, but it’s actually not bad.