Find the Best Splash Pads in Ottawa
Morrison Park Splash Pad is a simple pad featuring a tall aquadome and three small sprays. It took us a few tries to get the aquadome to turn on.
The park itself is quite nice. It’s shaded and has swings, a gazebo, a playstructure, and plenty of room to sit.
Harrold Place Park Splash Pad was a charming, lovely surprise of a park nestled in a quiet street. The splash pad is actually quite big with a long, rotating cycle of water in it’s structures. The main features of the splash pad are two large arches on either side of the pad and two tall serpentine posts that spray water out of the ends. This is a nice splash pad for more hesitant splashers as there is a lot of room between the structures and the water pressure isn’t too high.
The park is well shaded, has a gazebo and plenty of places to sit, and has a playstructure to explore. read more
Celebration Park Splash Pad is a fun splash pad in a large park. The splash pad has a long rotating cycle and the pad itself is fairly spacious. The main structures are a spray loop, a spraying post, and a tall post with a bucket, flower, and pipe that rain water down on you.
The park has some shade but there is a gazebo beside the splash pad. There are also swings and two playstructures to explore right beside the pad.
Gardenway Park Splash Pad is a newer pad whose main attraction is a tall green post with a dumping bucket and a spinning flower. The water cycle is quite long and the pressure is high – this is a great place to get very, very wet.
Gardenway Park is quite large. It’s an older park so there is plenty of shade and fields to run in. There are swings and playstructures a short walk away from the splash pad.
We noticed there is also a great hill for tobogganing and an outdoor rink. This is a park we’ll check out in the winter, too. read more
A new splash pad with some innovative structures and jets. We were especially impressed with the Aqualien Power Spinner (aka cool spinning flower).
Although it’s a new park the city built a gazebo for shade. There is also a play structure at this park.
Brookshire is a newer park so there isn’t a lot of shade other than the gazebo structure. There are some playstructures right beside the splash pad.
Read our 2012 review here.