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Fairfield Park Splash Pad

The splash pad at Fairfield Park in Gloucester is probably a 4 star splash pad. I say “probably” because it was broken the day we went to splash around.

Two nice fellas from the city of Ottawa explained that there was a problem with the computer, but it would be fixed soon, and sorry about the inconvenience. Who knew there were computers running these sprinklers!

Fairfield Park has a modern water park:

The only question is what’s the water pressure like?

Our two-year old daughter is learning to go potty when she has that ‘funny feeling.’ (Thank goodness for Mo Willems and Smarties. He’s our favourite author right now and he blogs as well which is pretty darn cool.) read more

Elmridge Park splash pad

“It’s one of the wooden post splash pads…”

Yes, it is. And as far as spash pads go, that ain’t a good thing.

Wooden post water parks in Ottawa tend to be low pressure, older splash pads. (Compare that with the new dragon splash pad that was just built at Chapman Mills Main Street Park that has a water breathing dragon!)

The splash pad at Elmridge Park is one of the better wooden post splash pads (but that’s not saying much):

  • There are four posts: three wooden, and one red metal post. Each post has several water nozzles built in on the side that spray water into the center of the splash pad.
  • There’s a start button on each individual post. Unlike most modern splash pads in Ottawa, there isn’t a single button that turns everything on.

Not much to say about this splash pad. We didn’t stay long at all. After all, it’s a hop, skip and a jump to Fairfield Park and that one has a much newer splash pad facility. read more

Jasmine Park Splash Pad

We went splash padding the other day after the monsoons in Ottawa lifted.

The Jasmine Park splash pad is a nice urban water park in Gloucester near Gloucester high school.

  • They have a large 4 ring circle structure that creates a wall of mist to run through.
  • There are two ground sprinklers fountains that alternate on a wierd cycle.
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    Queensway Park Splash Pad

    There’s lots to like about the splash pad at Queensway Park in Gloucester.

    • There are two giant posts with buckets at the top that continuously fill up and dump water on the people below. (They have something similar at the Brewer Park splash pad. It’s like Great Wolf Lodge, as our two-year-old would say.)
    • There are three spouts in the ground that shoot up a single stream of water each.
    • There’s one water spout in the ground that sends up a water fountain

    We really liked how this splash pad and park is surrounded by forest. Sure, it’s behind the Telesat buildings and the Queensway, but if you park on Aurele, you have to walk through the forest to get to the splash pad. Plus, if you continue through the forest behind the splash pad, the path comes out at another park.

    Even though the nearby play structures are simply okay, I really like the splash pad at Queensway Park in Gloucester. read more

    Meadowbrook Park Splash Pad

    The third splash pad on our whirlwind Gloucester adventure is the urban water park at Meadowbrook Park.

    We thought it was broken at first, but that’s only because we had to hold the button in the first time to get it going.

    • There’s a giant red pole than shoots water into the air.
    • There are three water streams that shoot out from the ground.
    • The start button is on a blue post.

    The Meadowbrook Park splash pad looks like it has been recently redone (compared to the older wooden post at the Cyrville Park splash pad.) We liked the cool interlock and shade. The interlock looks like something that someone would have in their backyard with their pool. read more

    Cyrville Park Splash Pad

    The Cyrville Park splash pad is the second stop of the evening. It’s just around the corner from Stonehenge Park in Gloucester.

    Don’t be tricked by the close-up photo of misty goodness. This is another basic splash pad, although it does have a cool trough that we’ve never seen before.

    • There’s a basic wooden post. Push the button and water sprays out. Period.
    • There’s also a red trough with a water pump for kids to play with. The plug for the trough doesn’t seem to work, but you can pump water and float things.

    We liked the pirate ship play structure beside the water park. It’s like a smaller version of the pirate ship our friends showed us at Millenium Park in Orleans. (Unfortunately, the Cyrville Park ship structure has been vandalized with spray paint.) read more