Find the Best Splash Pads in Ottawa
The new splashpad at Fountainhead Place park is a nice little modern water park.
It only has a few ground sprinklers, but it’s good enough for thirsty dogs and to cool down on a hot summer day. There’s a play structure nearby so you can run back and forth between the two.
The splash pad at Cantebury Park has crazy water pressure.
Maybe it was because one of the little ground fountain sprinklers coming out of the soccer balls was broken, but the spray from the water jets were going up as high as the trees.
There’s also an outdoor wading pool here, but it was closed when we visited.
This is a nice little splash pad that will definitely get you wet. The sign says it’s proudly sponsored by Urbandale Corporation and it’s right beside the Cantebury recreation complex (Brian Kilrea Arena), so you should be able to use the bathroom in there when your little ones need a break. read more
A nice modern splash pad at Fairlea Park near Walkley and Heron road. This one has a red archway to run through and a water cannon to squirt your friends.
A few families stoped by to splish splash as we played in the water park. It has an older play structure nearby when you need to take a break from the water.
We were really excited by the whale tale at the splashpad at Russel Boyd Park.
Some splashpads make you feel trapped with the sun beating down on you. This one is nice and shady. It’s right beside Blossom Park Public School
A nice modern splashpad with water cannons, archways to run throw, some dumping buckets, and yes, a blue whale tale.
The newly renovated Queenswood Ridge Park is a significant improvement over the old one. (It used to be an old wooden post splashpad with a red water slide. Check out the old photos here.)
Now it’s a modern water park with two archways to run throw, a bunch of ground sprinklers spraying water into the air, 3 dumping buckets, and of course, water cannons to shoot your friends.
It’s a nice improvement – there’s still plenty of shade in the park, a large hill, fields, a running track, a rink, and of course, several play structures. read more
The splash pad at Lawson Park is insane. There’s so much stuff here, we didn’t know where to start.
This used to be a bizarre giant wooden post that didn’t work, but the city renovated it into a very nice modern splashpad with lots of flower and leaf water structures. (Check out this google map satellite image of the renovation)
They have a great garden theme: giant spinning flowers, leaves that spray you, twisty water guns, and yellow rings to run through. There’s also a little area that’s kind of separate that doesn’t have powerful stuff – the 3 gentle water gushers here would be perfect for little splashers. read more