Find the Best Splash Pads in Ottawa
Bluegrass Park Splash Pad is a newer splash pad that features an aquadome, flower dumping buckets, and an arch.
The splash pad and the playstructure beside it don’t have much shade but there are trees around the periphery of the park that offer shade. There is also a gazebo and swings at the park.
Ouellette Park Splash Pad is a brand new splash pad in Orleans named after the Ouellette family. This one is so new, they haven’t finished putting down the sod yet. It’s not on the city of Ottawa splash pad list at the time of writing.
Being a new park, everything is pretty awesome. The splash pad has loops, a tall archway, water cannons, and fountain sprays. It’s a large pad so many children could happily play at one time.
The park has a huge gazebo area with many picnic tables. There are a few playstructure and several interesting climbing structures to explore. There is also a freshly paved path that runs around and through the park perfect for little cyclists and bladers. There is a small forested area on one side of the park and the paths run through the forest. read more
Hintonburg Park Splash Pad is a simple splash pad with an amazing assortment and quantity of water jets and fountains. There was so much water coming up in so many different places we’re quite sure we didn’t account for all of them when we were counting.
The park itself is a jewel. It’s surrounded by a wall or fence on all four sides and well shaded by old trees. There is plenty of places to sit and two large structures to explore. This is definitely a park worth a visit. 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.
Greenboro Park Splash Pad is an older splashpad with three ground jets shooting up into the centre of the pad.
What makes this splash pad worth a visit is the park connected to it. The splash pad is directly beside one of the city’s large wading pools. (There are lifeguards on duty at the pool.) There are also a few fun playstructures to explore right beside the pad. Another bonus of this park is it’s close proximity to the Greenboro Community Centre – complete with a newly renovated library and public washrooms. read more
We have three words for Winterwood Park Splash Pad: holy water pressure! This newer splashpad has some standard features like a fire hydrant and tall aqua dome post, but what make the splash pad interesting is the incredible amount of water that blasts out if it’s structures. The aqua dome posts usually gently dome water out the top…this one blasted out. Similarly the usually medium sized fountain sprays were as tall as the surrounding trees. Impressive and definitely a way to get very wet. read more