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Fisher Park

Fisher Park is a nice little modern splash pad in Ottawa. There are two dragons, a couple of water sprinklers, some water cannons, as well as some arches and mushrooms.

There is parking at Fisher Park alternative school as well as nearby street parking. Beside the splash pad, there is a gazebo and a park.

Henri-Rocque Park Splash Pad

Henri-Rocque Park Splash Pad UPDATED: July 9, 2019

A nice, new modern splash pad in Orleans (Avalon Encore). This splash pad is pretty gentle in terms of water pressure and can be a great way to cool down in summer.

  • 2 tall posts that look like blades of green grass and they spray water.
  • A black spider (named Charlotte) that hangs from the top of one of blades of grass. She sprays water from both sides
  • 2 smaller posts – one looks like a ball, and the other one has a circular top. Both of them spray water from the sides. (Apparently they spin as well, but we didn’t discover that yet!)
  • 4 ground sprinklers, each one has a different flower design.

Henri-Rocque Park Splash Pad also has some pretty fun things around it

  • There’s a gazebo with 3 picnic tables, but only one of them is under the gazebo itself.
  • There are two play structures nearby, swings, a basketball court, as well as an exercise area.
  • Right beside the gazebo is a sand pit so your little ones can use buckets and shovels.

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    Big Bird Park Splash Pad

    Big Bird Park Splash Pad is a modern splash pad located in Chatelaine Village (Orleans), Ottawa. It’s located on a little bit of green space that connects Marsha Park and Big Bird Park. Lots of street parking on Mockingbird Drive.

    (Psst, Big Bird Park even has a playground facebook page.)

    We checked out the splashpad on Tuesday July 9, 2019 and the splash pad was under repairs. (The city had put giant orange pylons over the ground sprinklers.)

    You can tell it’s a nice splash pad, even though the water was off.

    There was a red post with a spinner at the top, a tall umbrella post to hide under, two circle hoops to run through, and 6 ground sprinklers. They also had a yellow post with a circle at the top that you could rotate. (It’s too stiff for a little one to turn, but grown ups and big kids could probably get it to rotate.)

    We couldn’t get a sense of how strong the water pressure was – different splash pads seem to range from gentle fountains to higher power water jets.

    We’ll have to come back when it’s working again!

    Deer Run Park Splash Pad

    Deer Run Park splash pad is a nice modern splashpad out in Stittsville.

    There are four rainbow coloured rings to run through, or you could choose to stand underneath the blue domed umbrella. (If you’re brave enough, you could stand under the 3 blue dumping buckets for a little splash!)

    In addition to the ground sprinklers, there are also two water cannons to blast your siblings (or parents!)

    The park has some shade – you can find two picnic benches underneath a blue gazebo. There’s also a play structure nearby, as well as a basketball court.

    All in all, a nice little splash pad!

    JOSEPH VEZINA PARK Splashpad

    The new splash pad at Joseph Vezina Park has a gazebo which provides a nice break from the hot sun.

    Lots of ground sprinklers, and we always love standing under the water umbrellas from the tall posts. It looks like a shimmering dome of water.

    There is a tall green wavy post, but unfortunately it was broken when we visited.

    CANTERBURY PARK Splash Pad

    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.