Find the Best Splash Pads in Ottawa
Cardinal Creek Valley Splash Pad is a new pad in Orleans with some interesting structures. The park is new enough that there is little shade at the park other than the gazebo structure. There are many interesting and creative playstructures to explore at this park.
Read our 2012 splashpad review here.
UPDATE (June 10, 2019): This splash pad seems to be broken – the water wasn’t working.
Portobello Park Splash Pad is a newer splash pad with a few interesting structure. The water comes out of the different areas at different times.
The park has younger trees so there isn’t much shade other than a gazebo structure. There are several play structures to play on, including a smaller toddler structure and swing.
Read our 2012 review here.
Chapman Mills Park Splash Pad is an older pad with a tall red post. The buttons need to be continuously pressed for water to come out, making it a challenge for younger children to use.
The park included a few older wooden structures. There is plenty of shade and a fenced in toddler area.
(By the way, the splashpad at Chapman Mills Main Street Park is nicer. There be dragons there.)
Read our 2012 review here.
The splash pad at Queenswood Heights Centennial Park Splash is nice. There are two separate water play areas separated by some picnic tables under some tall trees.
One of the splashpads has two ground geysers, two water cannons, two really high shooting jets, followed by the five bells dumping tower.
The other splash pad is a smaller, circular water park with a single blue water tower and four ground sprinklers. We thought it would be an old school (wimpy) water post, but it’s actually not bad. read more
A nice little green space in the middle of Sandy Hill. Just run through those three yellow rings and you’ll get completely drenched. (If you wait until the splash pad timer runs out, then you can fill up some water buckets from the dribbling water spouts on the ring.)