Hours of Operation: June to early September (weather permitting), 7 days/week (9 a.m. to dusk)
Installed: July 2014
Age Range: all ages
Parking: some street parking along Ashbury Blvd and Audley Rd South (there is a small Carruthers Marsh parking lot on Ashbury Blvd but priority parking is for those using the pavilion)
Ground Cover: cement and sand
Main Equipment:
- 1 spray arch
- 2 spray posts
- 2 water blasters
- 1 sand play area
Accessibility Features: wheel chair accessible main splash pad area (small curb lip in the sand play area)
Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:
- see Ashbury Park post
Shade: shade pavilion over 3 picnic tables, 2 picnic tables with permanent umbrellas, and lovely permanent umbrellas over the sand play area! the surrounding trees offer plenty of other shady spots to get out of the sun
Overall assessment: This is a great new addition to Ajax! It offers a cute marsh theme with frog spray arch and tadpole like water blasters. Definitely worth checking out since it is right beside the waterfront trail as well as Ashbury Park playground!