Area: Whitby South

Hours of Operation:  9am to 9pm (June to September, weather permitting)

Age Range: 2 and up

Parking: limited street parking off of Watson Street E

Ground Cover: cement

Main Equipment: 

• multi-faucet spray post

Accessibility Features: wheelchair accessible

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• see Watson Park post
• water fountain

Seating: 1 park bench at the splash pad, other seating by the playground

Shade: not a lot of tree cover at the splash pad, but surrounding picnic table and park benches have some tree shade throughout the day

Overall assessment: A small local splash pad to beat the summer heat.  Connected to a tot lot playground so likely better for little ones (provided they are okay with spray post water elements only and not the gently in ground elements at other parks)

Area: Whitby Waterfront

Hours of Operation:  9am to 9pm (June to September, weather permitting)

Age Range: toddler and up

Parking: plenty in the parking lot off of Water St

Ground Cover: interlock 

Main Equipment: 

• 1 spray post
• 1 hydrant post
• multiple in ground water features

Accessibility Features: wheelchair accessible but caution that some interlock has shifted causing dips and edges

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• see Kiwanis Heydenshore Park post
• FIT gym
• washrooms (seasonal from 9am to 9pm)

Seating: 6 park benches surrounding the splash pad, multiple park benches and picnic tables are scattered throughout the surrounding park

Shade: morning shade on the splash pad and some shade provided by the surrounding park trees in the afternoon, and picnic tables within the trees offer all day shade as well as those within a picnic table weather shelter (which also have small outdoor BBQs; bring your own fuel)

Overall assessment: A nice little splash pad by the Kiwanis Heydenshore playground with just enough to cool off with for multiple kids on hot summer days.

Area: Ajax North

Hours of Operation: 9am until dusk (seasonal)

Installed: 2013

Age Range: infant and up

Parking: plenty of parking in the adjacent Audley Recreation Centre lot off of Audley Rd and Williamson Dr

Ground Cover: cement

Main Equipment: 

• 1 spray arch tunnel
• 1 spray arch scorpion
• 3 target water blasters
• multiple in ground water features

Accessibility Features: wheelchair accessible

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• 1 basketball court
• 1 tennis court
• Audley Sportsplex playground
• Audley Recreation Centre playground
• Audley Recreation Centre skatepark

Seating: many long concrete benches surrounding the Splash Pad including a few under canopies

Shade: no shade over the splash pad, but bench seating shade at the splash pad and a shade canopy over benches beside the splash pad area

Overall assessment: This is a unique splash pad with a lot of elements to cool off in. There are multiple in ground water jets including some right at the main entrance to the splash pad so look out if you don't feel like getting wet!  (*NOTE it is recommended water shoes be worn).

Area: Ajax Waterfront

Hours of Operation: 9am until dusk (seasonal)

Installed: 2001

Age Range: infant and up

Parking: plenty in the lots available off of Lake Driveway W

Ground Cover: cement

Main Equipment: 

• 1 spray arch tunnel
• 3 bucket water dump
• 1 set of water blasters
• multiple spray posts and in ground water features

Accessibility Features: wheelchair accessible

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• see Rotary Park post (*note the playground is on the other side of the pavilion)
• washrooms

Seating: 1 park bench at the entrance, 2 back-less benches, 8 picnic tables (2 are further in the surrounding grassy area), 

Shade: no shade in the splash pad, but picnic table shade at some tables and trees in the area provide some shady areas

Overall assessment: This is a great big splash pad with a lot of room to play for many kids. It's also nice to have picnic tables in the area for snack or lunch breaks (*note do not bring any glass items to the splash pad).   

Area: Oshawa North

Hours of Operation: 10am - 8pm (seasonal late Spring to Labour Day weekend)

Installed: 2014

Age Range: 2 and up

Parking: plenty in the Legends Center parking lot off of Harwood

Ground Cover: concrete

Main Equipment: 

• 1 dumping bucket
• multiple low jets (in-ground)
• multiple bubblers (in-ground)

Accessibility Features: wheelchair accessible 

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• see Legends Center Park post
• washrooms in the Legends Center (6am to 10pm)

Seating: park benches, picnic tables, and multiple seating along a curved bench

Shade: morning shade, some tree shade and picnic table umbrellas

Overall assessment: A great addition to the Legends Center playground for little ones to cool off during the warm summer months.  *note that the splash pad is across the main parking lot lane-way from the playground.

Area: Pickering Waterfront

Hours of Operation: 9am - 9pm (seasonal, hours are weather permitting)

Age Range: 2 and up

Parking: small lot at the very South end of Liverpool where it dead ends at the bridge to enter the waterfront walkway (*if you want to park in this lot you should arrive by 10:00am on weekends or you will end up street parking before the shops on Liverpool Rd)

Ground Cover: soft rubber and cement

Main Equipment: *all button activated

• 3 spray posts
• 1 spray arch
• 1 spray arch tunnel

Accessibility Features: wheelchair accessible 

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• see Beachfront Park post
• washrooms open from 9am to 9pm (seasonal)

Seating: 6 park benches facing the splash pad

Shade: none on the splash pad, but picnic areas further up along the boardwalk and on the beach have plenty of shade

Overall assessment: This is a great splash pad with plenty of benches for watchful eyes and bags full of towels.  The tunnel of water mist is a great place to cool off.  The kids love hitting the buttons to activate each water feature too and see if they can get each other wet.  It's also nice to have it right next to the washrooms and the playground just off of the beach so it's easy for kids to run from one to the other. NOTE: it can become a VERY busy area in the summer

Hours of Operation: 10am - 8pm (seasonal late Spring to Labour Day weekend)

Age Range: 2 and up

Parking: plenty of parking just off of Lakeview Park Ave beside the Jubilee Pavillion Banquet and Conference Centre

Ground Cover: soft rubber

Main Equipment:

• fountain post

Accessibility Features: wheelchair accessible 

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• see Lakeview Park post

Seating: picnic tables a bit further away 

Shade: very little immediately on the splash pad from the trees (depending on the time of day)

Overall assessment: I wouldn't consider this a full out splash pad.  It's more like a 'cooling station' for kids playing in the adjacent playground since it only consists of one fountain post.