Area: Whitby North

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

Installed: 2007; resurfaced from rubber to concrete pad in 2009 (as the original rubber surface became slippery and unsuitable for play)

Age Range: 2 years and up

Parking: plenty of parking in the McKinney Centre parking lot off of McKinney Drive

Ground Cover: concrete

Main Equipment: 

• 1 spray arch tunnel
• 1 water blaster
• 1 bucket dump
• multiple spray posts
• multiple in ground jets

Accessibility Features: wheelchair accessible

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• washrooms (inside the McKinney Centre)
• see McKinney Park post
• Skate Park

Seating: 3 park benches around the Splash Pad, 3 park benches in nearby covered shelter

Shade: no shade on the Splash Pad, small covered shelter nearby

Overall assessment: A very good Splash Pad for multiple ages and well spaced out for many kids to play.  It's in a great location as kids can spend all day here with the McKinney Park playground and adjacent Skate Park right next to the Splash Pad.  Parents be on the lookout for sneaky kids trying to spray you with the multi-directional water blaster at this Splash Pad!

Area: Oshawa North

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

Age Range: 2 and up

Parking: plenty of parking in the lot behind the Northview Community Centre off of Beatrice Street (there is a large gravel lot behind the main community centre lot)

Ground Cover: cement

Main Equipment:

• fountain post

Accessibility Features: wheelchair accessible 

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• see Northview Park post

Seating: 2 benches facing the splash pad and 2 park benches in the vicinity of the playground under a pergola

Shade: none over the splash pad, but some provided by the surrounding trees

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.  It is also button activated.

Area: Whitby North

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

Installed: 2007

Age Range: 2 yrs and up

Parking: plenty of parking in a designated parking lot off of Twin Streams Rd (on the South side of the park) and some street parking available on Baycliffe Drive (pay attention to some no parking zones)

Ground Cover: concrete

Main Equipment: 

• 1 wet sand area (sand with a water post)
• 1 bucket dump
• 1 spray arch
• multiple spray posts and in ground features

Accessibility Features: wheelchair accessible main splash pad area (wet sand area has a curb to keep the sand in it)

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• see Baycliffe Park (Rocketship Park) post
• seasonal port-a-potty
• Baycliffe FIT Park

Seating: 2 park benches, 2 picnic tables and multiple rock benches right at the splash pad, multiple picnic tables between the playground as well

Shade: no shade on the Splash Pad, some shade from the surrounding trees, and a small canopy providing shade to two park benches between the Splash Pad and playground

Overall assessment: A great spot to cool off and build sand castles!  Not too many splash pads have sand and a water post meant just for sand castles!  It's a great spot to spend the day and bring a picnic lunch to eat at one of the many picnic tables; or just spend an afternoon beating the summer heat.  There is a small post by the fence with a button that activates the splash pad area.  *NOTE per the town; no glass or pets in the area of the splash pad, and water shoes are recommended.