Area:  Northwest Ajax

Hours of Operation: June to early September (weather permitting), 7 days/week (9 a.m. to dusk)

Installed: 2018

Age Range: all ages

Parking: some street parking on Horne Ave

Ground Cover: cement

Main Equipment: *button activated

• 1 umbrella soaker
• 2 water blasters 
• 1 spray frog
• multiple in ground fountain jets with different settings and heights

Accessibility Features: fully accessible

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• see Horne Park post

Seating: 1 picnic table in shaded pavilion, lots of seating along the rock wall edge of the splash pad

Shade: none on the splash pad, but right beside the splash pad there is plenty of shade from the trees

Overall assessment: A great addition to the splash pads in Ajax. It is the perfect spot for a short picnic and cool off, and has a great playground right next to it. The variations of the in ground water jets are really neat and you just have to wait for them to come on to see how they start short or tall and then change as the time elapses. If you sit along the rock wall don't worry you will not get wet as the water stops right before it reaches the wall.  You can check out our video below to see it in action!

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: PAID parking is now in effect for anyone who isn't a registered town of Ajax resident. To register your car annually visit www.ajax.ca/register. To pay for parking as a non-Ajax resident visit www.ajax.ca/parkandpay. There are large parking 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).