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: South Bowmanville

Hours of Operation: end of June to late August from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., weather permitting

Age Range: all ages

Parking:  parking lot on East Beach Road in front of the park

Ground Cover: recycled rubber and concrete

Main Equipment: 

• 5 bucket dump post + 1 other bucket dump post
• whale water arch
• 2 water blasters
• 2 spray posts
• 1 water tube

Accessibility Features: wheel chair accessible

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• see East Beach Park post 

Seating: 2 park benches and 2 picnic tables around the splash pad itself, pavilion with additional park benches between the splash pad and playground and multiple benches throughout the surrounding park

Shade: no shade over the Splash Pad, shade from some trees and adjacent pavilion with a few park benches

Overall assessment:  Pack enough for a day out as kids will definitely be entertained for hours at this park!   With a great lakeside view and location alongside the paved waterfront trail, including a playground, there is plenty to do.  If you forget your picnic lunch don't fret as there is also a restaurant nearby (Bobby C's Marina Restaurant). 

Area: West Brooklin

Hours of Operation: June to September from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., weather permitting

Age Range: all ages

Parking: street parking on side streets Corianne Ave and Gerry Ravary Place
 
Ground Cover: cement

Main Equipment: 

• bucket dump post
• large spray post
• 2 horse water blasters

Accessibility Features: wheel chair accessible

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• see Carnwith Park post 

Seating: 6 park benches

Shade: some umbrella shade over the Splash Pad itself and a pergola provides shade over 2 park benches; there is also some shade from the surrounding trees


Overall assessment:  A great addition to Brooklin!  With the adjacent playgrounds it makes for hours of entertainment on a hot day with kids of all ages!

Area: East Whitby

Hours of Operation:   from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and operate from June to September, weather permitting (seasonal)

Age Range: all ages

Parking: parking lot off of Canadian Oaks Drive and larger parking lot for sports fields off of Willow Park Drive and Hazelwood Drive

Ground Cover: cement

Main Equipment: 

• 1 spray tower
• 1 spray post
• 1 water blaster
• multiple in ground water jets

Accessibility Features: wheelchair accessible

Facilities/Surrounding Park Area/Other:

• see Willow Park post
• washrooms (first week of May to first week of October: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.)

Seating: 3 park benches facing the Splash Pad area, with up to 12 park benches in the surrounding park area

Shade: no shade over or near the Splash Pad, little shade provided in the park area by a few surrounding trees

Overall assessment: This Splash Pad comes with it's very own pirate!  It continues a pirate ship theme from the adjacent Willow Park playground.  

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: 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).