Water and Pools

A free splash pad (jeux d'eau) at Jardins de l'Hôtel-de-Ville in Old Québec, a fun place for kids to cool off on hot days. The water jets start with a push button. Open every day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in summer once it is 18 °C or warmer. Free.

A City of Ottawa splash pad in Harrold Place Park, a small neighbourhood park off Harrold Place in Ottawa's west end. It runs in the summer season, usually mid May to late September (May 16 to September 20 in 2026), most days from 9 am to 9 pm, weather permitting. Free and unsupervised, so children need an adult nearby.

A City of Ottawa splash pad in Lawson Park on Lawson Avenue, in the east end near Overbrook. It runs in the summer season, usually mid May to late September (May 16 to September 20 in 2026), most days from 9 am to 9 pm, weather permitting. Free and unsupervised, so children need an adult nearby.

A City of Ottawa splash pad in St. Ambroise Park on Landry Street in Vanier. It runs in the summer season, usually mid May to late September (May 16 to September 20 in 2026), most days from 9 am to 9 pm, weather permitting. Free and unsupervised, so children need an adult nearby.

A City of Ottawa splash pad in the Cumberland Millennium Sports Park on Millennium Boulevard in east Orléans. It runs in the summer season, usually mid May to late September (May 16 to September 20 in 2026), most days from 9 am to 9 pm, weather permitting. Free and unsupervised, so children need an adult nearby.

A City of Ottawa splash pad in Montgomery Memorial Park, beside the Old Town Hall Community Centre on Main Street in Old Ottawa East. It runs in the summer season, usually mid May to late September (May 16 to September 20 in 2026), most days from 9 am to 9 pm, weather permitting. Free and unsupervised, so children need an adult nearby.

A City of Ottawa splash pad in Roy Duncan Park on Churchill Avenue North in Westboro. It runs in the summer season, usually mid May to late September (May 16 to September 20 in 2026), most days from 9 am to 9 pm, weather permitting. Free and unsupervised, so children need an adult nearby.

A City of Ottawa splash pad in Primrose Park on Primrose Avenue, a small park west of Bronson Avenue. It runs in the summer season, usually mid May to late September (May 16 to September 20 in 2026), most days from 9 am to 9 pm, weather permitting. Free and unsupervised, so children need an adult nearby.

A City of Ottawa splash pad in Laroche Park on Stonehurst Avenue in Mechanicsville, close to the Ottawa River pathway. It runs in the summer season, usually mid May to late September (May 16 to September 20 in 2026), most days from 9 am to 9 pm, weather permitting. Free and unsupervised, so children need an adult nearby.

A City of Ottawa splash pad in Kiwanis Park on Levis Avenue in Vanier, a park that also has a summer wading pool. It runs in the summer season, usually mid May to late September (May 16 to September 20 in 2026), most days from 9 am to 9 pm, weather permitting. Free and unsupervised, so children need an adult nearby.

A City of Ottawa splash pad in Ken Ross Park on Longfields Drive in Barrhaven. It runs in the summer season, usually mid May to late September (May 16 to September 20 in 2026), most days from 9 am to 9 pm, weather permitting. Free and unsupervised, so children need an adult nearby.

A City of Ottawa splash pad in Celebration Park on Central Park Drive, off Merivale Road. It runs in the summer season, usually mid May to late September (May 16 to September 20 in 2026), most days from 9 am to 9 pm, weather permitting. Free and unsupervised, so children need an adult nearby.