Attractions & things to do for the kids in your life

Splash pads

WATER FUN: Splash pads

Many outdoor playgrounds include a wading pool, other but come with splash pads, also called spray pads. Wading pools and splash pads are the easiest way to enjoy summer fun. Add an ice cream truck, and you've got a cherished childhood memory in the making!

African Lion Safari
Flamborough (2 - 16 years old)
Albion Hills Conservation Area
Caledon (2 - 16 years old)
Bayview Village Park
North York (2 - 12 years old) FREE
Bowmanville Zoo
Bowmanville (2 - 12 years old)
Canada’s Sugar Beach
Toronto (2 - 16 years old) FREE
Canoe Landing
Toronto (2 - 16 years old) FREE
Cedar Park Resort
Bowmanville (4 - 16 years old)
Centennial Beach in Barrie
Barrie (2 - 16 years old) FREE
Chinguacousy Park
Brampton (2 - 16 years old) FREE
Cobourg Beach
Cobourg (2 - 16 years old) FREE
Corktown Common
Toronto (2 - 16 years old) FREE
East Lynn Park
Toronto (2 - 9 years old) FREE
Emerald Lake
Puslinch (2 - 16 years old)
Fallsview Waterpark in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls (2 - 16 years old)
Heart Lake Conservation Area
Brampton (2 - 16 years old)
Hendon Park
North York (2 - 12 years old) FREE
Iceland Skatepark
(4 - 16 years old) FREE
Joel Weeks Park
Toronto (2 - 16 years old) FREE
Kidstown Water Playground
Scarborough (2 - 9 years old) FREE
Lions Pool at Stratford
Stratford (2 - 16 years old)
Petticoat Creek Conservation Area
Pickering (2 - 12 years old)
Riverview Park & Zoo
Peterborough (2 - 12 years old) FREE
Santa's Village in Bracebridge
Bracebridge (2 - 16 years old)
Sherbourne Common
Toronto (2 - 12 years old) FREE
Sherwood Park Ravine
Toronto (2 - 12 years old) FREE
Shops at Don Mills
North York (2 - 16 years old) FREE
Splash Island at Toronto Zoo
Scarborough (2 - 12 years old)
Splash pad in Coronation Park
Oakville (2 - 12 years old) FREE
Splash Works at Canada's Wonderland
Vaughan (2 - 16 years old)
StoryBook Gardens in London
London (2 - 12 years old)
Toronto Islands' splash pads
Toronto Islands (2 - 12 years old)
Wild Water Kingdom
Brampton (2 - 16 years old)
Wild Waterworks
Hamilton (2 - 16 years old)
Withrow Park
Toronto (2 - 16 years old) FREE
Woodbine Park
Toronto (2 - 16 years old) FREE

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Nathalie's tips for a smooth outing

I found it stressful to manage both a baby in arm and a young swimmer all by myself in the public pools. (They want your kids to always be within arms reach, even with a life jacket.) Beaches provided me with more room to use my own judgement.

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