Sunday, 21 April 2013

Splash Park & Wading Pools in Calgary

Now that "Spring" is almost here, I've decided to compile a list complete with photos of my daughters favorite splash parks we visited last year (and will again this year).

Most Splash Park hours are (9 a.m. - 9 p.m.) and open mid June to September long weekend

1) Riley Park


Location: 800 12 St. N.W.
Park hours: 5 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Wading pool - typically open mid June to September long weekend
- Picnic sites
- Playground Washrooms (seasonal)
- Water fountains (seasonal)
- Concession (independently operated)

2) Eau Claire Market 
Location: 3 St. & Riverfront Ave. S.W.
*Bonus take the c-train, pack a lunch and make a day of it.  

- Eau Claire Market - one of a kind shops and restaurants
- Wading pool/spray park
- Playground (near the wading pool, but a bigger one just across the bridge in the park) 
- Washrooms (seasonal)
- Water fountains (seasonal)
- Amphitheatre
- Pay parking available

3) Prairie Winds Park

Address: 223 Castleridge Blvd. N.E.

- Picnic site with cover
- Playground
- Wading pool and spray park - seasonal (9 a.m. - 9 p.m.) 
- Concession (seasonal)
- Massive hill perfect for rolling down

4) Rotary Park
By far my favorite of the splash parks (there isn't a great photo as the splash park was just renovated so I just copied an image from "Google Maps") 



 Location: 617 1 St. N.E.
Park hours: 5 a.m. - 11 p.m.

- New spray park (9 a.m. - 9 p.m.) - typically open mid June to September long weekend
- Playground areas 2 massive playgrounds for ALL ages of kids.
- Washrooms (seasonal) are directly in-between the splash park and the playgrounds.
- Water fountains (seasonal)

5) Canmore Park (Not in Canmore it's actually in the NW of Calgary) 

Location: 2836 Canmore Rd. N.W., parking lot located off 19 St. & Chicoutimi Dr. N.W. 


- New spray park now open! 
- Ball diamonds
- Washrooms (seasonal)
- Water fountains (seasonal)
- Pathways
- Benches
- Picnic tables

6) South Glenmore Park (Also known as Variety Park)




Address: 90 AV SW & 24 ST SW 


- Splash Park (seasonal)
- Playground 
- Washrooms (seasonal)
- Everything is all together and fenced in. 

7) Valley View Park



Address: 3103 28 ST SE

- Splash Park (seasonal)
- Playground
- Washrooms (seasonal)
- Water fountains (seasonal) 










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