Summertime is for adventure and fun, and visiting one of Ontario’s water parks can help you beat the heat while creating memories that last. Whether you’re looking for a day trip or a longer excursion, here are some of the best water parks in the province.
Adventure Bay Family Water Park, Windsor
This indoor water park offers more than 35,000 square feet of water fun for the whole family. From a wave pool and lazy river to waterslides like the Flow Rider, a body boarding experience, or the Whizzard—a three-lane downhill race experience—
Adventure Bay Family Water Park has it all. For younger guests, there is a splash zone with water flowing through jets around a jungle gym as well as a giant water tipping bucket.
Fallsview Water Park, Niagara Falls
For a fuller holiday experience, book a
Fallsview Water Park package, which allows access to the waterpark if you stay at one of four local hotels. The water park has 125,000 square feet of fun, including 16 water slides that offer competitive rides allowing friends and family to test who can get to the bottom first. Splash in the three- to four-foot waves in the wave pool, or head outdoors and enjoy the pool and sundeck equipped with basketball nets. Fallsview’s Tiny Tots Splash Park lets younger swimmers explore water streams, water pods, small slides, and soakers. Those 16 years and older can also access the Horseshoe Hot Springs for a relaxing soak.
Wet N’ Wild Toronto, Brampton
With 18 water slides, a wave pool, and other family attractions,
Wet N’ Wild Toronto offers adventure all summer long. With beginner-ranked slides like Little Twister and Minnow Falls, and more advanced slides like Caribbean Chaos and Cannonball Falls, the park holds something for all ages. It also has a Bear Footin’ Bay play structure with interactive features like sprayers, small slides, and a tipping bucket for younger guests. For more of a challenge, Wet N’ Wild offers three body slides in the Bermuda Triangle, an adventure slide where up to five riders can travel at the same time, a wave pool for surfing, and a water drop where riders can fall through a near vertical chute and spiral through a 360-degree loop. Take a break in Coconut Cove’s swimming pool, which is perfect for the whole family.
Splash Works at Canada’s Wonderland, Vaughan
Summer excitement and adventure can be found at
Splash Works in Canada’s Wonderland just north of Toronto with 17 water slides, children’s splash parks, and one of the largest outdoor wave pools in the country. Thrill seekers will enjoy exhilarating spins and turns on slides that are 60 feet (18 metres) high. Children and toddlers can choose from swimming in the Lakeside Lagoon Pool, riding the Lakeside Lagoon slides, having an interactive adventure at the Splash Station, or cooling off at the Sprayground. Wonderland also features a winding lazy river that allows swimmers to take a break and catch their breath.
Calypso Water Park, Limoges
Visitors to
Calypso Water Park, about 35 kilometres east of Ottawa, can pick from 35 slides, 100 water games, and two theme rivers for an unforgettable summer experience. Its wave pool, boasted as the largest in Canada, has waves 6 feet (nearly 2 metres) high. The park also has the tallest waterslide tower in Canada, featuring 10 slides for all ages. Younger guests can splash in Funtana, which has more than 390 water jets, 65 interactive water games, two bridges, and an oversized chess game. For a family challenge, the Jungle Challenge obstacle course tests skill and speed among its surprises. The Zoo Lagoon Play Area has smaller slides and water games for younger children.
Splash ON Water Park, Barrie
Offering a unique summer lake experience,
Splash ON Water Park on Centennial Beach in Barrie is an inflatable water park right on the water. Featuring climbing walls, monkey bars, swings, slides, trampolines, and balance beams, the park is like a playground on the lake. Water is about 7 metres (22 feet) deep and the park is only open to those 5 years old and older. Each year, the inflatable water feature equipment and layouts are changed to offer a new experience to regular visitors.
