Going a bit north for our "Markham Splash Pad Tour", we headed to Stouffville. On the Child's Life splash pad list, this spash pad is listed as Tresstown Neighbourbhood Park, although the sign at the park calls it Sunnyridge Park. This one is hidden at Sunnyridge Avenue and Raxlin Street -South of Hoover Park Drive and East of Ninth Line.
Features include:
Not one to give up -Logan tried another route to get to the big slides.
"Can you help me?"
He was a bit nervous being that it was so high -and so was I as I was holding Kali. But with me talking him through it the first time, Logan made it to the top! After that he a pro doing it.
At the top of the "clubhouse" there's a treasure map on the wall, which Logan thought was the coolest thing.
At the smaller playground for 2 to 5 year olds. At three and a half, Logan didn't find this one that interesting and preferred the older play-set.
He totally loves these water cannons. Some splash pads don't really have enough water pressure to get the other person wet but these ones are great.
View of both play-sets and swings. It was great that you could see everything from one spot. Excellent if you have multiple kids running around -one could be on the splash pad and one on the play equipment and you could keep your eye on everyone!
This park was so great but why couldn't the playground have a foam floor too?? We have yet to find a park where both have foam floors...
And here is the whole set up -very nicely laid out. It'll be great when the trees are bigger. So far we've been to three of the four Stouffville splash parks and after looking at the Madori Neighbourhood Park on Google Street View, I'm going to say this is the best splash park in Stouffville.
We liked this one a lot. Of the six splash pads we've been to so far in Markham, Millikin Mills is our favorite. So which one wins best over all? That's hard. If it's a weekend I think I would pick this one because the neighbourhood is still being built so it's likely not going to be as busy. Millikin Mills has a lot of soccer and baseball fields around it so I imagine it must get really busy as kids go the park as their siblings play sports.
Next on our "Splash Park Tour" was Byer's Pond Way Park. A bit North of Markham in Stouvffille, we always found this to be worth the drive. It's just off Hoover Park Drive on Byer's Park.
Looking for a picnic spot behind the park
Found the picnic tables! Pretty far from the park and no shade
We decided to have our picnic at the shaded benches on the east side of park. There has always been shade here the many times we've come, so they are well placed.
The "little kids" play area
And here's the splash pad!
It's nice how two playgrounds and the splash pads have to stone boarder around them --it helps keeps the stones in the playground and there is always a place to sit close by your child.
Here is pretty much the only shade available.
A really nice splash park in a circle shape. When Logan was smaller it was all about those hoops that have mist coming out. Now that he's three and a half it's all about the "water cannon" squirty things.
Some of the stones made it over from the playground -bring your water shoes!
There's a few picnic tables around the splash pad too!
Two play sets at this playground -one that says it's for 18 months to five years and another that is for 5 to 12 years. Here's the one for older kids closest to the splash pad:
Swings in the middle and the smaller kids play set at the back:
Kalia enjoying the baby swing
They had this on both play sets:
"How do I get up there?" They had a cool kaleidoscope on the smaller kids play set but way too high! Logan kept asking me to lift him up to this cool kaledoscope they had in the smaller kids play set. Wish they had put this lower!
Given the layout I found I was moving around a lot to keep an eye on Logan as he moved between the two play sets and splash pad so I didn't set up a picnic blanket or anything. Pretty awesome splash pad and playground. Stouffville has some great splash pads and parks --this wasn't even our favorite one!
