Thinking about heading out on a day trip? Many of the smaller centres surrounding Calgary have their own spray park. To my knowledge, all spray parks are free unless specifically noted. There’s a map at the bottom to help you figure out where you want to go.
2021 note: Spray parks have capacity limits may be in effect. Some spray parks may be opening later than usual or not at all.
Strathmore Lion’s Spray Park
Now open! (Typically open June 1st to September 1st, 11am-8pm)
Bassano – Outdoor Swimming Pool and Spray Park
Requires admission. Outdoor swimming pool with water slide, spray park and wading pool. Typically open June through August. Opening July 1st for 2021.
Brooks – Duke of Sutherland Spray Park
Typically open May to September – water runs automatically if the outdoor temperature is 18 Celsius (°C) and above.
Okotoks Spray Park
Now open for 2021! Typically open Victoria Day weekend through to Labour Day weekend, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. when the temperature is above 20º C.
Turner Valley Spray Park
Typically open late May – Sept. Labour Day weekend from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre – Cochrane
https://www.slsfamilysportscentre.com/
Free for 2021 – 10am-8pm. Access through the outside gate. Located just outside the aquatic facility.
High River Spray Park
Now open for 2021. See this link for details.
Vulcan Spray Park
516 Centre Street, Vulcan – no dates or hours listed
Claresholm Spray Park
Typically opens July 1 – 10am-8pm. There is a playground beside it.
Fort Macleod Spray Park
26 St and 5 Ave S, Fort Macleod – No hours listed. There is also a great playground right nearby.
Coleman Spray Park
Located in Flumerfelt park in the Crossnest Pass. Typically opens at the beginning of June.
Airdrie Chinook Winds Spray Park
Opening July 1, 2021 ! Typically opens early-mid June until the end of August – 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Crossfield Spray Park
Typically open early June until September. 8:00am – 8:00pm
Carstairs Splash Park
Typically open June until September.
Olds Splash Park
Typically open May long until September long weekend – 10am-8pm.
Drumheller Rotary Spray Park and wading pool
Typically open May long weekend until mid September
Three Hills Spray Park and Wading Pool
Free Admission – lifeguard on duty. Typically open May long weekend -September.
Open May 22, 2021 through September 2021
Trochu Spray Park
Open for the 2021 season at 10:30 each day. Typically opens June 1.
Innisfail Spray Park
Typically open May long weekend until September – 9am-9pm
Penhold Spray Park
Typically open the second weekend of June until September long weekend. 11-7pm.
Red Deer Central spray park
Now open for the 2021 season! Typically open End of May – September 4, 2017 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Red Deer Discovery Canyon
Expected to open early July 2021.
Typically opens for the summer season during the first weeks of June and closes after the September long weekend – 9am-9pm. Free admission. Tube rentals are available.
Blackfalds Abbey Centre Outdoor Aquatic Centre
Open for the 2021 season. Typically opens May long weekend until labour day weekend. (admission required)
Blackfalds Tayles Water Spray Park
Typically open late May until Labour Day weekend.
Lacombe Spray Park
Typically open from late May to September long weekend, Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Rimbey Spray Park
Now open for the 2021 season! Located adjacent to the pool, the spray park is free to access. Typically opens at the May long weekend and operates during pool hours.
Another good one we stopped at on our way home this weekend is in Rimbey. Right next to the pool, but the sorat park is free and even if the kids want to go swimming, the pool is very nice as well and only $15/family.
There is a spray park in Coleman if you are heading into the Crowsnest area
The same picture for Blackfalds and Okotoks?
Nevermind, it’s the video that is posted beneath those two. I want to know what outdoor pool that is!
This article has most of the outdoor pools that we’ve visited. Hopefully you can find the one you are looking for there
https://calgaryplaygroundreview.com/awesome-outdoor-pools-in-southern-and-central-alberta/
It would be so nice to see all of these suggestions on a map. Thanks!
Nevermind! Found it!
The one in Brooks is JUST off of the highway, we stop every time we are travelling past it on our way to Medicine Hat. It is right beside a HUGE newer playground that has three levels of equipment for children of different ages. My toddler LOVES it. And there’s also an outdoor exercise area with tons of workout machines for adults! There’s picnic tables under a gazebo for shade. And the water park itself has lots for kids to do. You can turn the water on by pressing the green button on a post.