Granville Island Water Park — Amusement Park in Vancouver

Reviews of Granville Island Water Park

• Amelia

  Added 2016.07.28

  The kids and I took public transit from our North Van hotel to see this spray park after a tourist leaflet we had touted it as Canada's largest free outdoor spray park. After over an hour of travel time, we were a little dismayed to see that it really isnt that large at all. However it was clean and well maintained and indeed free, which is nice. I think my kids at 11 and 9 yrs old were a little too old for it, and it would be ideal for toddler aged kids. There is a nice grassy area for picnicking and setting up a day spot. There is small pond with geese and ducks to watch and lots of shady areas. It was busy, but not unbearably packed. Overall the experience was good, and added to our Granville Island visit in a positive way.
• Layla

  Added 2016.03.05

  I guess I expected more of a contained shopping area but the shops are somewhat separated (except for the market area). Aside from the splash park area, this wasn't that great for kids and the parking/traffic was terrible. We found a parking spot but the garage wasn't well-marked at all and we only saw it on our second circle of the island. This would be better if they built a large parking garage on one half the island and closed it off to traffic on the other side. My kids loved the splash park but it is better for older kids (5+) because it's easy to lose track of the little ones (they can easily disappear over to the playground/pond/slides, etc.).
• Amelia

  Added 2016.02.12

  If you can manage to find a free parking spot and navigate your way to it, this water park is great for little ones.
• Greyson

  Added 2014.07.13

  On a hot day, the shaded areas are hot pieces of real estate so make sure you park yourself and plan out where you sit based on where the sun is in the sky.
• Leonardo

  Added 2013.09.19

  My partner and I took our almost two-year-old and he loved it. There is both a water and dry park. There's also this great little fountain bit that flows down a channel into the sand for kids to get all muddy in.
• Jace

  Added 2013.08.14

  Nice location with 3-hour free parking. Located along false creek and to the south of Downtown. Super funny island with all sorts of activities catering to different ages ranging from kids to elderly people. You could also rent a boat and enjoy family time on the boat! You could grab some local food in the public markets and bring some souvenirs home for your friends. The price is a little bit over the average. Beautiful place and gorgeous views just an inlet away from the busy downtown of Vancouver. All the year round, the island holds various events for both artists and tourists. There are also some famous extra-curriculum programs for kids, including painting, dancing, pottery, and etc.
• Autumn

  Added 2013.06.25

  One nice bigish slide for kids to play. Lots of sprays. It's free with nice playground adjacent. Very popular on sunny summer weekends. And it's on Grandville island. Need I say more?