Get ready to splash and play, Vancouver water parks set to open this weekend

All the city’s water parks are set to open this weekend, just in time for the return of warmer weather.

There are 14 water parks in Vancouver and all will be open by Saturday to “delight with unexpected water spouts, cannon streams, flower showers, and more,” the Vancouver Park Board says on its website.

Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Friday saying that a major shift in the weather pattern will bring the first heat wave of the season. Temperatures are expected to reach the mid-20s on the coast and higher inland by Sunday.

All water parks will remain open during the first stage of watering restrictions in the region, which have been in place since May 1. Every park is now outfitted with push buttons that turn the water on for five minutes at a time.

Most parks have limited or no supervision and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Water parks are located at:

• Connaught Park (2390 West 10^th Ave.) – open daily 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
• CRAB Park at Portside (101 East Waterfront Road) – open daily 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
• Chaldecott Park (4175 Wallace St.) – open daily 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
• Garden Park (1851 Garden Dr.) – open daily 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
• Grandview Park (1657 Charles St.) – open daily 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
• Harbour Green Park (1199 West Cordova) – open daily 10 a.m. until 9 p.m.
• Hastings Park (2901 East Hastings St.) – open daily 9 a.m. until 8 p.m.
• Hinge Park (215 West First Ave.) – open daily dawn till dusk
• Lumberman’s Arch in Stanley Park (3301 Stanley Park Dr.) – open daily 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
• MacLean Park (710 Keefer St.) – open daily 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
• Norquay Park (5050 Wales St.) – open daily 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
• Oak Park (900 West 50^th Ave.) – open daily 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
• Pandora Park (2325 Franklin St.) – open daily 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
• Prince Edward Park (3773 Prince Edward St.) – open daily 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.