Parks & Nature in Ottawa

Leafy city park offers striking river views, walking paths, seasonal events & gardens.

This 1.2km looping interpretive boardwalk trail passes through the Mer Bleue Bog.

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Conservation park offering hiking, biking & skiing amid woods, lakes & waterfalls.

Waterfront public park with lawns, a bandshell, a picnic pavilion, playground & manmade waterfall.

Celebrated park featuring impressive waterfalls & a dam, picnic areas, hiking trails & green space.

Riverfront park in Sandy Hill with mature shade trees, walking paths along the Rideau River, a seasonal children's splash pad, and open green spaces for picnics.

Genteel 1900s country estate & grounds & the former home of the longest serving prime minister.

Riverfront park on the Ottawa River renowned for artist John Felice Ceprano's seasonal balanced rock sculptures, with panoramic views of the Gatineau Hills and sunset photography.

Rugged 4.5 km hiking loop through Canadian Shield rock and mature pine forest in Ottawa's Stony Swamp Conservation Area, with elevated lookout points and year-round trail access.

Challenging 4 km hiking trail in Gatineau Park ascending the Eardley Escarpment to a panoramic Ottawa River valley lookout, with a seasonal waterfall at the base.

Ottawa's largest urban conservation forest at 457 hectares, featuring 50+ km of hiking and mountain biking trails across Precambrian Shield ridges, wetlands, and mature woodland.

Free botanical garden within the Central Experimental Farm featuring curated perennial borders, the Explorer Rose Garden, heritage trees, and interpretive horticultural collections.

Scenic waterfront park along Dows Lake and home to Ottawa's Canadian Tulip Festival each May, featuring 300,000 tulips, walking paths, and picnic areas.

Community park on 71.4 acres with a bandstand, sports fields, picnic tables, BBQ pits & trails.

Lakeside park in Gatineau with a supervised sandy beach, 5 km loop trail, picnic facilities, and year-round access for swimming, cycling, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.

Beloved family park on the Rideau River with playgrounds, dual splash pads, sports fields, and Eastern North America's only natural speed skating oval.

Riverside neighbourhood park in New Edinburgh with soccer fields, tennis courts, a playground, wading pool, and off-leash dog area along the Rideau River.

Expansive community park in Stittsville featuring one of Ottawa's largest splash pads, modern playgrounds, a skate park, sports fields, and paved walking trails.

Riverside park on the Rideau River featuring a supervised sandy beach, large playground with splash pad, toboggan hill, and host venue for the Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival.

Ottawa's most popular urban beach on the Ottawa River, with sandy shores, shallow swimming, waterfront trails, playgrounds, and free parking.

Downtown Ottawa park on Elgin Street featuring memorial monuments, fountains, and sculptures, serving as a central venue for Canada Day, Winterlude, and national celebrations.

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23-hectare park, site of the Winterlude festival (Feb), offering recreational paths & river views.

Year-round waterfront destination on the Rideau Canal offering kayak and paddleboat rentals in summer, the southern gateway to the Canal Skateway in winter, and front-row access to the Canadian Tulip Festival each May.