PARC RENÉ-ROBITAILLE

Arrondissment: Les Rivières

Address: 2701 rue Robitaille

Nearest bus stop: Robitaille (buses 86, 279)

Parking: Free street parking

Playground surface: Wood chips

Age range: 18 months-5 years

Swings? Yes - 2 for babies; 4 for older children

Sandbox? Yes

Splashpad? No

Swimming pool? No

Toilets? No

Picnic benches? No

Other facilities: None

What I liked: The train structure is enclosed, so Penelope was able to crawl around inside it safely. (She isn’t able to climb yet).

What I didn’t like: The sandbox is really small.

PARC CHAUVEAU

Arrondissement: Les Rivières

Address: 3175 avenue Chaveau (Pavillon de service) or 3705 avenue Chauveau (Centre communautaire Michel-Labadie)

Nearest bus stop: Chauveau/5131 (buses 74, 274, 290, 574, 804)

Parking: Free car parks at both entrances

Playground surface: Wood chips

Age range: 5-12 years.

Swings? No

Sandbox? No

Splashpad? No

Swimming pool? Yes, there is an indoor pool in the Centre communautaire Michel-Labadie

Toilets? Yes

Picnic tables? Yes

Other facilities: Football (soccer) pitches, ice rink, skate park, cross-country ski trails. It’s also home to Sarbayä, the ‘treetop adventure park’.

What I liked: This quiet, peaceful woodland, which forms one of the 13 sectors of the Parc linéaire de la Rivière-Saint-Charles, covers 146 hectares and contains nearly 5 kilometres of walking trails - some of which are accessible with a stroller. It also offers canoeing, kayaking and fishing in the summer and cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in the winter.

What I didn’t like: The playground, was, well...disappointing. I think it might be fun for older children, but for younger ones, it doesn’t have much to offer. There is no sandbox, no swings, no splashpad. Also, there are only two benches next to the playground, one of which is not in the shade.

Map of Parc Chauveau from ville.quebec.qc.ca