PARC RUE DES AUTOCHTONES

Arrondissment: Charlesbourg

Address: 159 Rue des Jeannois

Nearest bus stop: Des Nations and S-Melvin (buses 931,32,33,34). Both stops roughly 500-600m walk from park.

Parking: Free street parking

Playground surface: Synthetic; wood chips

Age range: 9 months and up (when we were there, there was a 5 month old doing tummy time and practicing to roll on the astro-turf).

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

Splashpad? No

Swimming pool? No

Toilets? No

Picnic tables? Yes

Other facilities: Wooded area with trails nearby.

What I liked: EVERYTHING! This park had something for all ages and excellent visibility amoungest all the playground equipment. There was also some woods and a few trails close to the park.

What I didn’t like: Nothing.

PARC BOISVERT

Arrondissment: Beauport

Address: Rue Boisvert

Nearest bus stop: Ste-Cecile and des Mouettes (buses 53, 253)

Parking: Free parking lot

Playground surface: Wood chips

Age range: 9 months and up

Swings? Yes - 3 for babies; 3 for older children

Sandbox? Yes

Splashpad? No

Swimming pool? No

Toilets? No

Picnic tables? Yes

Other facilities: This park is along the bicycle path allowing access to it from the path. Has a nice grassy area beside the playground allowing for frisbee or soccer ball play. There is also a great climbing rope structure beside the main playground.

What I liked: I like the maintenance of this area as it's regularly cleaned and upkept. There is a beautiful view.

What I didn’t like: Although this play area is great for 9 months and up, for the 3 year olds and younger, they would be more interested in the sandbox, swings and grassy area.

PARC SAINT-PIERRE

Arrondissment: Charlesbourg

Address: 5295 Rue des Violettes

Nearest bus stop: de Nemours (bus 39)

Parking: Very small parking lot which can fit maybe 5 cars

Playground surface: Wood chips

Age range: 9 months and up

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

Sandbox? No

Splashpad? Yes

Swimming pool? No

Toilets? Yes - but when I was there it was limited to the summer camp that uses this park

Picnic tables? Yes

Other facilities: This park has 2 playground sections. One for older kids and 1 focused on toddlers. The toddler one wasn't too simply but a good level for toddlers. A lot of shade and grass area for picnics and for babies to play. There are basketball courts, tennis courts and a skate park all on the park grounds.

What I liked: I liked that there was spacing between the 2 playgrounds and then the splashpad was in a different sections. It allowed for the kids to explore the whole park area versus staying in one small space.

What I didn’t like: Lack of access to bathrooms and the size of the parking lot.