Arrondissment: La Cité-Limoilou
Address: 255 Grande Allée Ouest, Québec, QC G1R 2H1 (beside the Musée national des beaux-arts)
Nearest bus stop: Buses #11 stops in front of the park, and buses #800, 801, 807 stop just a few minutes walk away.
Parking: Free parking in nearby streets (limited to 90 minutes Monday-Friday, unlimited evenings and weekends) or paid metered parking on the Plains of Abraham.
Playground surface: Wood chips.
Age range: 18 months-5 years; 5-12 years.
Swings? Two for babies, six for older children.
Sandbox? Yes - with lots of shared toys in it.
Splashpad? Yes - nothing fancy, but kids love it! There’s benches for parents to sit on while their kids play in the water.
Swimming pool? Yes - outdoors. It's unheated and small, but great for a quick dip.
Toilets? Yes (handicap accessible)
Picnic tables? Yes.
Other facilities: Pétanque (form of lawn bowling) and 1.4 kilometre gravel and paved paths, where parents and kids can walk, run, bike, or scooter, safe from traffic.
What I liked: I love everything about this park. There are both toddler and bigger kid playground equipment, which is well designed so that toddlers can’t access the big kids’ equipment without having the appropriate climbing skills. There’s also a large climbing rope structure, a type of merry go round" kids can hang from, a huge sandbox, and of course lots of swings. There is ample shade and lots of benches and picnic tables for parents to sit on. It’s big and well spaced out, and in my experience kids don't get bored as there’s lots to explore. The splashpad and pool are a wonderful bonus!
What I didn’t like: It’s a popular park, so it can get busy at times (daycares frequent it during the week, families late afternoons and weekends), but since it’s so big there’s room for everyone. There’s only one bathroom so there’s often a line.
Overview of playground equipment and swings ↓
Playground equipment for toddlers ↓
Playground equipment for older children ↓
Climbing rope structure and "merry go round" ↓
Sandbox ↓
Splashpad ↓
