Arrondissment: La Cité-Limoilou Address: 171 avenue Eugène-Lamontagne Nearest bus stop: J.-Mance (buses 4 and 802) Parking: Street parking Playground surface: Wood chips Age range: 18 months-5 years; 5-12 years Swings? Yes - 4 for babies; 4 for older children
Sandbox? No
Splashpad? Yes
Swimming pool? No
Toilets? No
Picnic tables? Yes
Other facilities: Community garden.
This is an extremely well-hidden park in the middle of a working-class Limoilou neighborhood. It’s not visible from any major street; look for the small sign at the intersection of avenue Eugene-Lamontagne and Rue Jalobert and follow the bike/pedestrian path 100 feet.
What I liked: This is an unremarkable but perfectly pleasant park. I’ve found that there are always about the same number of people there whenever I go, so it avoids the “empty morning, late-afternoon rush” that some other parks in the area have. With the opening of the new kids’ play area in front of the Videotron Centre a five-minute walk away, this place will probably be even less crowded in the future. It has a decent-sized playground structure and a fairly ordinary splash pad, with some cool rock formations. Everything’s in good condition and fine working order. There’s also a good-sized grassy area to run around in, and enough trees to be able to find some shade if you need. There’s a bike path right next to it that is a spur off of the Saint-Charles linear path, so it’s easily accessible by bicycle as well.
What’s not as good: There aren’t separate playground structures for younger and older children, so it’s a bit hard for small kids to navigate. Also, there’s a small brick building right next to the splash pad that I’m not sure what it’s used for -- there’s graffiti on it and it needs some weeds pulled and general TLC.
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