Reviews of Vincent Massey Park (Park)

A. George Adamson

A beautiful place for a picnic

Amani Salloum

It is Sunday and it’s not that busy. Plenty of picnic tables every where you go. Washrooms are open. The view is absolutely stunning and clean.

Krista Walsh

A great park with so much space to run around or have your own patch of grass for family/social occasions.

Christopher LaHaise

The park is lovely, nice and open. Wasps though. Lots of wasps.

Valbona Nuhijaj

The best park but only thing to remember is parking is $8.00 a whole day.

Mahreen Kazi

People were smoking, vaping and were on pipe . Today wasn't pleased.

Alison Milan

Lovely place to picnic and play, many picnic tables and the bathrooms are very clean

Jedidiah I

Big open space with various grill pits and picnic tables. The canopy has outlets for electrical devices or hosting an event with a PA system. New and relatively clean washrooms. Capital pathway conveniently passes right next to it, this is the best way of entry to avoid parking fees. Surrounding woods and nature is properly respected. All-round functional and fun place to be.

Curtis Davies

A nice open space for get-togethers and picnics. Has picnic tables and a barbecue.

Md. Moniruzzaman

Large urban park for picnic or outdoor activities

Geospatial Warehouse

You can find aĺ you need for friends family large groups picnics

yasmin asad

Love, love, love this place for a family gathering or an event. It's a grate place to have a barbeque and for the kids to run and play.

David Mowbray

I hadn't visited this park in more than 20 years. Boy was I pleasantly surprised. This was a beautiful Sunday August afternoon. The park was alive with picnickers of every nationality and colour. DJs spun reggae to one grip of tables while sounds of Nigeria and Ghana were directed to others. Children laughed around a portable badminton net. The aromas of a dozen cuisines filled the air. Our family aged 9 to 73 had a great barbecue using the pit closest to our tables. And everyone was appropriately distanced and many wore their masks. Lots of free parking too

Justin Vis

Neat clean park with play structures that are safe for kids.

Patrick M

Great park.

Davinder Singh

Very nice park and the River view, gives freshness the awesome taste of beautiful nature. Love walking with my friends. It also connect with the colonial by drive trail and you will reach the Mooney's beach or Hogg's Back park if walking southbound.

James Purchase

I’ve been coming here for 50+ years. So many nice memories here. Great for big gatherings now that restrictions are lifting. Amazing facilities and handicap washroom!

Andrew Craig

spacious, beautiful view of the river, great for walks.. clean and enjoyable

Fred Sherman

Outdoor family-friendly community events and celebrations everywhere. So fun!

Faieq Ahmed

Amazing park! Never knew there was such a clean park here and really contemporary design! Perfect for family and has clean modern designed washrooms! Lots of bbq places! Very well maintained! Should come here for sure! Highly recommended!

hb1337

A Great place to have a Picnic by the river and relax.

A. Meyers

Nice park and facilities, but no dogs allowed :-( What's up with that Ottawa?

Abd Mawlawi

Very nice park . Good for groups and family

Mou Rabee

It was fairly nice beautiful and clean place, but the parking was a bit tight maybe coz we went ther on weekend but still a nice place to visit and take the family there!

Rami Sara

Very nice and beautiful park and especially for BBQ!

Alpha3148

A great park! Not only does it have exercise equipment, but it has a station where you can fill your water bottle, and give your pets a good drink as well!

Alisha Nash

Beautiful, expansive park with lots of little spots to sit and enjoy the weather. Access from the bike trail along the river is especially nice. There are lots of picnic tables where families and friends can get together for a BBQ. While I was there, there were two relatively large events happening - with room for everyone.

Thomas Erskine

trails through the woods, both walk-in and biking. open fields for picnicking. be careful taking the path under Heron road as it is too narrow and the bikes go too fast if you're walking.

ERENDIRA RODRIGUEZ

Love it!

Manveer Singh

Very beautiful park, we went there to do cycling.

marty prouse

Truly a gem of the city great for a walk or a bike rode in the summer even a picnic.

Elizabeth Kingsbury

Much bigger than Hogs Back Park.. lots of picnic tables...good for families. Pretty clean for a city park. Clean washrooms too! Water fountains are available too.. nice touch.. Better to take dogs for on leash walk earlier rather than later because bike paths are crazy busy & dangerous and cyclists do not share pathway with pedestrians and dogs..

Matt O'Leary

Nice place for a walk with friends/family. Barbecue, Frisbee or xcountry skiing! Love it!

Craig Donaldson

Beautiful place to sit, have lunch, hike, bike, and go see the falls at Hog's Bank. Also has a Pavilion that hosts music and other events.

Shannon-Rose King

Amazing grounds for the Summer Solstice Festival. My only qualm is that I'd hope the washrooms had better upkeep and the parking more plentiful during the festival. Can't speak for the remainder of the year.

Sandra Rochata

Dropped in while walking along one of the Ottawa river paved trails. Large park that has been beautifully renovated. A very comfortable park for the family and groups..

Musa Hodale Ali

Wonderful view ????

Desiree

Fun lively beautiful

Christina XINA Lamothe

Just a perfect place for friends to gather - open air - BBQs on site ???? #sociallyDistancing

MansZurit

It’s a beautiful natural park for people of every age.

Dei Mac

Great walking path

Chelsea Rolph

It was great. Not many people were there, however the ones that were didn't fully follow social distancing. It wasn't bad. We also made sure to bring plenty of hand sanitizer.

খোলসের বাইরে

Perfect family outing place. Only missing is a water body.

Anthony Joscelyn

Fun for whole family

Mohamad Saed Alhamwi

Very nice place to go and enjoy your time

Fedde Fernweh

Always great to have some urban green spaces to enjoy and relax. Pandemic or not. PSA #1: Vincent Massey Park offers free parking on weekends. PSA #2: This park is federal land managed by the NCC (National Capital Commission) and under RCMP Jurisdiction. Federal parks close at 10pm and City of Ottawa parks, at 11pm ????

Allagarta

Very good spot to sit down

Jacob Birch

Great trails, facilities and location.

sherry Baby

I would've given it 5 stars if it wasn't for those vicious mosquitoes. Amazing place to celebrate your holidays with people you like.

Sofii H

Ok nice place for walking and relaxing

Bartholomew Sullivan

Great for a family and friends community BBQ

scott wright

Park had lots of tables and space. Parking payment machines need to be fixed

Faith Morakinyo

Beautiful place for picnics and get together.

Ravi Senanayake

Really nice and clean. Excellent for picnics.

some brown guy

Great park and location. Love the basketball court.

Francis Ferwelo

Nice quiet place. Limited parking though.

Francois Levert

Nice large park for large groups, can make food in fire pits

Tsungai Mashava

Great environment for kids and quite spacious. Lots of seating areas and bbq grill stands.

Hassan Rawi

Only 10 minutes from most of Ottawa neighbourhoods but It feels like you are outside the city. Very green, quiet and has a lot of privacy great for people looking for relaxing spots and enjoying the vegetation. The park offers trails for walking, biking and jogging. If you are a grill and BBQ lover then you are in the right place. Parking is available for $8 only (entire day) Don’t miss this great park!

Barbara

Beautiful park to go with family and friends.

Hugo Surridge

Love this park in fall as it becomes full of lovely colorful leaves. pow wow is also happening there..

Edith Over

Very nice for an outdoor family get together.

Artem “ignar” Melnykov

Nice place to have a public bbq. Could be quite noisy on weekends.

Vineesh n.k

Beautiful and well maintained park. Trails nearby! Good summer picnic spot

Bonnie Bols

Lots and lots of space and many picnic tables on clusters all over the park.

Hilary Johnston

Convenient central location.

Ruth Pittman

No covidiots. Most people kept to themselves at a safe distance. The park was quiet and peaceful with the sound of birds, the stream and happy kids and families. With the exception of one uber brat that didn't get his ice cream when the icream truck tinkled by and went into a deafening scream that would knock a ghoul of its pedestal. Lucky the heat and sun probably accelerated the little rug rats vocal tantrum down to about 10 minutes. Overall really nice and relaxing

Parbhjot Grover

Beautiful park. Great Celebrations.

Ty Yo

Very nice park, u can barbecue too!!!

Emira Ben Youssef

Great park

Cfour 1100

A very clean, well maintained gem. I've been to two events here. I will definatly return.

Marwan Interviews

Beautiful and there is a lot of tables, it has a huge parking lot and the rate in the weekend is flat $3 , but there is not playground for kids

Yanika

Big beautiful park with an abundance of picnic tables. Great for a family day outside. Very green. Only downside is paid parking.

Tyler Buttle

The perfect park to take your family!

Roch St-Georges

Secluded, metal cooking bbq's are available for use. Just bring charcoal

Abduallah Amar

Lovely park, good for family or friend gathering, ate my Zaki's broast with all comfort. Thank god for such a lovely place.

Jackie Maritz

Dropped in while walking along one of the Ottawa river paved trails. Large park that has been beautifully renovated. It would be a great place for a large function with so many picnic tables and a very nice modern clean bathroom facility.

Carolina Araujo

Great place for a picnic!

Gaëtan Pierre Chartier

Huge picnic area, hundreds of table, barbecues and lots of parking

Sandeep Bajpai

Great spot. Very popular for picnics

Geoff Graham

So open very field! Doge agrees!

Ahmed Salim

Nice place, has a public wash room and free parking...

Pragyan Regmi

Perfect place for out door picnic or potluck

A H

BBQ, hold events, family functions all availbe to hold at Vincent Massey. Major gatherings that generate revenue or are not for profit will require some sort of permission so check with your regional municipality about that.

Abdullah Saqr

It's nice place clean, and fresh air

Lloyd Gomez

Nice park. I just don't understand why people are parking on the side streets. I wonder if it's even allowed. I prefer to pay for the parking to help in the upkeep. Otherwise my favorite park.

Sarah Ta'amneh

No play area for kids

Melynda Hoeksema

Love that there's a circuit for adults! Kids can play and adults can do various exercise stations while watching their kids

Emran Mohammad

Nice place for bbq but not worth going if you live in Orleans or Kanata or Barrhaven

Eric vanL Jack Wax

Just a beautiful spot to bbq and spend a afternoon

Red Kyaleman

This is a very nice place to spend time with your family and friend enough space for everyone

Abdel Elkhalifa

Really is hugely popular for its fast premise which able to accommodate large number of different groups and communities gathering.

Ian Blum

Tons of shade and hundreds of picnic tables and coal BBQs. Lots of crayfish in the river for the kids to catch. Lovely place for a day out without having to drive out of the city.

Mazen Alshaar

It's very comfortable place, I can do BBQ, play football, and do birthday for my kids.

Raj P

Good park for picnic but parking is way too expensive.

Mina Rassa

We went to indigenous festival in Vincent Massey Park. There were lots of activities and shows for everyone. Well organized and fun!

Van Heusen

Needs more cleaning. Bits of garbage were everywhere.

Mark Marshall

Very lovely park for all occasions, well maintained and accessible, just finished the Scleroderma Walk (5k), always a good day.

Johnny Westgate

A great place to meet up with your cycling friends from all over.

Saffat Rahman Khan

A big busy park which always has people doing picnics and gatherings.

666 ashes

It's a taste of the outdoors even though it's still close to the city. Beautiful walking trails, and I went down to the creek area to catch crawfish

Shawn Domonsky

Bathrooms were closed and the ground was muddy.

Mo Etemad

Very spacious park, great place to bbq. Can get super busy in the afternoons though.

Rania Mousli

Very spacious. An abundance of tables and barbeque stations. Perfect for family outings.

Jamie Joss

It's a beautiful area with open fields and next to the river. There are sports fields to use and paths to walk or ride a bike.

Ihssane Lghazaoui

Lots of space, bbq pits, the river close by. Anything that you want you can find it in here. It's our favourite park.

J B

Baller park. Always love coming here and tossing the disc. Saturdays FTB Hundo P

Charles Rahall

Very nice park but we pay enough taxes to cover parking expenses.

Lindsay Beauvais

Huge park with lots of different areas that have tons a picnic tables. Nice path along water. Great area

Nikky Adewunmi-Scott

Amazing park to spend quality time with family and friends. I enjoy the fact you have opportunity to go long walk in the trail

Rada Marza

I like it and also has a washrooms which is important for kids. But I hope if there are a security or tickets for those who doesn’t follow the rules because the people there don’t care about the social distance and I saw people smoking near kids also some they put cars in areas with signs no parking so feel it’s not secured.

Jose Rodriguez

Beautiful park, there is BBQ and tables

Abdulhamid Yilmaz

Perfect

Cassandra Larche

Love the park, hate the overpriced parking rates!

Bridget Cameron

Beautiful large park! First time there today and enjoyed the area.

Sajid Ali

Very green and beautiful park for family day picnic.

Freedom Great

Very clean and cozy.. I liked very much .. I'll visit it each time I come to Ottawa

Mamoun murhat

Good park

Marc 13

Good for a picnic.

Lyndon Goveas

Beautiful park with ample picnic tables and charcoal barbecues. Lots of family and community activity going on, which gives the park added warmth.

Ishran Jit Singh

Surrounded by nature, this place is a perfect amalgamation of nature and social gatherings. You can chill enjoy the scenery or do some barbecue and play music, it has a lot to offer.

Vespa Hair Design

Great place for a family picnic. Plenty of nature in the park and nice paths to walk or bike. Washrooms were clean.

Rutu Kanzar

It's beautiful place. Walking trail is there so it was quite good for me. Some people come and have their evening snacks or dinner here with family. So it was fun watching them.

Meryem Baskoun

Best picnic place

iid jaamac

It was great lake

Mira

Perfect park for family gstherings. Offers picnic tables, BBQ pits & clean restrooms.

Graham Deline

Way too many people not wearing masks or distancing.

Alyssa Gonzalez

A beautiful place for a picnic. Not so much for fishing.

Corey Reynolds

Needs playground equipment to keep the kids entertained. Too bad the NCC doesn't know the meaning of fun.

David Brasset

Has many park features that would make such a park, park-like.

François Castilloux

Well taken care of. A lot of picnic tables are provided, but signs for where dogs are and aren't allowes are confusinf.

Qball 1

Always a clean and quiet place to be at. Even when its full of people it's still relaxing. However, if you bring your car the parking lot for the park is pay parking. They have been watching the government parking lot next to it. You may end up with a fine. Enjoy!

Magalie Saumure

Such a nice place. The park offers many tables and bbq to picnic and even firepit to chill and enjoy a evening with friends. Its also enormous so its perfect for big events that are usually accessible to everyone!

Ayat Tadjalli

Very beautiful park with great view for photography. Excellent for community events. Have special area for BBQ. Access to Rideau River.

maria jose

Super place for an event upto 60 people and lot of space to explore

Hisham Obeidat

Great park very clean family oriented, ???? kids can run and play freely.

Robert Graham

Lots and lots and lots of picnic tables and shaded areas, perfect for a Sunday lunch.

Tom from Canada

Great park

Timothy Shouldice

Great place for a family BBQ surrounded by beautiful old trees and the lovely Rideau River

Ashwin Jain

Always an awesome park. Even when its just dandelion fluff flying everywhere.

Valerie Lefebvre

Lovely green space, lots of picnic tables for eating or having a bbq. The bird song is peaceful and lots of wildlife for watching.

Don Heritage

Excellent in every way.

Guy Warwick (ForestRanger)

The park is great, but I'd like to go once where I didn't spend the evening listening to someone else's music.

Maryam El-beltagy

It's beautiful!! My family and I went out for a picnic and we had lots of fun. There can be some bugs but I just put on bug spray. There is a beautiful lake there with ducks

Marina Canalejo

Today the park was not too busy so, everybody was able to enjoy it. It was a beautiful day for biking, barbecuing and strolling along. The trees are sparkling green in the sun and on the path you can see a variety of wild flowers. There must be fish in the river because the seagulls were fishing. It doesn't get much better than that for a city park!

Suzanne Sauve

The Pow Wow was amazing. the park is perfect for these events

Mavis Top

This park is gorgeous and such a great place to go for a picnic or to bike through. I loved coming here for festivals and marathons before covid times and this place always makes me feel nostalgic, with plenty of seating, open space, and memories

Saif Al Nehmi

Best Park in ottawa

Suneil Dham

Beautiful large park, lot a of trees, cycling path, park bench tables, a couple of gazebos and right next to the rideau river.

Alamin Ohaj

Nice place for quite picnic time. Lots of tables to chose from. Great facilities.

Elvis gakwaya

Very private, amazing for family gathering or picnic

Rheanne Perry

Beautiful place to hike and take photos

Adam Boone

Decided to check out the park for an afternoon BBQ. They are having a little fire pits/grills there that have adjustable grates that are perfect for charcoal briquettes. The washroom was extremely clean for a public park and the area was maintained extremely well. Beautiful Park, I will return!

sonia ebadi

A great space for families. A lot of green area, walking paths, beautiful views as well as many picnic tables available. There is a huge area where free parking is available. Bathrooms are open to public, however I wish they were cleaned more often since the smell in there is bad.

Valerie

Great park. Clean bathrooms, water fountains, lots of picnic tables and bbq.

John Paul Handrigan

Another great big park in Ottawa (we have tons of them!). This place has walking and cycling trails, large green spaces, bathroom facilities, etc. It's popular on the weekends. I often see large families and groups of friends come together for big picnics and BBQs.

Jude Jean-Francois

Good park to have picnic with family and friends. This is a diversity venue different culture display how they spend quality time togrther

jonathan Ede

I stopped to take a conference call while biking through it earlier this week. When it started to rain I was easily able to move to a sheltered bench. It was very peaceful among the trees watching the squirrels. The washrooms are nice and modern and there are many picnic tables. Over the years have had few work picnics here with a couple hundred folks, always had lots of room and parking.

Carina Urbani

Always a beautiful park! Also a perfect place for a picnic.

Missy Westgate

Nice park.. would be nicer if parking didn't cost $8 to visit...

Ivan Corea Gonzalez

Is a beautiful place and safe for celebrate birthday for children. And is near to my house by car 20 minutes

hilliard francis

Nice quiet park, very beautiful, and had a good time BBQing here.

Bobby SHARKS

A huge incredibly scenic park in the heart of the city. In the spring hear the roar of the hogs back rapids and in the summer u can explore the bottom of the rapids. Park seems to go on forever . Excellent place to walk the dog or burn out the kids . Fun for all ages.

Shrestharth Ghosh

Huge park with lots of picnic bench some which u can rent.

Nataliia Pasichnyk

Great park for family

David Cook

Beautiful place to hang out and has BBQ facilities as well.

Andrew Lombardi

Had a BBQ here. Had a great time. The park was kept neat and clean!

Tony Ciarla

nature trails along the Rideau River walking,bicycle bbq's and tables in place for summertime pick-nick parking washrooms

Nicole Scott-Amin

Great park with lots of group areas available. The only downside is the cost of parking.

Sebastian Kluth

Vincent Massey Park is a big park with numerous spots for picnics with family members and friends. The lawns also invite to play soccer or similar sports. The few monuments and buildings are well-maintained and look fantastic.

David Bate

Nice large pines at the top of the hill. From there you have a secluded view around you. There are foxes and coyotes along with many song birds & birds of pray to be seen. Great place to bring a camera.

james stewart

Nice running trails with river view

Tanishq Bansal

The park is really nice for picnic and bbqs its is really green and really colorful depending upon season

Khalil Akkacha

Perfect place for a BBQ and other outdoors activities on the grass

Sakura Wu

Wonderful park. The best place for summer and fall!

Nadav Willner

2 medium sledding hills.. not as good as Mooney's bay, not less crowded..

Ahmed Ali

Great park inside the city! Clean and well organized. You may find few wildlife friends there:)

Majed Jarrar

This park is owned by the capital region commission. It's not a city park, nor provincial nor federal. So a few things are unusual. It's gated and fenced. It has a toll entrance ($8 per day). The washroom facilities are superbly clean and good. There are six (or more? I think I counted six) large gazebos, very spaced out. You can technically have several large parties/weddings without interference. Plenty of BBQs around too that don't need booking. We booked one online and paid for it, had an event for ~60 people. When we got there we were the only people in the entire park. The park overlooks the Rideau, and I think it's a bit too slippery and it doesn't have a fence. Something to watch out for if you have curious kids.

Omar Khan

Cool park to hangout with friends, have a BBQ, play volleyball or any other sport! And it's free and open to everyone and has seating and washrooms if you gotta take a break

Shawn Donovan

Great place for family get together lots of open space and occasionally see wild life

Parvinder Singh

Heaven for picnic lovers. This park has controlled countless number of picnic tables, all well maintained and distanced. Restrooms are clean and has access to scenic trails. No wonder it has paid parking but well worth the cost. Clean and well maintained park. Will definitely visit again with family and friends.

sayed khisrow

Great place for a family bbq

Fernando Taglisie

A wonderfully large park, close to the Rideau River and Hog's Back falls, with space for all. Copiously long trails, thickets of tall trees to explore or hide, and modern facilities. Wide open spaces nestle up to shady tree areas, with ample picnic tables and facilities. There's even a bandstand you can rent! A beautiful green gem minutes from downtown, and for the city!

Mark Dabrowski

Lots open space, picnic tables, grills and shelter if needed from the weather.

James H

Very nice park featuring open green space, picnic areas, trails and perhaps the most architectural washroom in the city parks.

Olaf Beil

Really nice architecture. Make sure you read the info signs. It gives a good understanding why is looks like it does.

Travelogogist WK

Nice and clean park. It is one of the best picnic sopt in Ottawa.

Gary Latendresse

This is a great park for a picnic and to bring the kids.

Marie-Josee Gervais

It was nice and clean. Paying parking. Lots of tables and such to sit

darren brisson

We used to go bbq there in the summertime and at late night on the weekend the street set would show up there to do some late night street racing saw some pretty wild races there NO nobody does that anymore and I don't know if all the original hibachi bbq ar3 gone you just needed to bring food a grate ttandok cook on and charcoal I'm not sure but tghey used to host the teddy bear picnic every year

Luke Morrison

Beautiful park. Well maintained. Bathrooms a little small.

Ramji Yussuf

What an amazing park in Ottawa, it's huge and there are washrooms in the park not like other parks out there!

wang xiang

Large place to host awesome events. However feels a little empty for other days

Roger Giroux

Awesome place to have a BBQ Party

Ali Karimnezhad

A great park for family gatherings and barbecues!

Amit Nandi

These days open areas in the city where you can find tall trees, running water and wide open greenspace should be treasured. Vincent Massey Park is such a place. It's got picnic tables with hibachi bbqs, a bandstand and also a place for ice cream in the summer. Hogs back falls is the nicest falls in town and ample parking and even a sledding hill in the winter.

Jean-Sylvain Sormany

Perfect place to organize a family gathering in summertime. A lot of space, multiple BBQ available, variety of spaces.

Christopher Thomas

Great park well maintained

Mitz Julia

Great park but missing tables.

Chris Burkhardt

Could use new bbq's, cost to park is reasonable. Need to better control people renting outdoor space.

Jean Lajoie

Best park in town for a picnic or barbecue. Hundreds of picnic tables. Lots of room

Nuah Makungu

It I a good plate to barbecue with family and friends. Awesome!

Jewely Gee

Nice park. Not very busy thanks to people being obedient to the government.

Madeleine Marshall

Large and beautiful park space full of trees, ideal for family outings, accessible from the bike path, but also has paid parkjngs with a reasonable number of spots.

Avner Levy

Very nice park, plenty of space, picnic tables and access to the nearby river

Izzy RayRay

Need a vacation but no time off? Grab some coals, a few burgers, drinks and you are set for a staycation! Looks just like a campground (just don't swim in the water haha) the park is huge! The grounds are beautiful kept, I can GUARENTEE you'll have a great time. This is definitely one of my favorite places in Ottawa.

Alexander Riccio

Quiet and smooth path for bike or scooter, with a small walk to the rapids.

Carmella Kendry

Splendid autumn walk

Horiane Bisherera

Very big park! Many picnic tables and green spaces

Eesha Affan

Great place for a picnic especially with families and big groups. They have grills where you can barbecue. But fair warning it will be veeeeery crowded on weekends and evenings.

Recky Abadla

Park is very nice and well maintained.

HIEN HA NGUYEN

closeby parking, nearby creek and walkway, lots of picnic tables and BBQ grills...

Husam Eisa Eisa

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Emilie Stewart

Really nice park.

Mathias Wexler

A beautiful spot. This is in summer, so there is lush forest and gorgeous flowers. Shady nooks by the river very relaxing. Bicyclists on the path very polite. A nice afternoon!

brj k

Family-friendly site... clean and accessable

Kalayo Mboma

Clean, nice , best park in Ottawa for me. I love ittt lots ????

Kevin Perkins

We held a charity bike rally and BBQ at the park. It's one of Ottawa's gems.

Seeing the world In a different way

Vincent Massey Park is a great area to hold family bbq picnics and get togethers with its wide open area, bike and walk networks and shoreline. The modern toilets, benches and cover areas are very nice and clean. For several days in June, the indigenous people gather for a pow wow. This festival is free and welcome to everyone on the grounds of indigenous people's land in Vincent Massey Park. You will see stories in the traditional dancing, hear mother earth in the drums, and feel positive spiritually all around in this gathering. There is openness for educational awareness, reconsolidation and healing as well. I highly recommend attending this family gathering.

Sai S

Quite place. Good for chats and for taking a break on the way to your biking path. I would love to have a BBQ.

Eid Hatem

Perfect venue for family & friends to meet for bbq, music & outdoor games...

Anahí Reyes

Huge Park, beautiful. Free to use picnic tables and barbeques

Stephen Shirreffs

They're were pinecones and nature and stuff. It was awesome! Reasonably priced parking.

moataz dabbour

This park never disappoints when you're looking for a good time, whether to go out and BBQ, or go for a walk!

steven tompa

Lots of BBQ pits bike and walking traills available

Taryn,Naiyana,Zachie & Chris Hesketh

Loved the time we spent here. Parking can become confusing one lot is cash the other is credit so be on the look out . Also took a long time to leave waiting in line yo pay the parking!

cheryl chongsiam

Great park for parties! The parking rules could be more visible. Ie have a sign by the entrance saying how much parking is on weekends and for what duration. Its not even stated on the city website. It's $3 for the weekend and I'm still unsure if you can park anywhere or only in the visitors area.

Justin Tessier

Beautiful. Lots of seeing for picnics. Parking was easy. Didn't feel crowded, even on a nice spring day.

Juzer Hussain

Beautiful park with BBQ pits

Amy Awad

This is a large beautiful park specifically for picnics and group BBQs. There are lots of picnic tables and BBQ pits. My experience on a Saturday afternoon is that it is a little too crowded/loud. I could hardly have a conversation over nearby music (from the 3+ different parties) in just one small section.

Anthony Bueno

I've been there many times to hang out with friends. We made some BBQ and it was really fun. There are a bunch of tables and BBQ spots. The park is huge, but every weekend there are some parties there. So it's recommended do not arrive too late there. The parking lot is paid. Many people park at front the fence close to the entrance, it's not allowed, but they still do that.

william James

I love this park, it is a large park where the entire community gets to hangout.

Dennis Vogt

Lots of space with different facilities to picnic.

Jonathan Jones

Great place for walking, with good views over the Rideau river. When family gatherings are allowed again, it will be the perfect place for family barbecues and picnics.

Jatin Joshi

Nice walking trail

Chantelle Flowerday

Very nice place to go with family and friends for a bbq.

clint butler

large clean park with decent amenities. went for the pow wow and it was organized really well. had a great time. lots of parking.

Tom Rowell

Lots of amenities and the washrooms were very clean.

Afghan King

It is the best part for a family picnic

Mariana

Great location for picnics. Lots of tables, spaces for BBQ. Newly built sustainable washroom. Parking on-site (paid). Overall, very clean park.

Scott L

Out favorite place to have a sandwich from le Bottega or Continental Deli

Eric S. Periard

Great open place.... lacks water play or something for the kids.

Sam G

Amazingly open and beautiful kept park. It contains many park benches, and a lot of open greeny. There is a bike trail encompassing the Rideau river is beautiful as well, surrounded by many gorgeous l trees and ferns

Corisa Dorestant

Beautiful park... simple not too bad at all. My sis in law took me there and i will definitely go back!

hazem

Very nice park with large space for a bbq.

Wahib Thabet

Best Park I have ever spent time at.

Ronald Dean Taylor

A good Friend was baptized on this day.

Haider S. Ali

Very decent place for families & kids. Very clean & nice. $8 for parking is worth it. Restrooms are very clean. This is good place to come every week with your family and your friends to spend the whole day. Thumbs up for those who work to keep it nice & clean.

Steven Pollock

Chanel's park

Kianoush Faroughi

nice place ,good facility ,great river ,and family point

Paakzaad Chothia

Beautiful park with lots of trails.

yiushin2

Cool park but I don't think it actually exists, last time I tried to get here I reached some water and could not swim, would not recommend water again h2o/10

Jimoh Rukayat

This a nice place for a picnic and just to relax after a stressful week. You should also visit during fall, the trees and leaves are so pretty. I really enjoyed my visit here

Arezou Farah Bakhsh

Clean, nice, beautiful please with barbecue place and enough benches for sitting.

Abdul Rahman Alroshdi

Very nice and clean

Mahima Chandra

Lovely trails. A Must visit in Ottawa!

Barb Kausch

Always loved this park. The surroundings were beautiful. The trees were changing to reds, orange and gold. Lovely warm fall day.

Andre Mathurin

Awesome park. Everything anyone wants for a picnic or just to get away from the city, in the city. Beautiful park.

Sharon Amos

Great outdoors space. Lots of picnic tables. For pokemon fans, lots of gyms and Pokestops. Great for bicyclists.

The Futurist Podcast

Amazing place for BBQ and Playing Soccer, Badminton, Frisbee and football.

Steve Mendelsohn

Great walking and hiking along the river

Jagdeep Singh

Amazing park with beautiful fall colors

josh cottez

Needs better parking authority.

Subhajit Chatterjee

Really a cool place to walking, jogging, running, cycling as well as doing barbeque or any other day out activities. Quite a few water points. Lot of trees with full of oxygen and fresh air.

Keyvan

The park is nice, but poorly run / managed. We went for a picnic, and it seemed like every other group had brought a giant speaker working at max volume (the kind you’d expect from a professional DJ), so if you didn’t bring a giant speaker you had 5 different types of music blasting your way from every direction. So we had our picnic and left early and the parking gate was broken so it took 20 minutes to leave the parking lot. So the park is nice and if you enjoy a loud environment then it’s a great place.

vineeth sv

Wonderful place to hang out with friends and has provision for barbecue as well.

Carolyn Green

Great park, lots of picnic tables. Nice near the water and fairly well maintained. But near busy roads

Anique Lacoursiere

Beautiful park with walking trails by the water, free parking, and plenty of picnic tables

Amber Hamid

Very nice and big park. But people should be considerate and clean up the mess. There was a birthday party a day before and they left a complete mess.

David Wood

Nice park, I run through here most days. Watch out for speeding cyclists and if you need to use a washroom they do not open until some time in May.

Basma Altaie

Very nice place and its washrooms are very clean

Feby Sabu

Nice place to sit down with family and friends. Beautiful greenery

Sam White

My Kids loved this park! Safe and clean and

David Boucher

Really nice lots of bike trails, bbq pits, lots of seating but you can't bring your dog and having a well behaved dog that alone ruined it for me! What kind of park doesn't allow dogs especially if they are on leash!

S

Fun place for picnics with family and friends

hodan hassan

It is great place to take your family for a picnic

Brendan Lemire

Lots of Picnic tables, on the spot available coal BBQs, bathroom facilities, parking, everything needed for good family and friends fun.

Jihia qureshi

Washroom were very smelly a mile away I was able to detect the washrooms. This was terrible. There should be more washrooms and should be well maintained.

Anna Wangari

Nice washroom and beautiful structures. It would be a lovely place if they had a splash pad

HEYAM AL-JAFARY

Nice park for all the family

Mike

Very nice and relaxing our family enjoyed our picnic a lot

David Ogiemudia

Nice place to hangout with family and friends. Good ambience and sufficient play area for kids. Also has a washroom

Habiba Munibari

Nice trails. Lots of trees. Great for a walk.

Claude Njoh

Love it , very cool place to spend time with family and friends

Jessica Smith

Great place to take the kiddos to run off some steam

Daniel Gillespie

Wonderful day at the park; judo class in the outdoors!

Matthew Dickie

Very clean, lots of picnic tables and places to eat or just be outside

Ayham Harb

Ther is tented places if it's rain

Canadian Eh!

Great place for a picnic when it's not invaded by mosquitos or muffins.

Paul Smith

Lots of green open space, picnic tables and clean, well maintained washrooms.

Terry Cheng

Great place to take the family and walk around

Mélanie B.

What a nice venue for anyone wanting to make a family gathering come to life, not to mention the washrooms were in mint condition, very impressed!

Kali Gate

Awesome parks with lots of nice places to hang out or have barbecue or anything in that park. Well done our city for this beauty.

Joanne Brousseau

This is such a wonderful place where all groupsgot together with garbage bags and filled them to keep the park clean. So proud of my hometown people. Place is terrific for picnics equipped with tables' restrooms, trails for bikes, walking, wheelchairs and lush green open spaces for any kind of summer play. Even lots of trees to hide from the hot sun. There are covered ares to sit under as well

Al Iskandar

Beautiful, good for group picnic. Clean, spacious. Available rest rooms. great place for a barbecue.

Azurea A

Not much to do/see here. Park is huge and one area of parking is $1/half hour or $8 for the whole day but just walk about a bit, the parking lot right next to the paid one is free. There are washrooms, but typical of what you see at other parks - nothing spectacular and often stinky. There's no play structure, no beach, swimming, basketball court, etc. It's just good for BBQs and pretty spacious so good for big crowds too. Don't worry about reserving a space in advance.

Ray Perrier

Beautiful park... lots of space for open air fun. Lots of tables bbq's. Cycling and walking trails. Excellent spot.

Brian Burchart

Large park, many separated picnic tables with fire pits and Charcoal BBQ's, multiple sheltered pavilions, and clean washrooms. The only downside, not really, is the paid parking. Nothing in Life is free, I guess.

Patrick Rowlee

It was very nice and well kept for a park.

Eddie Lo

Great place for family and friends gathering

Chris Talma

Beautiful park. Lots of green space with sun or shade. Clean washrooms.

Cheyenne Tessier

Great park to go to. Tons of shade and places to sit down at.

edy aoun

OMG ???? nice parks

Dmitri Koev

Great park for BBQ. Wish the bathrooms wouldn't be locked...otherwise having a paid parking here now (used to be free) is a little too much. To clarify, I was there numerous times during open hours over the summer/fall, and most of the time the bathroom was locked.

Rola Ayoub

You can barbecue there Nice spaciuos park

Joyal Thomas

Loved it

mouaz alsrouji

Very good for gathering outdoor and enjoying the nature

Brenda Whiteduck

Great park to host the annual Aboriginal Summer Solstice. A great outing for the entire family around June 21st every year.

Charrie Monette

Love this park. But can only access in the winter months bc I have dogs. In the summer it is crowded with people that are hate or are afraid of dog. ????

Qi Yang

a very nice park with beautiful fall foliage!

N'guolho Sangare

This place is amazing so many trails and large places to sit, I'd 100% reccomend this place for a picnic or if you just want to chill

viola caissy

Great. What a fantastic city we live in with such beautiful green space to enjoy

Viley Rose

It was calm. Not much people, it’s mostly almost never crowded. Prefect place for a picnic????

Angelique Davis

Lots of parking ($1 per 30 minutes) and lots of picnic tables and BBQs and green space. However, tables are fairly close and there were a few groups playing really loud music which sort of ruined it. I don’t go to a park to have to shout my conversations like I’m at a nightclub.

Dave Newell

Great park lots of spots for bbqing picnicking

Rosemary O'Connell

Walked through the park in the rain today. The path along the Rideau River through the park is blocked near the Trillium Line construction site is now blocked till next year. It is still a nice park to walk through. Still some colour as all the leaves have not fallen yet.

Omer Beheisi

Great park ina central location ... Beech is a little under kept because it gets very busy during the summer... Otherwise great place

nick pfab

Nice park with work out stations. All it was missing was a splash pad. Only reason it's a 3 star rating.

Jim S.

Belle park. Nice place for a walk with your dog.

Oluwaseun Adebayo

Beautiful and serene environment to have fun with family and friends.

sadib Sufian

Great park with BBQ machines free to use

Janette

Great park with clean bathrooms!!!

Jake Satov

It's so nice there. Vincent Massey is right beside the the river. All kinds of trees and flowers, people go there to BBQ, walk their dogs, run and bike along the bicycle path. There's also public washrooms which appear to be well maintained.

Anthony Russell

Nice area. Large field. Benches/tables are old. Bathrooms aren't clean or new at all.

Ambroz senat

Very nice park with parking lot and picnic area with grill for making good bbq's

Howard K

Great walking / biking trails along the river, nice combination of shade and Sun and even when it's busy there lots of room for everyone.

drs bassir

Big place with enough space for social distancing but be aware of mosquitoes in sun-set and night. It has several barbeque stands.

Nafissatou Toure

Vary spacious park with a lot of parking spots

jihad Raslan

It was very nice many people over there

Angus MacIntyre

Really great park, close to transit

Mohanad Oudah

One of the best Ottawa's park to be relax and enjoy your time with your family, friends

Sandra Clark

Still wet in most areas, but if you stay on the path it's a beautiful walk.

Alan Frank

A hidden gem with ample parking for an afternoon stroll. However, the lots in the park require payment - but the price is reasonable considering the level of maintenance of the facilities. Especially photographic this fall. While it can get crowded during special events, lots of space on weekdays or average weekends.

Erin Sunley

It's a great way to spend the day outside. They have BBQ grills and picnic tables. Also a public washroom.

Dev Nundy

Great place for family picnic or walkabout.

Moe

Our favourite park in Ottawa

Angie Beaudoin

big huge park with bbqs and public washrooms.

Maen Abu Al-Toyour

A beautiful park to meet all family members

Mohamed Ahmed

Best somali dishes

Steve C

Nice little park. Great play structure and exercise stations.

Eduard Ignea

Paid parking but the paying machine is at the far end of the parking lot. Nothing distributed in the huge lot. The park is decent but for this big issue especially when you are not young anymore. There are quite a few things going in this park during the year Aboriginal festival. Communities meetings, companies get together. Nice location near Rideau River

Me Here

This park is a Oasis in the middle of the city,great place to relax and have a meal with family and friends,bbq's are in place and other then parking no fees for park use(unless you want to reserve for a function).Because it is a bbq/picnic area there is a strict no dogs policy.Just like when going out for a meal,leave your dog at home so as not to disturb other park users and the wildlife. There is a lot of misinformation found here and on third party sites.As with any search for information on the internet go to the locations own website,In this case the n.c.c.ca runs this park and on the n.c.c. site you will learn it is not a great place to walk your dog as others suggest,in fact at eash entrance to the park you will see no dog signs whether you enter in a car or on foot and the n.c.c. does have the power to levy fines Also some suggest parking in the lot next to the park.It belongs to the government and Canada Post buildings,although the paid gates may be up when you arrive they may not be when you leave or you may find you have been ticketed or towed.It is not a "free" lot as some have suggested.Also some say no need to reserve,again bad info.The park has a bandshell and 2 gazebo,s.The bandshell and 1 gazebo can be reserved,For large events or group gatheringsa reservation is recommended to ensure a area large enough for your group in addition some events require plug in power found at these locations.Not only are plug in/power locations limited but as well you must have a additional permit to use the power in almost all cases.As I said don't trust info on third party sites go to the venues site or call ahead to avoid disapointment, Cheryl parking is looked after by impark,check to see if their site details fee's.I belive it is based on duriation of stay with daily max of $8,pretty cheap when you split amongst passengers for a day out and a whole lot cheaper then parking roadside and risking a ticket which does happen on occasion. .There are 3 sections to the lots,one just inside gate which leads to the mid section and as well a lower lot.All are for vistors the only restrictions are marked for handicap or no parking area's.Only AUTHORISED vehicles are allowed to leave lots onto paths or fields. Omer..Beach? unkempt/ VMP does not have a beach.

Norman de Bellefeuille

Beautiful location with recent landscaping. Great place for a pow wow.

Smth Tawalbeh

The worst management I faced ever, I am waiting since more than one hour to exit the park because the only exit that all cars need to stop and pay... Still there is 17 cars in front of me .

Kamel Al Zein

Lots of picnic tables:) with green space

Moys N

A park with a nice atmosphere and plenty of space for barbecuing and picnics.

Doreen-Ann Labelle-Cheung

Great place to go for a pow wow. Great place for parking, big open space.

Matthew Simpson

Great spot to meet up for a barbeque with friends!

Robin Gilman

I was taken aback by having to pay for parking. After the fact I realized that there was parking further away that I wouldn't have had to pay for.

Michael Robinson

This place gave us quite a lot for no dollars. Oh, wait, I had to pay $8 for 7 hours of parking. We got a small barbecue to cook on, clean washrooms and clean water supply. A picnic table. It wasn't crowded. The mosquitoes were few and feeble. Great. Now I know why I pay my taxes! Oh, and a visit to see the fall foliage in its dying splendour last year left my rods and cones vibrating for days.

Kevin Pearce

Had the place more or less to ourselves. Bathrooms were closed.

sabiha rahman

Lots of space to share with others

Robin Steeden

It's a park. Concession stand was not just closed but looked abandoned although the bathroom facilities were open. Overall a nice park for scenery, but not for facilities.

Xuelin Zhang

Very nice fall colour but the trail along the cannel was blocked half way.

k k

Great place for a walk! Wish they cleared the walking paths of snow though since they do charge for parking. Tons of picnic benches too. Can't wait to visit in the spring and summer.

Stuart Simpson

Nice park, paid parking at the machines and washrooms available

Hasin I

Nice and big park. Good for picnic and other formal programs.

Chris Whiting

This is a perfect place for a family picnic. Lots of picnic tables and lots trees to shade. There are even permanent structures to shelter you from sun and rain. Bring something to BBQ on the hibachi bbq's that are scattered throughout. Ample parking and a great place for the kids to run around.

Zee Man

Beautiful park near the river. Good for bbq biking picnic swimming is Mooney s bay side . Lots of space and beautiful things to see . Has washrooms but might be closed due to covid.