Reviews of Jackson Park (Tourist Attraction)

Syed Jaffar

Awesome place to bring your kids.

Neil Barker

An excellent park in the city.

Michael Rice

Five minutes out my door ! Great for hiking and mountain biking love your PTBO .

Rick Able

Love this place it's a great park

Greg Lindsay

Great place for a family outings.

Kevin & Tina Canavan

One of my absolute favourite places.

Mishi Papik

This place is a gem. Park the car and enjoy this beautiful green space in the heart of Peterborough.

Angie Roti

Nice place for a walk in the park

Andre Blanchard

Very nice park with lots of benches, picnic tables, shade, and play area.

James Bond

Great place for walks by the water and great trails

manjot kaur

Great place to visit

Stephen H

Scenic park with a pond and covered bridge makes for good photo opportunity.

chris Gee

Great to walk with dogs in a peaceful outdoor atmosphere.

Gavin Au-Yeung

Cool walking (or biking) trail. Nice for summer strolls. Nothing to strenuous.

Vicki

Gorgeous park! Plenty of paths to walk, really nice peaceful places to sit and relax. I love it here! It just gets too busy sometimes. And people unfortunately seem to leave bags of dog poo & litter around the park, even though there are garbage and recycling bins within the park.

Doug Macintosh

A gem of a valley park in Peterborough complete with stream and riparian vegetation. It deserves all the appreciation locals and visitors seem to feel for it. Jackson Park should be nurtured, and never taken for granted.

Kari Woodley

Professional loving caring staff, as well as clean

Kai The Bard

An amazing park with a number of trails, a creek, a playground, bathrooms, and a local larp group meets there on Wednesday evenings!

Angela Ferguson

Really nice area to visit with lots of trails to explore.

Harsh mehta

Awesome place for running,cycling and picnic

Pat Hasson

Beautifull place for a walk/pictures

flairlite

Good place to bike, just don't go at night

Cynthia Kellar

Vert nice area.

sam panchishin

Lots of good bike trails great fun

Bob Kasprzak

Great spot to walk your dog!

Shelby

It is a nice park to take the dogs for a walk that is not hard on their feet. It is lovely to be out in nature.

Jacquie - Drink Ketones

a wonderful place to go exploring

Neil Joyes

This is a magical place. A place of infinite lore. The people of Peterborough are blessed to have such an abundance of nature.

Marylynn Rahilly

I've loved coming here with my son ever since he was in kindergarten. It is starting to show that is used alot. But we still love it.

conor lynch

I love Jackson Park! Great trails for walking or biking, some good drops for daredevils and a really large amount of trail

Cole LeBlanc

Lots of green space, not overcrowded

MrJizac

Love this park! So fun to bike and walk through! Friendly people that say hi and there's a serious amount of geocaching available if that's an interest.

Benjamin Rempel

Open area, lots of trails, lots of nature

Selda Panchishin

The most beautiful park in this part of Ontario. Old growth cedar forest, playground, walking and biking trails, cray fishing in the creek, splashing around in the summer in the creek, beautiful fall colour on the trees, quiet winter walks by the river

BareFootNorth

Always well kept and maintained a great jewel in Peterborough

Amy Parsons

A great place to take a (well behaved) dog to let run off leash for a while. Not an off leash park at all but people are very laid back and there are tons of trails to choose of you need to avoid people. Great place to jog too. Flat long trails, winding bush trails, hills....it has a bit of it all.

B Inthavong

Can't beat a lovely park that is so close to downtown. It is also easily walked to from downtown! Love the small paths that branch from the main paths, the sounds of the rushing water and all the wildlife. Very flat trails on many parts allowing for strollers for sure!

Andrew Duncan

A jem I the middle of the city. In only minutes you can be out having a nice quiet walk in the woods around the pond.

theGamerGunvir

Nice place to walk and go around. Best to visit in Spring or autumn, in winter snow overshadows the other beauties

Thornelle Weekes-Ecker

The best park I've been to!

Asiyah Shaikh

Very lovely. The trees aren't green yet, but the weather is nice and cool for walking or jogging. I'm not used to long walks or jogs, but I covered 5 kms without realizing. I was so engrossed in the nature sights. This is definitely going to be a regular trail for me and my husband to walk/jog.

Scott Martin

Great place to go for a walk with the family

TOP RANK

Great, but it lacks a small pool for children

Frank Hewitt

Nice clean park.

Virginia Cole

Love how big the place is! So many different trails to take, and it's great if you're a cyclist or dog owner. Always filled with super friendly people!

Teegee72

Nice walk .340 u will see turtles .good to bring ur kids .bring bread. This is my daughter writing lol

SpamBotPlayz

My favorite park to go to and even has a skatepark nearbye to go to as well ????????????

Tim D.

A piece of paradise in the middle of the city!

Gary Caravaggio

A walk in the park,beside the creek you can go unwind,chill out and revive the goodside and just....ahhhhhbh ya know?

Roger Spencley

Jackson park is a nice peaceful setting. My brother caught a nice perch, but the water level is a little low.

Wendi Bertrand

Nice bit of country in the city. Good for hiking, biking, jogging or walking your dogs. Wish the city would do something about the invasive plants. Garlic mustard, poison ivy, dog strangling vines. Also discarded needles and beer bottles. Stay on the trails and you're okay.

Tiffany J

So beautiful! The trails are fantastic!

Mischievous Mistress

Wonderful place to walk through and sit and enjoy the weather. A lot of beautiful things to see. Great trails, great adventures. Disobedient dogs not on leashes cause some distress, both to humans and other small dogs.

Emma Irene

Lovely walk. It's a really nice place in the summer to go for a walk with your dog or someone!

Why 101

Pretty clean lots of people without mask thro

Rob Kearns

Great place for nature walks and good old picnic.

AdA

Great for walks, chatting with acquaintances.

Jason Cymbaluk

Such a beautiful park in the heart of Peterborough. Miles of walking trails some very exciting bike trails. Take a break for a picnic along the river. Trails also connect to trans canada trail system. From the parking lot you can head towards down town on the trail system.

Thomas “Pip” Milne

Wonderful place for family photos.

Dr LangMusic

Gorgeous park!

jimbo james

Someone stole our benches from our TP !WTF! 2 stars because the river was nice, I hope the homeless didn't piss into it too much.

LoneWolf FPV

Great place for the family to take nature walks.

remco weerman

Nice green space in Peterborough kinda sketch at night though

Sukarnos YYZ

Beautiful trails/water park...

James Robinson

Lots of trails, a creek, good parking all in downtown Peterborough

Joshua Kubinec

We were here for a walk along the TransCanada Trail.

Debbie Hemmens

This park was much bigger and more beautiful than I thought it would be. Lovely spot.

mohammed maruf

Beautiful place

Mark Sedgwick

Beautiful place for a hike

Barry Chapman

Great place for a short or long outing. Lots of trails in a mature forested park of Peterborough Ontario. Good for walking , cross country skiing or biking, given the right season of course.

Penny Earle

Peace and quiet away from the noise place to relax and enjoy the water running through the cit

Aaron Hogan

Great park but they need to do something about the homeless that live there

Jen Gaffney

This will be both for average folks who take their dogs for walks and for folks who are fellow photogs. Not for amateur shooters that’s for sure! I shoot here frequently and really enjoy it. It’s got a lovely feel and lots of variety for images and backgrounds. You need lenses and bodies which deal with low light very very well. You can’t shoot successfully there without good gear unless there is just the right circumstances for light and conditions. Better not to take chances and bulk up before going here. Pictures are from winter and from late spring. Walking and biking is awesome here. Tons of trails, lots of space and nice variety of spaces to go. There is parkland with a jungle gym, forest trails, bike trails and a nice trail along the river side.

Vincent Chevalier

One of the best spots to unwind. The cedar groves are very peaceful and the walking trails are very easy. Great place for a run.

Alvea Hurlington

Jackson park is a lovely place to get out into nature. The pathways are for the most part unpaved but very well maintained. The paths all connect to the Trans Canada Trail.

Chin Chinchilly

Love Jackson Park and I hope it never changes...

Piyushi

Lovely trails in the midst of nature. We took the trail by the creek and our dog loved it.

S. K.D.

My friend and I visit this park annually, and enjoy the multiple trails available within the park.

Dewan Karim

One of the best secret natural gem in Peterborough. I heard it from ancient forest website and curious to see ancient trees. A cute pond in the middle was a surprise bonus. Quiet river front in the northern end is the most the most enjoyable part of park. Trails goes through the park towards Lindsey.

Shehab Stanikzai

Not a bad spot to hang out

Tracy Ford

Its ???? lovely out there

-PUP & TED- Adventures

Always clean,quiet and tranquil.

Mackenzie O'Neill-Austin

Beautiful trails throughout the forestry for biking, wide main path, so much to explore. When it comes to terrain, there are many options and no surprises (drops, marsh, etc).

Stefan Straub

Great place to take the family and pets for a walk.

Justin Shaw

The Pièce de résistance in hiking, walking and biking! Numerous offroad trails, plus the main gravel trail that goes through the park and well beyond. The old railway, now part of the Trans Canada Trail. Jackson creek runs through, down to the large pond and pagoda bridge flowing all the way down to the Otanabee River. Enjoyable outings no matter the season.

Ben Dempsey

Nice forest trails

David Johnston

This is a fantastic park for Sunday afternoon strolls or a quick run in the park. If your into mountain biking, keep your eyes peeled for all the unofficial side trails.

Donna Munro

A great place to walk and enjoy

Taylor Abrahamse

Best walk of my life

Gumbercules007

Jackson's Park is a nice place to take a walk. There are many trails in there not just the main one that is the old railroad track. We often take the smaller more unused trails. We also find them easer to walk on then the harder ground of the old railroad track.

Joslynn Burford

I love this Magical Park.There is always a new place to adventure.

Zach Owen

I really hope they never develop this park

James Young

Great trails but would like to see more single track through the wooded areas

SAI KUMAR MAMEDIPALLY

Perfect place for the walk and peace in the mid city of the Peterborough

Chris Pelletier

It's still a nice park but it really needs some tidying. The pond is full of weeds and vegetation.

Jeff Suddes

Great place for a quick hike

Matthias Brettle

Amazing park along the trans Canada trail.

Becky Dunbar

Highly recommend to explore

Kevin Stata

Beautiful park with lots of trails to walk or bike.

Abhishek Sharma

Walk in the woods was amazing..don't forget the creek

Jess Jess

My favorite place to get my workout!

Behrooz R.Azari

Beautiful park, Beautiful pond

Karyn McKnight

A wonderful trail close to downtown Peterborough. Woodsy and serene!

Reginald Bull

It's a great park to visit in the summer but not one to visit during the winter if you're an older person who has had trouble with getting around because there's too much snow or ice on the path ways I'm afraid of slipping and re injuring both knees again as I've had both knees replaced in the last two years.

Reya Gandotra

Beautiful place to visit if you wanna feel close to mother earth

Tony Vanderdrift

Huge park with lots of trails. Great for hikes or walking the dog.

Wendy P

Absolutely beautiful! Great for trail walks, biking and just a lovely area that offers miles of nature and adventure for the whole family or individual physical activity!

Laurie A Rideout

Awesome place to walk your dog ...people seems to be good about keeping their dogs on leashes

Jordan Woodbeck

Fantastic place to take the family on adventure and also beautiful location for seasonal photo sessions

Bhavin Patel

Very cool place to spend leisure time

Chris Dawe

Huge park, trans Canada trail and woodland trails to explore.

Jerome Schnettler

It's beautiful place, get to take nice stroll. Please don't let them build an overpass through it.

Jenish Odigineyev

Nice, clean, beautiful in the fall, and absolutely magical in the winter

John Motherwell

Lovely urban park close to downtown Peterborough. Great spot to start your bike trip to Omemee. Recommended that you park in the large lot off of Parkhill at the top of Monaghan, go through the big arches and lots of places to park!

Stephanie Pickett

Very beautiful. Very senic. Great for picnics, photoshoots and physical activity.

Darren Hickin

Its a beautiful place to go for a walk

Peter Sorensen

My favourite park in the city, good for walking, and biking.

David Campbell

Great place for a walk with the dog. Plenty of spots for kids to play. Nice park.

Ty Thomson

Not salted pathways but that's lots of fun when you have two 9 year old boys that want to slide around and have fun.

Explore! Fitness and Health

Jackson Park is gorgeous this time of year, with the fall colors in full swing any day now, it makes a great family hike or a bike ride with friends.

Naideine The Manic Maker (Mommy The Manic Maker)

I love the trails here. I grew up way out in the country and sometimes I really miss being in nature. This park is a great place to enjoy our country's natural beauty. We're very lucky to have such a wonderful place right here in our city.

Mark Cathers

Great single track loop MTB run

PG “Ghost” Burke

Beautiful walking paths, natural canopies, amazing for all ages!

Mystic Knight

A great place for kids at the playground. Or a park to wander around and enjoy nature within the city.

Chhunly Tiv

I went there and there is small pond with the beautiful trees reflection. I can't stop taking long breath and photos.

John Hebertt

It's a beautiful walking experience

Dave Peckham

Probably the best kept secret in Peterborough. Fantastic rail trail system, which spans for miles. Great running, hiking, biking, trail. You name, it you can get outdoors for hours on this system.

allison

We found this little park off the main Rd and walked around the whole river. It was beautiful from start to end. Will definitely be coming back.

Braeden Rowley

Amazing place to bike, walk, run and sit. I do a lot of bicycling there and they have a lot of trail systems throughout. Just be careful if you go off the main trails, hobos make campsites.

Peter-G. Burke

I grew up in the forests of both Jackson & Hamilton parks...and look how I turned out!!! (For the record, I turned out fine, thanks for asking) Beautiful place!!! (Just bring bug spray)

Roland van Oostveen (East Marsh Acres)

Had coffee with family. Nice setting in the outdoors with swings and other equipment for the kids.

Richard McFadden

Great park and trail

Mike Monaghan

Always an interesting place to hike through. My grandkids love it there!!!

Dave King

Great spot for photos...

Chapman Fok

Nice place. Missing trail maps near the parking lot though. Pond nearby was dry/low. Not sure if that's a seasonal or regular thing though. Visited in early August.

Rebecca Reimer

My roommates and I live just down the road from here, we come all the time and love it. It's walking distance from most of Parkhill and Chemong, or from downtown. The trails are always groomed and there's both hills and flat ground. Would recommend for any time of the year.

Laura VanDerHerberg

I love to walk and ride my bike in Jackson park. There are so many side trails that you can go exploring on.

Riley MoMo

Nice place to visit occasionally, not so nice at night.

Fadia Farhat

Very nice place

Lou Rantin

Should have more packed dirt trails instead of crushed gravel.

Nijin Davis

Relax and walk between the woods with some great sights on either sides. ????

Eddie Partridge

Beautiful park, great walking, hiking

Brad Grisdale

This park is beautiful the trails offer so much to look at with lots of veriaty of tree and plant species. Can evan see fish in the river if you look close enough. Awsome place to bring kids to get there energy out.

Diane Corrigan

Love to walk my dog there very relaxing. Kept very well by city. I only wish the public would do the same.

Jeremy Bowers

Good park for walking the dog. Great for mountain biking and running also. Playground at the upper part. There is 2 different entrances/access points. Nice creek /river running thru it.

H. Foster

It has the potential to be a beautiful park except for the litter and graffiti. More garbage and recycling bins are needed, especially around the playground. The playground itself is old, faded and seems to be missing pieces. The trails are beautiful though.

Rebecca Marshall

We like this place for a hike and the playground is pretty decent as well. There are lots of forest side rails, and a big main trail that is paved, so good for strollers too. Washrooms are always closed (even pre-pandemic), so don't count on them.

Khloe huizinga

So cool

Tracey Iann

Nice!

Hannah Warner

Went on wonderful adventure with my dog. So much to see and smell! It was great using the shallow creek for overcoming his fear of water. We preferred staying on the west side of the creek where there are more natural paths and fewer passing bicyclists but even on the pond side, the paths are wide enough to be enjoyed at a safe and comfortable distance from other park visitors. Additionally, multiple entrances (both off Fairbairn and off Parkhill) are also great because they further distribute visitor traffic and reduce crowding. My biggest concern here is the number of people who walk their dogs off-leash -there are signs reminding people of local bylaws and pet etiquette; all dogs are *supposed* to be leashed, but there is no enforcement of this. I would be wary of walking a puppy or any dog in training because it can be difficult avoiding sudden encounters with irresponsible owners. It is especially bad in winter, when the paths get icy and you lose traction and stability. It is difficult to react when a loose dog suddenly rushes towards you.

Quentin Foster

Nice local park, fun, extensive trails through cedar forest and alongside the river. Great for bikes and dogs. Part of the Trans Canada Trail network.

LoRdNoX09

Lots of trais for mountain bikes and trails for road bikes

Cecilia Santean

Beautiful park to walk in if you want to escape the city noise

Maher Jebara

Such a beautiful path. Still natural without much damage to the forest feels very relaxing f

Gary Bonczak

Great place to walk the dogs

Bethany Hartwick

Beautiful park. Lots of mosquitoes. Lots of wildlife. Playground at the far west side. Trails are well maintained.

RJ Kayser

Great park and lots of trails for hiking as well as linking up with the Trans Canada Trail for biking or long distance runs.

Alex Cheng

Beautiful park in the fall

The Nice Girlz

Great place to take a nice walk in nature

Kevin Derrick Photography

A nice park in a ravine, good trails and picnic areas

b sahni

A must visit if you like parks. Beautiful all year round!

garrett s

Great green space to get outdoors and enjoy nature before a 4 lane road is built through

Samir Maher

Lacks nothing in magnificent natural surroundings, including creek, nature hikes and fascinating bridges. Very clean and crisp. A well equipped 'Outhouse' exists at the entrance!

Jessica Connor

Lovely park with many trails.

daniel leblanc

Nice park, nice trails, lots of benches. Saw a Circapia moth caterpillar which was super neat.

Vafa Hamzehpour

Beautiful park.

Nicole Brown

Great place to run or bike ride. Lots of people on the trail.

Farah A.

Peaceful and well maintained! Not much parking available. 20 vehicles or so max. If you have respiratory issues, please be careful as the gravel road causes clouds of dust each time a biker passes by or if there's wind. Wasn't crowded therefore people don't tend to wear masks there.

Stavros Tzagadouris

Great trails and a park at the end of Monaghan. You could walk from here to Omemee if you wanted to.

Jake Dean

Beautiful park, great trails.

Jeremy Davidson

Always great to take a walk here. Most paths flat enough to bring a baby on but the flatter the trail, the less shade available.

Daniel Morris

Jackson Park has existed in Peterborough for many years and serves as a super highway for nature enthusiasts and outdoor lovers who use the trails in the park. The is parking for cars, and a playground/picnic area. The surrounding post secondary institutions also use the park for research.

Phil Lunn (Mobius Spider)

Clean Park, great for long walks

Jason J. Knott

From childhood to adulthood.. Jackson park holds many a good memory..

Jenny VanderWal

My family walked the trails last week. It is an awesome area for pokemon hunting if you are into pokemon go. Lots of pokemon gyms and stops along the way, our girls had a blast. We saw so many places that would be amazing for a photo shoot too!

gillyghome

Love this park...many memories

Rakesh Bhola

Great place for a walk in nature.

Ayla Shank

Lovely place along the Trans Canada Trail with great hiking opportunities. There is a creek, bridges, pergola, and a playground near the parking lot above.

Laura Collings

Such a unique gem to the city. Every city should be so fortunate as to have planned aside a park like this one.

Douglas Bell

I visited the park on a crisp winter morning. Beautiful scenery.

D Pappas

Awesome.

Christopher Michael Spain

Too many mosquitoes and not enough benches or recycling.

Amit Walia

A perfect place for a Fall sunny day picnic. It has some very majestic trees which flaunt their fall yellows and oranges with verve. Ideal place for your fall selfie.

Rob Hogg

Great trails lots of forest

Dawn Godbout

Beautiful place to walk,ride a bike,take a picnic in Peterborough.

Sonnam N

It's a nice place to practice yoga or meditation

Morgan Boyd

Natural splendor sprinkled with hidden homeless camps. It's everything you could want in a park.

NeonJ RacerD

Amazing Place. Had a good time, and feltvalot of zen here. I definatley reccamend this place a place to just go for a walk, and relax. Do it during the day though.

Jay Callaghan (CalTek Design)

Great spot for a walk or run.

Ellipsis

Clean trails for walking, running, or bike.

Marlene Marco

Fabulous walking trails! Beautiful setting!

Elaine Greaves - Holloway

Lovely park located in Peterborough, beautiful walking trails.

Hans Gretel

Grew up running and biking here. Absoloutly gorgeous.

barb spina

Love going through the trails very pretty and relaxing.

Warren Lepp

Nice place for a walk

Ron Beacom

Nice park for walking biking and drinking beer

Venessa McCracken

Fantastic trails, playground and great photo backdrop.

SmokeyRc (Killah2469)

Amazing place to enjoy nature

Ana Almeida

Beautiful trail for hiking and mountain biking.

lloyd ingraham

It's a peaceful place in the evening. Good for meditation and star gazing on a clear night, away from the lights of town.

Dominique Ramdhanie

Great place to clear your head and get away

R White

Excellent walking and bike trails! Also a play structure for the kids as well as swings. It's a great place to take the family! Just be prepared for the washrooms to be locked. I don't believe I have ever been when they were open... Even in mid summer.

John Jobson

This is a beautiful, tranquil place in Peterborough. No matter how stressful a day I might be having, this place brings calm.

Daniel Hartwick

A great place to go for a walk, run or any other physical exercise. Has a nice playground, and 2 parking lots. A number of places to sit and relax too!

Ed Morrison

I go here pretty much daily. Lots of various trail options for walking hiking biking etc.

Ineke T

Great place to walk the dogs and see nature.

Sai Vignesh

Amazing place. No huge rush. A must visit spot for anyone in and around Toronto

Mark MCCOY

Clean truly Canadian natural. Free, enjoy your walk hike or bike.

Missy Deyo

This is a truly beautiful area to take a hike. Watch your step though! It is easy to trip or fall if you aren't careful! Still a totally lovely area for a walk.

Danny McGrath

If you ever need to escape the city atmosphere for a few hours, be it on foot, or bike, it's hard to not loose yourself in these trails. They are perfect!

Deb Simpson

Great place to feel in the country. While still being in the city. Lots of trails. And various levels to walk up or down to the river or just along various paths.

Byron Robertson

Jackson's Park is a beautiful Park for sightseeing and just enjoying that the scenery. The dog just love it.and it's a place where you can keep your distance from others safely.

Unni James

Nice park, walk by the stream is excellent, you can also walk through the stream. There is play area for kids.

Hunter Mabee

Pond was drained garbage all of the place sorry ptbo but I want more.

Nikki Johnstone

I love going there around sunset/dusk to see the beavers in the water

Barb Rosborough

Great walk, haven't done that for years. Look forward to the next time..

Rick Petherick

Beautiful walking trails. Wildlife

Justin Brown

Great walking/cycling trail - actually part of the Trans-Canada Trail. Excellent for getting the kids out and getting close to nature.

Swarup Sharma Druba

Loved the place. Great place for evening walks. It comes under trans-canada traill. You will enjoy different kind of natural scenario it different seasons. Great place for cycling. There is a creek as well. Benches for sitting and enjoying the beuty. Great place for dog walks. Baby friendly area, so you can come with your baby and play in the park. You will find enough private space to enjoy a quiet time by yourself or with the loved ones. If you want a break from the hectic city life, pay a visit for relaxation.

Mike Stutt

Just watch out for poor dog owners letting their dogs off leash.

Steve Nieukirk

Always loved this place. Beautiful trees and birds. Path for walking or biking. Creek to dangle your feet in or to cool your dogs.

Melissa C

Great for walking dogs or hiking/biking on the available trails. Even beginner trail biker like myself can enjoy going through it.

lindsie doiron (Bitch)

I love walking threw w dogs

Crystal Harris

Beautiful trails. Can walk for hours and connects to other trails around town. It's a favorite for sure!

Linda Vass

Great place for a lovely walk, ride, cross country ski, skate, sled..

Peter Newnham

An urban oasis. The trails give you a taste of the Kawartha forests right in the city.

Johnny Kawartha

Such a beautiful little place in the middle of the city. My first time there despite having gone to Trent in the 80s and having a cottage nearby my entire life!

Sabrina Buckingham

If you like to go for walks and have a amazing view this is the perfect place for you

Matthew Stancek

The park is pretty and well-maintained. It could use more benches for senior citizens.

Deborah Simpson

Great big park. Country in the city. Lots of trails and lower levels that come to a river.

Kevin L

The park is nice and large and has a nice pond. It was busy during our time but wasn't overly crowded. There are offroad trails and a paved trail.

Jeffery Macdonald

Jackson Park is a little jem in Peterborough. With limited accessibility you can still experience a piece of Peterborough landscape history.

Valliappan Palaniappan

The best park in Peterborough connecting all trails. Has many lakes and creeks. Looks like a mini forest

Scott H

Mens Bathroom locked. Ladies smelt like a porta-potty.Gross

Mariam Mansour

Such a beautiful park. Lovely scenery. Great for fall photoshoot. Has a playground. However playground could use some improvements.

Zdenek & Susanne Rokos

Very nice park, but too many off-leash dogs.

Aarron Sherwin

Nice and well kept good for a walk

Keagan Bennett

We MTB here alot, lots of fun

Ben

Great for a short walk, could be cleaner though.

Michael Llewellyn

It was fun it is a good place for a hike.

Liz Flagler

Excellent in summer and fall; Lots of space and plenty of trail options. It disappoints in the winter/early spring when people walking their dogs seem to think they don't have to pick up the poop and it just becomes a slippery poop minefield. Real treat on the first warm spring day when the tons of frozen poops melt and it smells horrible until it's either cleaned or decomposes.

Elizabeth Puchailo

Really nice place to take a walk by yourself, a partner, friend or dog. The Nordic ski track is groomed but is difficult to maintain because it is shared on the walking path. Please be conscious of this and try to stay off the ski track! Dog owners also seem to be pretty diligent about the doggy doodoo.

Alex Soubliere

Great spot for walks, bike riding, etc...

Bill Templeman

Good snow for classic skiing today

Kristy Deforge

A great outdoor space with a park and lots of trails along a river for walkers, runners or bikers to get some exercise while in nature. Great for families.

Matthew Durand

As good as it ever was. I'm glad they did not run a road through it like they had proposed.

Tobias Bernstein

Lovely park, with wide bike/walking trails and smaller winding forest trails

Barbara Kozak

I walk there almost every day. I love the park .

Mel O

Beautiful park and many great sceneic spots for photos!

francine lane

Well kept, beautiful environment and very friendly.

Michael Cameron

Very nice park to take a stroll in! Very well kept too

Hannah Sutherland

One of my favourite places in Peterborough! Beautiful wide, level trails, perfect to bicycle, push a stroller, go for a run, or cross country ski in the winter!

Aucheron Legit

Great trail to walk during the daytime hours, little sketchy at night.

Helen Cocchetto

This park is absolutely amazing. I love visiting and coming here.

Robert Marten

Great place for a walk in the park.

Dan Jessup

How the hell do u know l was there??

Bailey Jantzi

I hike these trails for about 90 min everyday. Absolutely gorgeous, relaxing, and well kept. Hats off to the city/fellow trail users for helping to keep it this way.

Norman de Bellefeuille

Beautiful trails. Peterborough is blessed with a variety of criss crossing trails. You can walk to Lakefield one way or onto Lindsay another. This is a beautiful part of Ontario. It truly is lake country.

Alistair Renshaw

Nice easy walk around the water. Very peaceful spot

Mike T

Amazing network of trails and streams hidden within the city

Melinda Deighton

My favorite park to take the kids. Also my favorite place to walk, jog or cool off at the creek

Michael VanDerHerberg

Jackson Park is located in and around and under the Parkhill, Monaghan and Fairbairn neck of the woods. It is a unique oasis of large cedar trees situated in the northwest environs of our small city, Peterborough, Ontario. Jackson Park is connected by unusual road entrances, worn bike paths, and of course, by Jackson Creek itself, which starts somewhere in the depths of the Cavan Swamp, runs gently past Lily Lake, and empties in to Little Lake, joining with the Otonabee River. Jackson Park is a destination for what generally seems to be he urban folk of Peterborough who like nature. Kind of like a big backyard for those of us who have smaller backyards or no backyard at all. The topographical feature of Jackson Creek is that it leads me into a valley, and therefore shelters me from the many noises of the city. Rolling in to Jackson Park, by whatever method, I can feel the weight of the day gently lift off my shoulders. It’s a park, but it’s more than that, it’s our park. Jackson Park is a journey, not part of my daily commute, like Millennium Park, or other paths around Little Lake that are part of my daily routine, but a journey that leads you once you arrive there. It forces one to amble down small paths toward the creek, and then shoots you along a straight line to Atkinson Road, or at least the wooden bridge.

David Darling

Great park. Lots of trails to walk or bike. Nice scenery.

Jeff Morton

Beautiful park with great trails for year round enjoyment

Jorg Petersen

A wonderful natural feature within the City that has potential to be Crown of the City's park system. Sadly neglected by City planning and City operations. There is now vision; no commitment. Many aspects have fallen into disrepair. The playground is neglected. The pond has disappeared. The trails and bridges are neglected. There are now also safety and security issues.

Mike Mace

Nice park ???? sound of water is relaxing plenty of people but nothing like the city

Sebastian Urquhart-Beligan (brgrface)

I adore this park! Absolutely gorgeous for a quiet hike.

Richard Weatherbee

Great place for family walks

Kimm Shone

It was very nice and peaceful

Dana Laufer

Great place to either walk through the woods, or enjoy the Trans Canada trail.

Shannon Bacon

Love walking I Jackson Park

Matt

Great park lots of trails to walk or ride on great place to take your 4 legged friends for walks or to run and play

danish t

Huge hiking trails by the creek

Ji Young Moon

Nice walking trail, but there is a lot of trash everywhere. The trash is in the trash can. Because we're cultural. I believe we can keep it.

Nightwing Stewart

Awesome place to go for a hike etc, not too busy during night. However I would recommend walk with someone or in a group as a precaution. The trail is long

Wanna go For a rip bud

Kinda filthy from what I remember years ago when trail walking. Shame the tents etc. Sign of the city failing its vulnerable.

Lewis Walker

Some neat trees in there. Even went to a wedding in Jackson park it's so sweet

Angie L

Very nice trail in town but parking is very limited

Mark Urquhart

Great place to walk, run and ride your bike. Enjoy nature and relax.

Jacob Eddy

Amazing place to walk the dog! Great park! Very nice long trails, worth stopping for the walk!

Bradley Stewart

Great place to go and spend some time out doors.

Robert Dwinnell

Best park in the Kawarthas

Elaine Donaldson

Love walking through the park, especially after a snow fall.

Tanya Reddick

Amazing as always.❤

Robert Swann

Great place to get lost in nature. So many beautiful spots to enjoy all that nature has to give. Lots of benches to sit on and enjoy the view or read a good book.

Robert Darb

One of Peterborough's "Wildest" parks. Lots of the walking\biking trails through Jackson Park are treed with dappled light for much of the day. Great to chill around the pond\Pagoda.

Shannon Scollick

Great place to walk in

Thalia Riddolls

This place is so calming and fun for a family walk.

Chintan Bhatt

Cool awesome park to look out in snow

Donald Alexander

So no nice to have picnic in a rural Forest.

Justin B

Awesome park right in the city beautiful spot great for dogs,kids couple or just a walk by yourself love this place tons of nature and huge amount of trails

Steven C

An nicely laid out set of paths in a beautifully treed park.

Aloysius Devandander Abercrombie (Backend Fetch)

Nice trails. Disc golf course across the creek.

Daren Nietupski

Beautiful place to walk.

Stephen MacPhee

Great place for outdoor activities. Well maintained.

paulette naccarato

Always a pleasure to walk/hike/relax in Jackson Park

Rose Walsh

Great park

Eyitayo Aloh

Best Park in Peterborough. Period.

Jeffrey Zhuang

It is a beautiful park with a small quiet lake, and widely covered by various trees and shrubs, which make this park a well preserved natural park in a city. If you want to enjoy the fresh air, peace, or do some exercise such as Yuga or jogging after work (or in weekend), it is one of the best places to go.

Harvey Conway

Great walking trails.

John K Muir

Multidisciplinary urban park with a trail that leads out of town.

Lynn

What a beautiful Park!great for walk/run/bike/its a breath of fresh air

Bill Peacock

Jackson Park, north on Monaghan Road when you get to Parkhill instead of turning, drive straight ahead into this hidden gem. There's swings and a little playset. Just venture into the deeper part of the park for lovely trails by Jackson Creek. Great way to get your steps in a peaceful/natural environment.

Bonnie Naish

Best beautiful walking park in all of Peterborough . Rude ur bikes . Take ur dogs. Have treasure hunts with a bunch . But like any wooded area be aware of ur surroundings . Always b and stay safe .

Garden Grower

Please leave the washrooms open through the day especially when events are going on such as the breat feeding walk yesterday. Really....lock at night is understandable.

Ben Rempel

Really nice place to hike or walk all year long

Navneet Kaur

A beautiful and a peaceful place

Brenda Mather

Great park for walking with your dog

Jamie Methric

Beautiful setting for a couples walk

ryan inget

Great place for a relaxing walk

Jo-Anne Wilson

Wasps were terrible and the park had some garbage on the ground. Playground was fun for my grandsons.

Barb Rossiter

Beautiful spot. Great place to walk my dog.

Nancy Watson

Beautiful park trail to bike or walk

Robert Monico

Beautiful Park with great facilities.

dude3181

Allways nice, well maintained.

Maria D.

Awesome place for a fresh hike!

Jon Record

Great park in Pererborough. Has Disc golf near by off a main trail. The park is clean and in good repair by the city. Big enough you can easily find some alone space.

Elissa Bowden

Its our only GreenSpace!????Love Jackson's Park.

Pat Gallway

Needs more up keep more garbage bins and recycling bins also the pound looks disgusting. The trails are nice but scenery could be more up kept

Noorul Huda

Nice park for family outing.

jenn braithwaite

Before thaw 2021.

J Marlow

Clean park nice to walk the dog or just walk yourself

Colleen Brisbin

Beautiful place to walk...relaxation

G Davies

Great for walking and cross country skiing.

DrayL

great place to bring the kids and go on a walk, hike or any other outdoor activities you can think of

Mac Gunther

Very clean park and very nice trails. Great for people of all ages and nice place to walk the dogs. It’s quite peaceful.

Raymond Ng

Easy to walk trail. Easy access. Hard working resident beaver. All these right in the city.

Martin Barclay

Peterborough's Premier park great for walking or cycling

Angela McShane

Sadly some disgraceful hi man's have left some garbage laying around..

Madhur Verulkar

Peaceful and Beautiful place.

Peter Holmes

The best park in the heart of Peterborough.

Howard K

A great place for hiking and biking in the heart of Peterborough.

Kurtis Winter

Beautiful creek side trails, parks

Paul

Nice playgrounds for the kids and awesome connections to bike trails.

Dustin Bain

Nice place to take the family out for a walk or enjoy the climbers and swings

M A

Beautiful, there are so many different paths and great location for photos

Tineasha Brenot

Nice retreat to nature in the middle of the city.

Mike Ducey

Pretty amazing place to visit with anyone ya like. People friendly as well as bike friendly.

Ruth Wells

Nice park good place to walk

Bill Shortty

I this is a great park so meany trails going all over with creeks and ponds little Bridges

Burnsy Larry

Great wonderful walk Autum leaves were pretty this time of the seasons and dog enjoy it too

Ronald Macdonald

This Is a well designed subdivision. There are three builders. Peterborough Homes, Parkview Homes, and Picture homes. All good builders. Beautiful park with a new bridge to the rail trail. This sub division has fully urban design, an internal children's park, side walk both sides of the roads. A new commercial convenience plaza being constructed now, as well as a number of condo units.

Marek Kutrowski

Beautiful park that showcases Peterborough and is an Oasis in the middle of a wonderful town.

Thomas Burke

Growing up it was my favorite place. Back then we could swim there, & its where I learned to swim. In the winter we tobogganed the sides. & in fall ts leaves are breathtakingly. Its the place, I asked my wife to marry me. I still love walking its trails. Every time I come to Ptbo, I spend some time there.

James Ehmann

Today was my first time at this park, and it was wonderful. I'd driven past it lots, but never been in. Was relatively busy, but a great place to walk, bike, etc. Was a really nice trail.

N. B.

Jackson Park is to Peterborough what Central Park is to New York. I can get lost for hours there with my dog. There are ways to find paths that are less frequented so that my dog can enjoy leash-free exercise without it disturbing anyone. (Not recommended for every dog owner) There are still plenty of accessible paths available for leashed-dogs, just as beautiful. It's a beautiful forest, nestled in the heart of the city, honestly feel so lucky to have access to such a beautiful space, any season.

Tim D

Great place to go for a walk. Lots of scenery and wildlife.

Donna Elliott

Beautiful park in the city of Peterborough, but is not always the cleanest due to people not picking up after themselves and their dogs.

polarexpression

Always a nice walk through Jackson.

William Brunhayne

There IS parking. Nice place.

jagmeet singh

Not bad

Hlasta Caled

A wonderful variety of trails for all ages to enjoy the outdoors.

Tayler Hannafin

Beautiful spot for a run or walk!

David Garrard

Seeing the leaves change colors was awesome

Robin Lycette

It is a beautiful inner city park with endless walking trails and Wildlife a beautiful place to spend a day and have a picnic

Deborah Bonnell

Beautiful park. The water is beautiful. Nice place to take pics.

marianne nahayo

It was really pretty with all the snow and everyone who was walking was super friendly

Rob Lea

Always a great park for a stroll, so many memories there.

Babygirl_ with Adventure

Beautiful place very nice to visit. Great people

Paulette St Louis

It's an incredible joy to walk through all these trails!! Love it!!

Evan Pula

Very big park, lots of space and nature! Great for cycling, running, walking, picnicking and other outdoor activities!

ron hammond

Awesome trails...

Mizzu Quigley

Great walking trails and beautiful views.

Florence Fletcher

A great park with trails, picnic area, tables, washrooms and parking. Play structure and swings. Lots of big trees for shade. Had a great family picnic. Convenience store across the street for supplies.

emma legros

Always so pretty!

Ethan Harbison

A gem in Peterborough city limits

Dawn Melanson

Beautiful park for any activity. We had engagement photos taken in the spring when the apple blossoms were out and they were lovely!

Laura Ellison

Another great place for a picnic.

Lisa St. Pierre

The pond in Jackson park is full and beautiful to see. The rivers are thriving and sparkle in the sun. The paths are clear and are used by cyclists, runners, people walking their dogs, and people simply walking and enjoying their surroundings. We go regularly to walk our dogs, they love it!

Chris LaForce

Great walking trail.

Mark Twyman

This is a great park and beach

Pete DeGroote

We did a family photography session in the creek and it was beautiful

A D

Great trails nice playground with public bathrooms

Kyle Makiewicz

A small park donated to the city of Peterborough under condition it would only be used as a park. 49 Hectares of trails with some steep hills. Runs along jacksons creek between Macdonald and Fifes Bay Rd. A green jewel of the city.

Rebecca Robbins

I love the park and the trail! Such a great spot to observe nature!

Ryan Goodhead

I think the only thing missing from this beautiful park is some kind of highway running through it. Honestly, with all the peaceful nature and lovely people everywhere, it could use something industrial, noisy and stinky to break it all up. You know, for contrast.

Kim Silveira

A fun place to visit with family - great picnic spots and playground for kids to enjoy.

Kory Johnson

Beautiful park, actually has garbage cans. Nice walk along the creek

Peter Galione

Nice park good for long walks safe for family functions

Christa Hall

A hidden Gem within Peterborough. So Beautiful and peaceful!