Reviews of St. Thomas Elevated Park (Tourist Attraction)

Dennis Webster

A great view to share with your family and friends.

Terri-lyn Earl

Nice view, slowly becoming a beautiful place. Still scary to me. Wish it could somehow be enclosed but without restricting view and elements

neil soppet

Nice park, cool views. Construction is coming along nice. Trail heads west a long ways but unpaved. Would be nice if they would consider paving and adding in benches west of the bridge.

Meghan Cameron

Amazing repurposing of a historic railway bridge. It is also a spectacular example of volunteerism and community pride!

x H

Beautiful and calm spot.

Rich Basher

This is a work in progress. Need to stop and read the history and stay for a picnic.

John Fingal

St Thomas Elevated Park sunset walk.

Bill Inger

It's a very nice park

Tiffani Belanger

Beautiful walk, a little stinky after the bridge but very cool sculptures you can interact with on the bridge walk and such a gorgeous view.

Asif Saeed

One of the beautiful place and people are so friendly.

Rachelle edwards

So cool ????

Carlos Medina

Can't wait to see it as it develops over time!

Kay T

If you love Art & Nature, you will enjoy this. Such a whimsical park with raw undisturbed nature leading you to the elevated park. You can sit on a bench and enjoy the view or interact with the musical sculptures. This is a well maintained and under surveillance so very safe. Wonderful addition to St. Thomas and a must see!, I would allow at least and hour to fully enjoy!

Toni Hyde

Love it. Beautiful

Amal Eldhose

Nice

Cindy C

Beautiful, even though I am afraid of heights.

Black Stone

Weird...

Jordan Groves

Neat place but it said the park should be done in 2017 though..all thats there are fences and benches.

John Rempel

I love the high view. And the art installments are interesting and fun. Great for my six yo (and me).

Liam Cloes

Super cool place definetly a cool place to check out & a nice place to relax great views and kettle creek passes below.

John & Beth Colling

Love to walk across

Patti Noirel

Delightful walk! The elevated park is a fantastic idea and provided a fun excursion.

Jayant Mulye

Exceptional place to visit with family and kids

honey bee

Eerie. Unfinished

Jake Bax

This is a very neat, unique spot with great views. Even saw a proposal.

Rick Myer

What a great spot Amazing views and wonderful use of space.

Brett Longfield

An incredible venture in public 'landscaped-open-space' innovation!

Mike Morgan

Nice view. Not a lot to do.

RobertG Smith

Revised after receiving information from supporters. Check website for St.Thomas Elevated Park on Centre Street for info before heading out. If you can find the Jumbo statue then you are not far away. Thanks for the correction

PS P2

Beautiful Well maintained 1 of a kind for sure

Ashfaq Shaikh

It's a nice place with an Amazing view

Wayne Brittain

Wonderfully repurposed railway bridge. View nearby lush woods above the fray. They need more signage in the area to direct visitors in how to get there.

Dennis Ryckman

Nice & i teresti g but incomplete as yet

Donna Sardinha

Great for sightseeing

Terry

Very nice to visit, take your bikes for a ride along the path

soveryamuseing

It's a great start. I'm hoping they take it a lot further, though. Not solely with the modern art pieces, but gardens, vendors, music (live as well as through speakers). If it's going to be an effective tourist attraction it needs to be Stratford-level work.

Melanie Ritcey

Very nice addition for ST.Thomas

Jeff Schmidt

Elevated park, good for a walk, sit down and enjoy the scenery

Lost

Cool statue

Kaye Nantais

If you are in the area definitely worth checking out.

kata law

A beautiful unique spot to go for a walk or picnic. The Little Free Library is great and the view from the bridge is breathtaking.

Laura Murillo

(Translated) Excellent to go with the family and enjoy a family observation in the open air (Original) Excelente para ir en familia y disfrutar un observación familiar al aire libre

Mike Denomme

Work in progress.

Louis Goldenberg

Lots of cool stuff to he found

Donald Yap

Beautiful. Definitely worth the drive to St Thomas.

Leo Veroude

It's great to see from on top of and below! I saw it late May 2021 so there was not a lot of vegetation yet, as far as blooms go.

Stacey Reid

Disappointed. This was our final trip on a day long exploration. The entrance has a beautiful flower garden. But the actual park is fenced in such a way that it is impossible to experience the height, and therefore the true purpose of an elevated park. I was disappointed with not being able to look down. I saw picnic tables on the internet as I was looking up this place but they were fenced off and inaccessible. Too bad. I know it is a work in progress, still I cannot foresee this place reaching it's full promise.

Emily Norton

wonderful views! there is a garbage bin, don't litter :)

Evan Wang

This park is converted by a portion of railway track and a high bridge. very unique and creative park, good to see.

Crystal Martin

I went up at night. It was all lit up and it was gorgeous. Highly recommended!

gio leal

Beautiful place

Marlypoo West

A very interesting place to walk. The Elevated Park is built on the old train trestle. It is very high and has great views. Worth the journey to St. Thomas.

Jimmy Trieu

What a beautiful spot to see high above the city of St Thomas and surrounding area. This elevated park, the fist of its kind in Ontario and maybe even Canada, has a lot of potential. It's only in the early stages and I can see the opportunities that this park has. Come out for a quick visit if you haven't already done so.

Dan Gallagher Sr

A nice walk or ride on a bike to get to this place.

Sudhir Chopra

Beautiful place to visit

Richard Neale

Lovely view from the bridge/ park. A few things of interest on the deck. Perfect for a walk and outing

Tori Lewis

Beautiful!

Damian David Chapman

They did a beautiful job creating the boardwalk & the metal sculptures that the kids can play with are an added pip. The adults can enjoy the wide swatch of countryside views.

Aaron Gould

Great views. Would be nice to see the boardwalk and/or concrete walk extend a bit further, but I suppose that depends on donations received.

Tony Sommerdyk

Great view. Deck and plants coming soon.

Mark Fawcett

This place was something totally unexpected. Very unique. I recommend bringing the kids to this place. Amazing views.

Clenry Guzman

very unique! park very peaceful ????

Joe Richards

This is an amazing space. The elevated park is a one-of-a-kind treasure. Once the decking iscompleted it will be the most amazing space to take a walk and visit and chat with friends. The views from the top of the bridge are second-to-none in St Thomas, Ontario. It can be a place to hang out relax and just take in the scenery. As part of the Trans Canada trail, it adds a unique history to the trail system. The double rail is a safety feature buy also allows you to have unobstructed views to the north and south. Our family was lucky enough to ride Thomas the Tank over this bridge in 2006, during A Day Out With Thomas The Tank. Being a park will now only add to these memories.

Lee MacMillan

Very nice

Jade McKenzie

Love this place!! Great place to go for walk with family or alone or with friends. Very beautiful place

benjamin kim

Good place for walking and taking a break !

Khadija Ramadan

What a nice place and a great idea

Tasha Buckley

Can't wait to see more!

Brittany Galenkamp

I love how it has come along. There is a new colourful elephant mural and more improvements are added all the time!

Jacob N

What a great idea to convert an unused railway bridge into a beautiful park! There are plants, flowers, artwork, a weather vane and plenty of lighting. Parking is close by.

Steph Neale

Interesting concept for a park. It will be amazing once completed.

Bob Dhillon

Nice little spot for both locals and guests

Srinivas Varanasi

Wow! Hidden gem

Raghid Shreih

Beautiful park built on a former rail bridge. The park is over 100 feet high and includes some trees, sculptures, and has beautiful views of the forests and a stream below. It connects to a trail as well which is great for a longer walk in the forest. Especially great spot to catch the sunset.

Jerrod Berdan

Beautiful location. Amazing view of the surrounding area. Great spot to watch the sunset.

Yonge Au

One of a kind railroad park! Great trails and walking paths!

Jo Rocket Bunny Weimz

Nice idea but not a very long walk there is a fence that blocks the bridge and you cannot walk any further

Ed Prior

We had heard of this community funded project and just had to see it. The park is a little hard to find, so just go west on Centre Street until you see it. It's still a work in progress, but is a terrific way to see the fall colours. Nice to see the heritage of the Railway City being preserved now that the tracks are gone

Mad Thornbird

Great potential as it expands!

Kristen Lay

Loved it up there, it's so cool.

Ken Ashcroft

Amazing views up here.

Samantha Kristoferson

Buena vista! You get a great view of the river and far distances. I recommend for biking or walking. Very flat. Lots of seating.

WELL YEAH 26

Great day

Kelsea Kleinschroth

This place is so cool can't wait till it's finished

Lisa Huisman

Was ok.... Went in the late evening and got chased away by a buck..???? Looking forward to returning in the am. ????????

Brian Wilson

I have an irrational fear of heights. That being said this bridge scared me but it's not that bad. I still was very stressed about walking across it. Not something I need to do again ever.

Adam Yassin

Nice place to visit

ALEXANDER MCLEAN

Nice trail. Very decorative with artwork. Nice they can turn the rail tracks into a walking park.

Sally Bonsra

Fun

Shannon Good

Beautiful views

Troy Forster

Obviously great views to be had. That's it.

Alex Duffy

So, I honestly thought they were going to cage it like Blackfriers bridge in London, but no. Not a place for little kids to explore. I'm sure in a couple years when it's done, it may be great to enjoy.

Amber keyes (Amberk)

Another unique place to visit in St.Thomas. Great views . Built on an old railroad bridge it is definitely one of kind. Bring the kids they will love it ????❤

Tanweer Malik

Nice place to visit with family

Chhunly Tiv

It's very beautiful park elevated from the ground. My kid enjoy playing and running. We had a short walk on very long trail.

Robert Legault

Great spot a one of a kind. Can use trees in the empty pots. Big business can help in these areas.

JEFF STAFFORD

Great walk

Nick Sturk

Best elevated park in Canada :)

Eric Wick

This is an amazing park to visit we had so much fun creating a 360° for it

Emily Johnston

Parking is located near King and Centre streets. Alternatively park by Jumbo and walk to the park.

Snare Ender

A nice place to visit any time of day, but especially around golden hour with your SO. Very picturesque and some fun installations.

David Newton

Loved the park

Jessica Hansen

Very unique something nice to see

Daniel Gabrian

Very beautiful place to take some pictures and admire the structural work of the bridge

Dave Gravel

They need to do more with the place, but they are working on it and it has potential

linda wall

Nice. Had a beautiful walk

Heidi Hering

Interesting considering its an old train track bridge but wow, what a view! Can't wait until this place is complete because it's defiantly a first I've heard of an elevated bridge park. Has some benches and trees along with a wind reader which is pretty unique to the area. Can't wait until it's finished

Judy Earhart

This park is so unique and welcoming. I walk there quite often. It is enjoyed by all, young and old.

Aaron Keenan

Hidden gem with a great view. Nice to bike or walk.

Ashley Alvarez-Yates

Fun little spot! Great viewpoint for taking some photos, will definitely be back in the fall for all the colours!

Michaela Reimer

Great for a short walk with the kids.

Relative FrencH20

Genius use of old rail tracks...such a great place to walk.

Tim F

This is an amazing elevated park on a historic train trestle. It is accessible by car about 300m from the park. Easily accessible by foot and bike, but not by wheel chair. It offers stunning vistas and places of reflection. It is an easy walk of perhaps 45 mins from start to finish if you park in the historic old town of St. Thomas.

Kerry Craven

I grew up in St. T. and came back for a visit. I was SO excited by the E Park. What a cool idea. Every city needs one. St. T needs more projects like this.

Trevor Wickman

This was our first visit to see the Elevated Park and it most certainly did not disappoint. No shortage of parking and very easy to find. Was expecting there might be a playground but still enjoyed the walk in nature and got some great pictures too.

Skippywilcox -

Traveled half way across the country to see this. Wasn't open

alan gillard

Nice place to visit 20 minute walk. Dog friendly. Good place to jump from.

Just Breath

Was under construction said closed till aug25 I was there Aug 31 and still closed

Canadian Adventures

Cool but small

Serge Lavoie

Lots of public art in a naturalized landscape. Wheelchair accessible.

Brad Fuller

Amazing view from uptop the bridge. The gardens will be great when finished. This is the first elevated garden built. The old train bridge is a historic site in St Thomas. St Thomas is famous for trains so this is a perfect place for this garden. There's the train museum close by to see as well along with the old church that's nearby to the elevated park.

Terry Beaurone

Small but cool place to check out if you're in the area and need to stretch your legs

Rick Smith

Beautiful park and with great views. Very clean and lots of seating available. Has an interactive element with a couple of pieces that can play music. Plenty of parking available.

John Friesen

Great view

Stephanie Vinke

The new walkway is great. Great views.

Belthazar Destroyer

It's very nice on the elevated bridge almost any time of the year but I'd advise to be careful on windy days so you don't have anything blown away off the bridge. There's also a library box where you can borrow books or put books away for others to read, not to mention video surveillance on the bridge 24/7.

Johanna van Wyk

Outstanding beautiful view one of a kind

Catherine Ahara

It was very beautiful!!! Thanks to all who helped make this happen!!!

Eric France

Very cool park on an old rail bridge.

jay macdonald

Not finished yet

Rusty Hinge

Spectacular view. Very well done esthetically. Art work is beautiful

Outdoor Viking

The park is unique and fun to walk through Great view of the surrounding area Part of the trail system

Chris From Canada

Great level trail. Just over 5 km if you do the full trail. There are geocaches all over the trail. Great area to bird watch.

Italo Di Renzo

The park is not complete yet but in its current form, it is a nice place to go relax and have a coffee.

jasper boyd

It is a lovely spot to visit and walk, it goes for kms! Very clean and very pretty! Also, it is a nice spot to take your dogs or kids.

Shirley's Adventure

Great view, and a lot of potential to improve to make it more beautiful, I had my lovely walk .

Leslie Lumley

It's so cool that Canada's first elevated park is in St Thomas! The town is always growing, but has retained its quaint small-town roots. After a leisurely visit to the park with its ever-growing collection of fascinating sculptures, you can visit nearby Jumbo, then head to downtown Talbot Street to shop the many quirky shops there. With the beach and Port Stanley a short 15 minutes away, you can't go wrong with a stay in St Thomas!

L Vae

The directions to get there were confusing and needs more shaded spots on the bridge itself, there's only one spot but would be nice if there was something over at least one of the benches as well, it is pretty and still pretty cool

Gizem A.

Nice place to visit with family ???? but trash can is full they should clean that up .

Anita Clark

Not for me

Christopher Pinnegar

Pretty cool spot with nice views. Could use some picnic tables and some more shaded areas.

George Bell

Great night for star gazing and 3 telescopes set up to checkout the moon and some planets

Randy Gordon

Very nice to visit they did an awesome job will be back for sure

Stevie McKeeman

Still under construction

Ken DeVries

Great and unique park, has a wonderful view. Great finished surface now so we can walk or roll on the whole elevated 850 feet.

Koreen Melnick

Beautiful little park with a wonderful view. There is a borrowing library just in case you forgot a book. Lovely place to sit and read or people watch.

Celeste N

Go there, see the view, and when you leave, you’ll want to go back again.

Chris McMullen

Really unique park on top of an old train bridge. Breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape.

Mylah Talavera

Such a unique place. We will surely be going back here in the summer!

Lee CCA

Awesome

Julie Leeds

Beautiful views well maintained, such a unique park.

Jay Menard

This will likely be an unfair review in a couple of years. Right now it's pretty limited. It's only half done, the wooden floor isn't installed, and there only a few pieces of art up. It does provide a cool view, but it's early in the project. I'm looking forward to seeing what this is like in a couple of years.

Norman Jayden

Great views and cool metal art!

Kate Cormier

So peaceful

Matt Sharpe

This beautiful space just keeps getting better with time!

carolina HP

Beautiful place

francisco ortiz

The park once finish Will be a major attraction . Great views

Catherine Fairbairn

Excellent idea and use of a railroad bridge! A little scary for me as I'm leary of heights

Erik Jensen

Very unique, and offering great views especially at dusk or dawn. Very nicely designed.

Ryan Johnson

Nicely made, great view, love the sunrise and sunsets.

Zack Aeichele

Awesome view. They're still working on it. But it's looking really good.

Frankie Boy

People should not be allowed up their.

George Sandoval

A Beautiful well-maintained free attraction in the outskirts of St. Thomas. My family and I stopped by this elevated high-park back in late Aug 2021 (reminded me from the one in New York) but much smaller scaled. No matter how small, it was extremely clean, well-maintained, with little playground-like structures. Best part was the scenic views the attraction offered.

Tareq Nasser

Wonderful place for a walk and cycling or shooting some photos for the sunset and the landscape around. You can also set and reed some of the books that are available there for free .

Michel Saumure

Nice spot for a great view.

Joe Lorefice

30 years ago I saw two freight trains crossing the bridge at same time and it was my earliest memory of the Railway City. Having it as park is wonderful, but I do hope that trains will come back St Thomas in the future and should for a railway town, one can dream right? Take a stroll to the bridge, very peaceful up there, great view.

Ben Taylor

A smart thing to do with an unused tressel. Good job St T

Kim Mercer

It was under construction when we were there but the plan looks like it really will be amazing once it's completed.

Maria LeBannister

Enjoyable visit and walk!

Lorna Larocque

Wonderful park in the growing stage

Jeff H

Pretty but small

Sherri Ann Wiebe

Took my grandkids and thoroughly enjoyed our day. Loved the library, donated 4 kids books.

Alicia S.

Nice views and the novelty of park/ bridge is fun, can be windy at times. Nice view of the trees around. Toddlers wished there was more to do ????. Had fun!

Rick Krause

Well done St. Thomas. A fantastic story of volunteers and sponsors from the community coming together for the good of all visitors. Thank you.

Jayna Pare

Beautiful views and lots of trees and nature.

Vivien Hartshorn

Beautiful

Frankie C

Kinda Creepy.

Marie Doe

Each time I go. I see more work done. I enjoyed the scenery from above. Now past the bridge they made it easier to bike. Before they had to much stone maded difficult to bike. Thank you for all the work done. Hopefully no more vandalism.

Lynn Payne

There is so much work that they have entailed to get the Elavated Park to this point ,congrats to all of you. It sure has come a long way. I enjoyed all of the views from the rail bridge. I would love to attend one of the star gazing nights. Great relaxing walk and you can go a long way.

Gee Bee

Walk in the park.

Shelley Beacham

What a great experience.....except for the *#% vandals that spread hate up there????

Brodie Lewis

This special "eagles peak" is amazing! I love going up sitting down on the grass and relaxing. Once an awhile bang on the chimes with the kids. The best experience is being up so high looking down on everything else. It's quiet high up it gives us all the tingles!

becky alden

Very nice walk cant wait till fall time

Samantha Huckle

Going to be gorgeous when completed!

ena colmenares

I found this place unexpectedly. It was an incredible surprise walking in the old train routes because now they are a small park. You can found a small library where you can leave a book and take another. If you know about music you can play some pipes and create music ( no was my case ????) . Great view! Nice experience!

mitchell shirkey

Luv it keep up the great stuff st Thomas .my kids luv goin up there

Christine Monk

Lovely spot to visit while in St. Thomas with lovely public art. It's part of the rail-to-trail network so you can make it part of a larger adventure.

Dave Chesterfield

This park is not very good has an opening at one end. A wall in 2feet from the outside . can't get to the outside to look over the side there is a fenced in area they have planted trees in steel buckets 6 are dead don't know we're this is heading to supposed to open up to go right accros the bridge but not any time soon

Beverly McDonald

What a neat idea a great place to walk but I think even better for a bike ride nice trail.

Steven Summers

Well done!!!

Filip “Filip”

It was very nice to walk on the old bridge. This bridge project, when finished, would be great addition to St Thomas's visit.

Mary Fairbairn

I was expecting flowers. There were empty flower beds, with nothing but weeds. I was on vacation from out of town and my son drove 40 min to see it. Very disappointed

Dana Berman

Great use of an old train bridge. Thank you for the community support.

Terri Gander-Rowe

It's a pretty cool spot. I've never taken the trail beyond the bridge but would like to some day. Can't wait to check out the fall colours!

judith allan

Parked at jumbo memorial could not find elevated park no signs anywhere left very disappointed

Teal Nolte

A cute idea - love the idea of making something beautiful out of the old train tracks! There are interesting art installations along the way. Please Note: The stones in the walkway are loose and could cause issues for anyone with accessibility difficulties.

Louise French

Beautiful unique artwork in an iconic historical rail bed in the heart of railway city. A little tricky to find, but a gem of a spot.

Val Clifford

Great views of St Thomas, very clean, interesting sculptures.

Laura Maw

Beautiful, great place for an afternoon walk

Zee Abdo

The flowers smell like heaven there it's tiny but nice to walk there

David Brown

The park is not finished. Waiting for more donations.

Mirka Janousek

Wonderful experience, never have seen such park.. St. Thomas is very interesting to visit..

Alicia May

I absolutely love this trail, and it usually isn't that busy or crowded. Gorgeous view. Great place to bring your kids or dogs for a walk. Definitely recommend this place.

Tanya Hunter

Beautiful scenery and a few fun activities for kids. Very well maintained.

Cherie Campion

Definitely worth a stop to see Jumbo!!

Anne Ashfield

Always a pleasure and the view is great

Amber Stewart

Cool idea but bad exacution. There are no directions to get there. And it was closed for renos longer then expected with no signs

Kaleb Quangvan

Wish it was an actual park.

Cameron Sinclair

Had a bit of difficulty finding the exact place. We ended up parking on the road and snow shoeing up. It was a great little trek with a good view of the area from the top. Signage could be a bit better.

Kevin JY Kwon

Neat little park

Leanne Versteegen

Always enjoy visiting this park. As it is Canada's First Elevated Park; it is very unique. Every time we go, we see improvements and great ideas that are now completed. Which is very fun. It's a beautiful view with all the surrounding trees and river.

Conrad Berthiaume

Nice views. E joked the walk.

Rob Lariviere

Nice place to take a walk, goes on for miles after the bridge park.

Maxime Côté

(Translated) Very nice place (Original) Très belle endroit

Scott St Jacques

This is a really nice walk. Thank you to the people who keep it looking great. Very nice outing.

Francis Beth

A really nice place for pictures and walks

Rajdeep Kaur

Worth to go. Really beautiful view.

Jon

Great use of the old bridge

Dora Cecilia Echeverri

Beautiful views of Lake Erie and many small shops to visit

Cathy Mcgregor Smith

Wonderful picnic

Catalina Albarracin

Cool view! Seemed abandoned. We are new in town and wanted to see it, got big expectations, but it was kind of a let down. It was also a little hard to get there, I Googled and no instructions, decided to walk from where Jumbo is and kind of follow my sense of location lol and finally made it there, glad we walk since there is no parking. Its a place that has a lot of potential

dave c

Great place to go for a walk. Safe and clean

Lynn B

This park is a great addition to St. Thomas! Instead of tearing down the old railway tressel it has been re-purposed to a small park. The old railway line is now a trail, and the tressel makes it convenient to cross the valley and Kettle Creek. The addition of artwork makes this a unique undertaking. Goderich has had an old tressel converted to a trail for a long time, but it is not as wide, so there is no opportunity for a park like in St. Thomas.

Stephen Wood

Really cool idear.

Mark and Lisa McIntosh

Amazing

Carlton Sooklal

Good view from above long walking path very good job st.thomas

Lo B

Quirky little park, definitely cool to see. Beautiful sunsets and lots of areas to sit.

Leanne Bing

Worth the detour!

Ryan Frostad

Great spot to view the city and just relax in St. Thomas. When I went I was by myself for a while so it was nice and peaceful aside from the traffic noise down below. It will be even better when they open the whole thing up and you can walk right across.

Dave Crackel

What a disappointment just flat out weird. So small nothing there to speak of.

Wilf V

Nice job St. Thomas, very cool experience

Margarida Capote

beautifull place

Ken Roberts

I am disabled and rely on a scooter to get around and I was able to fully check out the entire park without any problems!! It was great!!

Rossco Q

A very lovely park. Great views of Saint Thomas. You can also continue down on the trail for several kilometres. A wonderful addition to the city of St Thomas.

Bruce

Cool place

J L

Nice place to walk your dog or go for a walk with your kids

Dennis Malott

Really nice park

Jonathan Parish

Very nice spot for a walk or to take a break and hace a seat.

scott hindley

Not completed yet.. Going to be beautiful!

Ho Barry

An unique, small, linear park that is good for stretching your leg. Provide a good vantage point to the outskirt of the city. Not a "must go" location to visitors, but certainly a nice place to relax.

Dani Faillace

Nice beautiful spot to walk during the weekend. Beautiful landscape.

Ron Carmichael

Awesome views, in great shape, we will be visiting more!!!