Reviews of Manuels River - Registered Charity (Tourist Attraction)

Bradley Upshall

This is by far the most beautiful place I've ever walked it's so peaceful the walking trails that goes through the trees are absolutely beautiful I would highly recommend that you walk here you won't be disappointed everyone you meets on the trail are so happy and got s big HI to say when they see you this is a place I always walk and I will keep going back because it's my favorite place ❤

Tammy Torraville

Beautiful hike for the most part. The trails are littered as you get close to the schools though

tibrin tibrin

Nice outdoor trail and guided tour inside

Jarrad Bennett

Lots of information, great for all ages! Birthday parties available.

Gary Richards

Great place very interesting

Laura Nurse

Loved and used the Manuel's River trails since 1990's. With the updated trails and maintenance over the last few years it has certainly become a community asset that caters to families, runners, dog walkers, and outdoor lovers of all kinds. The interpretation center has the best cafe in CBS for working at a laptop or relaxing with a friend over a cup and a nice view. Thanks to all the staff at the center for doing such a wonderful job!

Kathy McKay

Lovely trail. We had one person in an assist chair. She was able to make the entire route in her chair.

Samantha Thorne

Best swimming spot in Newfoundland

Louise Power

Awesome place to revisit

Todd Inkpen

Interesting exhibits, great for the kids. The trails are superb...highly recommend.

Fred Apon

Awesome.

You Shot Me

This place is hella underrated. Less than 20 minutes to drive here from the capital city. It's only a 15 minute hike to see the waterfall and you can go swimming ! Manuels river > sunshine park any day.

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Beautiful trail!

Mary Anthony

Very informative and helpful staff.

Corina King

Beautiful hike

gil shalev

The centre is superb and very infromatide/educational.lots to learn here.Has sone excellent little hiking trails which are really well-designed for short hikes... stunning in the winter as well

Vince Chaulk

Great place to take the kids

Maggie Brown-Bury

Great spot. Lovely cafe, great walks near by, and a lovely gift shop.

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nasser nasser

Great place..fun and friendly staff

Chris White

Haunted Hike was great

Alicia Penney-Harnum

My family and I are members. The trails are beautiful and well kept with several locations to sit and rest as well as poop bags and litter bins placed to minimize dog poop and trash getting left on the trails. The center has a little coffee shop and gift shop as well as the fossil exhibit. I really enjoy the various educational and fun activities put off for the children each week. Also, the rooms available to rent for events are lovely with a lovely view of the surrounding river, woods and ecosystem. It is a lovely facility that CBS deserves to have! I highly recommend visiting it!

Natasha Somerton

This is a family favorite! We get out here every summer and always wish we get back more often! Plan for an entire day here with the trail, interpretation center, water to swim in/walk through, rocks to slide down, gas station nearby with hot food and slushies and bathrooms, free parking available, every spot is good for all ages! You can lay blankets on the rocks, bring a chair, pack a picnic!

Craig Reeves

Nice trail system

Jonathan Pooley

Nice hiking trail. You can jump on rocks in the water and there are a bunch of hidden trails you can explore. Very refreshing. There are picnic tables located halfway through the main trail so you can stop and have a bite of food if you've brought any. There is a main building with washrooms and souvenir shop and other features.

Wayne McCurdy

The trailway is something anytime visiting should check out while in Conception Bay South

Brian Carey

Great place for a visit and a hike. Love hiking along side the river to the bay!

Adam Ryan

Great location and friendly staff

Agnel Antony

Manuels River experience is awesome

Tomas Shea

Awesome spot, expensive admission

Michel Bourdages

The trail was perfect

Glenn Russell

Beautiful trails!

Conway

This place is currently closed to the public (the building, not the trial)

Bonnie Fowler

Loving the Mexican food at Friedas , beautiful tortilla soup, nachos and black bean dip always a winner. Great selection of sandwiches for lunch. Hopefully they'll extend their hours soon to include later meals.

Leah Hattenhauer

Beautiful trails

Jessie Piccott

Its a Beautiful place to go for a walk

Roma Edwards

Beautiful hike, so peaceful abd trail is perfect

char m

Less to see than we thought. It's a bit expensive for the very small amount to see here

Big Diesel

Great place for hiking. Well groomed trails and well maintained. Nature at its finest!

James Shewmake

Scenic and historic hiking spot with easy access

Ian Murdoch

Really beautiful spot for a walk along the river with well-kept pathways for walking, running, and biking. The interpretation centre itself has some really interesting exhibits and seems like a great spot for kids (they seem to also do parties). There is a nice cafe inside but it is only open Mon-Fri.

Wally Meade

Very educational and the building and area are well keep.

Arctic NL

Beautiful place to hike, bicycle and all!

Nolan White

Nice place, worth a visit

Michael Wozney

Always a treat to go here for the special ial events. Especi6love the international dinners.

Space Drift

We have visited the Manuels River Experience building several times, lots of fun and learning to be had! Recently we took our kids to check out the popular swimming spot on the Manuel's River. (You can go basically anywhere on the river). We walked about 15 minutes-up to the bridge, thinking we might find a good spot to suit our 3 & 11 year olds. Eventhough we had a few good little places to play along the waters edge, which had very little movement. It was still lots of worry with a small child who loves the water. Make sure you have something on your feet. Water shoes highly recommend. My kids loved it, but I'm not in a hurry to take my 3 year old back.. if so maybe we will try a different place. If you are up for an adventure this may be the thing. Beautiful trail along the river , great for biking, hiking or walking.. with lots of places and tables along the way to stop for a picnic:)

Mark Rees

Really cool spot!

Lisa Letto

I went to the lights walk and it was snowing. So beautiful.

David T. Harnett

Just lovely what they've done here!!

Spencer Bridger

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Brad Dawe

Beautiful trail, excited for the expansion next year!

Jonathan Butt

Really nice walking trail. The exhibit is definitely not worth the admission fee.. would not recommend paying to see it

Anthony Peach

Great science tour of the River and lots of information about it's geological past. Cool fossils.

Madonna L Ryan-Gorner

Had lunch at Coffee Matters. Always bright and cheerful! Good service.

Gama Green

Best and beautiful

Chris Thompson

Great center and really helpful interpretive guide. Fascinating story of the site and the fossils.

Andrew Power

Great place to bring your kids. Trails are easy and accessible.

Sami Ibrahim

Beautiful place for families, and friends.

J Holly

This place is amazing !!! I am sorry I didn't stumble upon this place this summer. I would have loved to have walked the trails during the warm summer months. It was a little cool the day I walked one of the trails, but it was a lovely walk. Next time I will bring my dog. Looking forward to the ocean trail to see the fossils.

Sherwin Flight

Lots of interesting things to see.

Debcar Jackson

Moved to Newfoundland as a retirement plan to explore what Canada is made of. WOW, have yet to be disappointed and this location is absolutely no exception. If you have limited time for sightseeing then highly recommend making this part of the short list of places to see. Hiking trails, sight seeing and the interpretive centre are great......and as a bonus Bergs Ice Cream is just up the street.

Robert Cass

Worth a visit if you're in the area. The trail is beautiful and you can stop by the centre afterwards for a coffee.

Kaylah Mercer

Beautiful venue for a wedding!

Youssef Bortali

Nice trails, the geocaching experience ia recommend and fossils are always cool

Dylan Dixon

Beautiful walking trail.

Dana Decker

Its has a lot of wonderful walking trails and swimming areas.

Kirk Myers

Love this place and the walking trails and beautifully kept. 5 stars for small kids and for biking

Brad W

Beautiful Christmas display along the river walk.

Ben Walsh

Beautiful. Nuff said.

Jason Fowler

A great place to take the family that sits along Manuel's River. On top of the educational value of the exhibits, the centre always has something going on for the kids from Paleontology and computer coding classes to movies and fossil hikes and everything in between. The yearly membership is worth it because it includes everything mentioned and gives discounts towards hosting of birthday parties and work functions. Oh and there's a Coffee Matters location inside. :)

Michael Noseworthy

Great place for kids and adults!

Chris O'Keefe

Great trail and scenery. Needs more garbage cans for picking up after the pets

Guangyong Sun

Beautiful spot and perfect for a walk.

Dean Fitzhenry

Love it

Patrick Martin

I was really surprised by this place. It is so much more than I expected. I loved the space, enjoyed the eating area and had a lot of fun just loking around. My children loved it when they went on their school trips and I have even gone there for meetings. I hope that the next time that I am able to do more there.

Will Burke

Great place for everyone to learn about the environment! ????

Jessica Josenhans

Very informative for a younger crowd. Good spot to eat for lunch, great price for the food quality. Walking trails are fantastic and very well maintained.

Joshua Toope

Absolutely beautiful walk.

J.J. Nugent

Excellent trails and great views.

Jim Deal

Very nice educational center located right at the edge of the Manuel's River. There is a charge for viewing the displays but it is very interesting. The have a good fossel collection and explanation on how the area was formed. The is a nice gift shop with not so topical items, along with the topical. There is also a small coffee shop with in or outside seating located right on the premises.

Terri Porter

Always a beautiful place to visit!! Beautiful walking trails,great swimming and picnic area!!! Great for all ages!!

Paul Jordan

A great place for a walk outside and a great tour inside into the history of Manuel's River.

Zoe Murillo

Oh this place is a spect..love the walking trail

Adam ray

State of the art building. Informative, great staff. Place accommodates weddings. Catering as well. Movie theatre plays a great selection of films. The four d's are amazing and there are great guided walks with earphones. The river is great for a summer dip.

PortauPort Sales

Great attraction.

Scott Quilty

Great Place for a Coffee and a stroll

Les Dawe

Beautiful building,great staff,the Walking trails and surrounding areas are amazing and the center itself has lots to offer from a gift shop and fossil exhibition to movie nights and family recreation programs! If you haven't visited by now you really should put it on your "to do " list

Thomas Cooper

Great place for small conferences and meetings....

Aidan37

Beautifully lit for the Holiday's.

Anne Moore

Great place to get out and stretch your legs, easy walking trails

Melanie

This facility is the heart of CBS, built in the most scenic area of the town, maneuls river. The center is surrounded by beautiful wildwrness, an amazing walking trail that I have walked for 30 years! The new addition of wheelchair accessible trails makes this a wonderful place for anyone to visit. The center itself is very nice, perfect wedding or event venue, classy and clean. We often go for lunch or coffee at the cafe and the staff are very friendly and quick!

Walid Hegazy

Amazing views and trails.

Rebecca Green

Went to a birthday party with my daughter. Staff were awesome! Very friendly and the kids had a lot of fun. Great that they had the option of outside or inside activities depending on the weather.

Erika Walsh

I love this place and so so my kids! Great spot to go for lunch.

Terrilynn Porter

Beautiful walking trails! And lots of different places to swim

Tyrone Wheeler

Great place, friendly atmosphere.

Dieselnewf

Smaller version of the Geo center with great hiking trail!

Justin Murphy

Easy walk. The dogs love it. You have to cross a few roads but it's clean and tidy.

Cody Gosse (cgosse08)

Loves it

Stacey Evans-Warder

Love the Young Scientist Program!

Steve Wight

Excellent place with a great little coffee shop with beautiful views.

Jason Vaters

Enjoyed a short hike, as the trail was walk-able even in winter. Afterwards we dropped in to the Interpretation Centre for a quick snack. The atmosphere was nice and while not empty, there was no trouble to find a seat.

Trudy Veitch

Awesome, interesting, modern

Christine McCormick

A must do adventure! Terrific interpretive center with a well laid out geologic story. Then you walk outside for a lovely hike and a possible trilobite find! Great cafe and gift shop with helpful staff!! The only drawback? Why are the scarves not made here in Newfoundland? Let's try to get as much as we can from locals.

Jason Dawe (JD)

Place was not really open but I was there to do some work on my laptop. Staff let we work inside while an event was happening. Great place to take the kids too

Tracy L

Nice PlACE TO VISIT LOTS OF ACTIVITIES BUT THEY ARE EXPENSIVE

David McCallum

Great trail to the ocean, welcome cafeteria, world class interpretztion centre. Thankyou Dr Rob.

Rosalie Russell

Very lovely.

Prince Aloies

Has great interpretation center and cafe with good view. Also has an event hall for bookings

dave s

Beautiful walking trails.

Miriam MacLeod (Mimi)

Beautiful location. Went to the fundraiser this afternoon. Lots of tasty small plates. Chefs in St John's are amazing. The river was the backdrop. The weather was fine and it didn't rain. We finished inside with delicious desserts tea and coffee and cider. Food was local - so great. Craft beers and wines as well. Looking forward to next year.

hamza

Nice lights :)

Peter G

beautiful view and great hiking trails.

Jennifer Williams

They have been working very hard to upgrade and maintain the trails. We love going for walks here during the warmer months, and snow shoeing here in the winter. Great views along parts of the trail of the river. Kids like to swim in the river in the Summer, on both sides.

Stevie Kenyon

We visited here with our 7 year old and had a great time. We had the interpretation centre to ourselves and the guide there took my daughter through all of the interactive stations. Had a nice sandwich lunch and then walked the ocean trail, stopping at the fossil sites for our own search. The trails are mostly gravel and wide, making for a leisurely family walk. The waterflows over the rock are great fun to jump around. Facilities were clean. More information on trail signage would be the only improvement I could think of.

Darrin Greeley

Great walking trails lots to do

Cory Stark

I hiked the Manuels river trail. It was alright however there are so many better trails that i checked out on the avalon peninsula. If your in the area and have time go for it but I would not go out of my way to put these trails on the hit list.

Jonathan Edwards

Great for walking with a stroller.

Jennifer Tulk

I love this place! Beautiful walking trails and great activitys :)

Michelle Howse

Love to walk here. It's a great place to walk and relax

Randy Clarke

Beautiful trails and landscapes

Jonathan Young (Jonny Fever)

A little expensive.

Omer Mallhi

Very nice and cozy restaurant

Rijax89

Love the Trailway and the the sound of the river.

Matthew Burry

Great trip to the Fossil site with our Cub Group. They had a great time and were well informed.

Chris Dixon

Great little place to hike or get a drink.

Zakaryah Vanderhorst

Great groomed trail that follows manuels river, very easy with tons of shade

Rick Collins

Great Mexican food night. Beautiful space

Deb Bellows

Beautiful trails

Justin Horvath

Great place to visit

Chris Boyd

This place is a great little spot. Lots of fun for palaeo and Geo kids.

Ashley Wright

Beautiful building and trails! Eleanor was an awesome and engaging tour guide. Very positive and knowledgeable.

Jane Critch

Excellent day for a walk around the Manuel's Interpretation Center! Groomed trails and beautiful scenery!

Corey N

great place to go for a walk, inside there is a great view to sit back and enjoy a snack or coffee, theatre inside showing different movies daily

Adam Budgell

Easy walk

Rhonda Johnson

Fabulous spot to splash in the pools and waterfalls along the riverbed in summer. So much fun.

Dwayne Bartlett

Great walking trails and nice museum inside. They also have a giftshop and coffeeshop. They also host random events.

brian gamberg

Great hiking trails

Dorothy Henderson

Super walk on trail. Great coffee after.

Jennifer Barbour

Music was wonderful and a joy to listen to. Servers were busy and as efficient as possible, but the deliver of both food and beverages was very disorganized. Instead of completing service to one table, servers would carry around large trays of plated food asking customers if they ordered the dish they were carrying, at times a plate would be almost on the table amongst unmasked customers then lifted up and delivered to another table. Our table was delivered 3 salads then maybe 15mins later after asking our server, our last app of now cold fish cakes was delivered. Main course service was no better, the one dinner of pork was served and fully consumed before our 3 fish dishes arrived cold after circling the air conditioned room multiple times. I'm sure the flavors of the dish would have been much enhanced if served at right temp. I left the potatoes untouched as they had congealed once cold. Beverage service was slow, had to ask for a glass for a beer, then payment was disorganized with patrons having to line up after the evening ended to pay for beverages, despite the venue having a wireless terminal that could have been brought to tables. Hostess, "Janet", seemed challenged at settling the crowd, and felt like the room was being chastised. Potential for this venue to be great place for music/dining with better hosting organization.

Alan Thygesen

I am sure that it is well done inside.. For what I have seen I would still recommend

Agent Chatman

Coffe Matters in a dandy spot. The building is fantastic.

James Cooper

Exellent spot to get out of the house with the kids

Cory Miller

Friendly staff, and great exhibits and events for kids.

thegoodone 2014 (thegoodone2015)

Nice place

Larry Campbell

Food trucks were nothing special except for the tacos, but lineup was too long

Clayton Handrigan

Decorated for Christmas.

Paul Rumsey

it let's you see the past.up close.

Barbara Mayo

Beautiful venue

Patrick Grover

Great place for kids. Nice people and good lunch.

Debbie Dominaux

Had a lovely campfire and storytime this evening! Very cozy friendly atmosphere.

Lana Porter

Enjoyed a delicious coffee and then a beautiful walk

Darla Hartery

It is a beautiful trail.

Kalebe Simms

Lovely for hiking

Nelson Hickey

Trails are of different difficulties and are well taken care of. All trails are very scenic and have alot of benches and places to rest. Paths well marked. Trail going towards the shore is a very easy walk. Surface is very flat and groomed. Trail behind the centre is a bit rougher. Rocky and unlevel in places . Places to swim all along the river. A wonderful place to spend a day. Tours are offered for fossil section and nature.

Marie Doyle

Beautiful trails.

Marianne K.

Went to Revive Church and had a fantastic time. It was awesome!

AAARON G

really need someone to clean all the crappl off thectrails and change the garbage bags

WILLIAM Gillam

Great place to have a coffee

Robert Saunders

Great displays. Beautiful location, beautiful building and beautiful views.

Scott Vivian

Best hiking trails in eastern NL

Shannie Stafford

Manuel's River got to be one of the most beautiful trails in C.B.S....Grateful for sure!

Bev Tobin

Loved the lights here Christmas time

Pierre LeGresley

Great place for wedding

John Spears

Gem of a place in a beautiful part of the Avalon. Come for a hike along the great trails and get a hot drink afterwards.

Shannon Green

A neat and tidy museum-ish place.

A Bartlett

Rented snowshoes, very reasonable prices.

Robert Young

Liked it. Great for kids

Albert Wakely

Beautiful place

Laura Crawley

Great history and geology. Beautiful walking trails.

Eric Penney

Great informative tour with Sydney today. She taught the kids so much and they really loved discovering trilobyte fossils in the shale!

Nathan Sutton

Nice place

Christine Bugler

Great area for a comfortable hike

William Howlett-Vicars

It is a very nice and very long trail that brings you around everywhere. It is also good for biking. It is clean but there is no lights there so if u go at night it would be dark.

marie elms

Good place to go with the kids on a rainy day.

Frances Dawe

Great trail. Beautiful

s hogan

The venue's are overpriced for the average person. It's a beautiful spot.

Kristina LeDrew

Awesome Experience, the trail hikes are both informational and exciting! Great place to mix adventure with learning!! Something for everyone with indoor exhibits, stunning trails and even a movie theatre!!

Roxanne Freake

Beautiful

Craig Cook

Beautiful surroundings

Sam Ketchum

A beautiful trail fit for short walks or long hikes

Adam Lask

Potentially an amazing place but some idiot built a road right next to it.

Jackie McDonald

Great place to bring the kids

Steve Curtis

The Christmas lights are great!!

Anthony Wheaton

Great hiking

308lrc

I love this place

Usman Ali

Beautiful trails leading to ocean

SHARON H

The lighted trail here is beautiful

Danny Reid

A great place for a smaller awards luncheon

Jim Escott

Was there for an event it was nice.

Amy Baker

I love hiking these trails! It's a beautiful place in summer and fall with swimming access in various point along the river. I love that it is a way to get children and young adults interested in nature and learning how ecosystems work. I come here every year and always enjoy a good hike through nature before going for a dip in the beautiful, clean, cool water of Manuels River.

Shawn Maine

Educational and timeless

Kelly Murphy

Beautiful

Samantha Lawlor

Always clean and many spots to stop and dip your feet in the water or go for a swim. Smooth flats rocks everywhere make it ideal for sunbathing too!

Doris Denise Paziuk

Its nice to go for tea there when out for a walk!!!

Dave Dunn

Beautiful spot

Peter Hickey

Beautiful place for a hike.

Jessica Smillie

The landscape is just so beautiful peaceful and quit.

kurtis walsh

Run walk play grab a coffee and lunch. Great spot.

eric Alyward

Excellent

Danielle Bishop

We were there on a field trip with Grade 1 students. The staff were fabulous and the facility is beautiful with very informative and interesting displays. The students learned a great deal about plants inside and also outside on the trails led by Justin.

amanda cox

Beautiful!

Cecily Guiney

Had a excellent tour here.