Mount Royal Park
Park · Montagne ·
Spacious park with trails, lake, boat rentals, city views
Spacious park with trails, lake, boat rentals, city views
"Head here for a little bit of greenery amid Labor Day picnics and city festivals." - Jessica Puckett, Charlie Hobbs
"Plan the perfect Montreal winter vacation with luxury hotels, snowy adventures, and great restaurants. Experience the vibrant culture and winter activities." - Travel + Leisure Editors Travel + Leisure Editors Since 1971, Travel + Leisure editors have followed one mission: to inform, inspire, and guide travelers to have deeper, more meaningful experiences. T+L's editors have traveled to countries all over t
"A large urban park with a twisting road that rewards those who pedal or hike to its high viewpoints with some of the city's best photo opportunities and sweeping vistas, making it a popular cycling destination for both locals and visitors." - Evie Carrick Evie Carrick Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50. She now splits her time between Colorado and Paris, ensuring she doesn't have to live without skiing or L'As du Fallafel. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Downtown, from "The Mountain" From the top of Mont Royal (the city's namesake), you get this view over downtown and the St. Lawrence River. Frederick Law Olmstead (the same guy who designed New York's Central Park), laid out the public park—including "the Mountain," the city's forested and hilly heart."
"Mount Royal Park starts at the edge of the city just beyond the McGill campus and runs alongside neighborhoods like Plateau before rising to the top of 764-foot-tall Mount Royal (Mont Réal), the hill that gives the city its name. The twisting roads and paths of this crown jewel of Montréal's park system were initially laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed New York's Central Park. While Olmsted's plan was not followed in all its details, the final result was true to his vision of a woody park that takes advantage of the site's hilly topography. There are two belvederes with views of the city skyline and the St. Lawrence River, and one of Montréal's iconic landmarks, a 103-foot-high cross, sits at its northern end. The park is most popular in summer, but residents flock here in every season, to enjoy the colorful foliage in the fall and the cross-country ski trails and toboggan runs in the winter."
