The pavilion is closed

The pavilion and the washrooms are currently closed due to rehabilitation work.

Des personnes assises sur un banc, qui regardent des ruines au parc de Rockcliffe à Ottawa.

This Rockcliffe Park features the Rockcliffe Pavilion, a popular location for outdoor weddings, as well as spectacular lookouts that are accessible via the multi-use pathways and the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway.

In the spring, the 2.65-hectare Rockcliffe Rockeries offer a burst of colour with hundreds of thousands of daffodils and flowering trees.

Discover the remarkable trees in this area.

Visiting Rockcliffe Park and the Rockeries

Rockcliffe Park and the Rockeries are located along the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway, in the east end of Ottawa.

The site opens in early May and closes on the first snowfall.

Facilities

  • Washrooms : May to mid-October, open 9 am to dusk (no later than 10 pm), daily.
  • Parking : Free parking is available at Rockcliffe Park. You can park on Acacia Avenue when visiting the Rockeries. May to November 1 (weather permitting). 7 am to 10 pm, daily. Limited parking time must be respected.
  • Picnic Areas : There are picnic tables at Rockcliffe Park.

History

The park’s high, rocky land once belonged to Thomas McKay, master stonemason of the Rideau Canal and the builder of Rideau Hall. Rockcliffe Park opened in the late 1800s, and is one of the Capital Region’s first recreational parks.