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The World’s 100 Best Parks

Mount Royal Park

Montreal, Canada

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST PARKS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 46 2026
Mount Royal Park

A large wooded hill park in central Montreal, with forest trails, meadows, maple trees and Beaver Lake near its base. Visitors walk, run, cycle and climb stairs to city lookouts, picnic by the lake, and skate, ski, sled and snow-tube in winter.

Highlights

  • Kondiaronk Belvedere lookout
  • Beaver Lake (Lac aux Castors)
  • Chalet du Mont-Royal

Good to know

  • Chalet has a café and toilets
  • Many stairs on the climb from downtown
  • Autumn colours and winter sports draw crowds

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