Minto Park — Attraction in Ottawa

Note: Photos from fall 2022.

This is a small but interesting park in the Golden Triangle neighbourhood. There are many beautiful trees and several benches where one can sit down.

There is also a wide range of public art, from the poignant memorial to women who have suffered or been killed by domestic violence, to the bust of General Jose de San Martin (one of the leaders of South America's independence movement), to recent sculptures installed along Elgin Street from Montreal sculptor...

It's an un-fenced grassy park that allows off-leash dogs so if yours is obedient this can be a much safer place to go than the fenced ones where you sometimes get unsocialized and untrained dogs that can become bullies or unintentionally harm other dogs.

Unfortunatly there's often a lot of food waste on the ground so you do have to watch for it to keep your dog safe.

There's frequent events here and a monument/memorial for women who have experienced or been killed by...

Went here for the Ottawa dyke march and rally, as well as the cute little queer market that was held there afterwards, and had a lovely time! Was nice to have an accessible queer event and have other disabled queer people around! Park has paved paths too which was great for those of us who use mobility aids as it means it’s a lot easier/more possible for us to actually get around! It’s a cute little park and has some very nice big trees, perfect for...