The Forks National Historic Site — Attraction in Winnipeg

Hands down, the Forks is the best place to visit in Winnipeg!

Very romantic park setting and scenic along the Red River.

In the summer, we took the guided boat tour which is inexpensive and about 90 minutes long. You'll see numerous musical shows on weekends. Temperatures that summer in July were about 82 degrees Fahrenheit.

In the winter in November and March when it was 14 degrees (which is considered balmy here), the area which usually has events becomes an ice-skating rink and there's a small makeshift hockey rink across from it.

The Forks Market was a pleasant surprise. Every lunch and dinner location we tried was delicious and fairly priced. The BEST croissants I've ever tasted are at the Tall Grass Prairie Bakery. Don't let the long line scare you as you'll be served within minutes.

In my most recent stay, I was at the Inn at the Forks. It's very pricey, but worth it to get a great scenic view in the morning and is in the heart of the park. It's only a 15-20 minute walk to downtown Winnipeg.

On a negative note, on my last night in 2020, I took some souvenir photos at midnight along the scenic river and was followed all the way back to the hotel by a meth addict who thought I was taking photos of him and yelling at me. I had to kick the guy out of the hotel as no one from the front desk wanted to get involved or call police.

Sadly, there were some high profile events in 2022 of folks being beaten, stabbed and robbed in the Forks...and this occurred in daylight. I hope they will add cameras in the park that were lacking when I was last there.

Because of the growing drug and crime issue in the area, I was going to give it a 4 star review instead of a 5. Hopefully, law enforcement will beef up their presence here because it really is a BEAUTIFUL place to be, regarding of the season.

I hope the Forks will give you the same enjoyment and positive memories that it gave me and will ALWAYS hold a special place...

The Forks is a MUST SEE for all visitors to Winnipeg. A meeting place for thousands of years became a defunct rail yard until the 1970s. Today, The Forks is once again a MEETING PLACE. There is The Johnston Terminal, with galleries, a popular toy store and a new age bicycle shop. It also houses The Spaghetti Factory restaurant, a coffee bar and an enormous antique shop in the basement. The Forks Market has recently gone through a re-birth with McNally Robinson Booksellers, and a new reading and relaxation area on the second floor. The food court in the center of the Forks Market building now houses The Commons, a licensed food and drink area, featuring several local beers on tap, and new, exciting food venues. The Manitoba Children's Museum remains a favourite spot for children's parties, school programs, holiday camps etc. The Inn at the Forks is a high-end boutique hotel with rooms and suites, meeting and event rooms, Smith Restaurant and Bar and Riverstons Spa. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights draws you in at the entrance to The Forks, with its glass Cloud side, its Limestone Rocky Mountain face and its Izzy Asper Peace Tower. The Forks welcomes visitors to Festival du Voyageur, Canada Celebrations and more. The Odina Circle is an outdoor venue for Pow Wows and other Aboriginal...

Once again I felt like a dirty lil sercret and a privileged second class citizen while collecting my treaty money no where near the actual forking of the mucky rivers, under the cover of a white (???) tent - are we too sun kissed? The what should've been a tipi was off the beaten bush trail, halfway between the river and an actual groomed path. Why don't they make a spectacle out of the event complete with fan fare and military canons maybe even a marching band with bagpipes or fiddles or at least a group of pow wow drummers. If they dont want us on stage refusing the public embarassment at least the bagpipes would clue us in as to where mister money bags was hidding not the trail of strollers carrying snooty nosed kids too rez for this city. We'd at least stay at the forks to spend our celebration money and not rush to dollarama or giant tiger with our cheap...