Gatineau Park has one of the largest and best maintained networks of cross-country ski trails in North America. It has over 200 kilometres of classic cross-country, skate and back-country ski trails, ...

Please take note of the following before your visit. Closure of a section of Trail 31 in the Pinhey Forest sector Located in the southwest end of Ottawa, the Southern Farm and Pinhey Forest sector of ...

Lusk Cave is in the Philippe Lake area. It was formed at the same time as Lusk Creek, about 11,000 years ago. It is still an active cave, as the narrow creek still flows through it and continues to ...

Please take note of the following before your visit. Closure of Arboretum Loop on Trail 43 in Pine Grove until further notice Section of Trail 44 in Pine Grove closed until further notice Located in ...

Please take note of the following before your visit. Closures of Trail 62 (Wolf Trail), Trail 38 and P13a, in Gatineau Park Closures due to heavy rainfall on NCC-managed lands Partial Closure of ...

There will be a series of temporary closures throughout Fall 2024 to resurface parking lots in the National Capital Region.

Just 10 km southeast of Parliament Hill, lies one of the region’s most valuable natural assets: the Mer Bleue wetland. Measuring roughly 3,500 hectares, Mer Bleue is a symbol of Canada’s boreal ...

Please take note of the following before your visit. Closures of Trail 62 (Wolf Trail), Trail 38 and P13a, in Gatineau Park Partial Closure of Trails 50, 51 and 55, Philippe Lake Sector How would you ...

The NCC’s scenic parkways are gateways into Canada’s Capital Region, which offer beautiful perspectives of the Capital to residents and visitors. Ninety kilometres of parkways — featuring shorelines, ...

Located at the western edge of Canada’s Capital Greenbelt, Shirleys Bay is an internationally significant conservation area on the Ottawa River. The natural wetland features along the shore, as well ...

This Archaeology Month, we invite you to take part in our public archaeological digs. Help us recover artifacts at Leamy Lake Park and learn more about the pre-contact (before the arrival of Europeans ...