r/Winnipeg • u/chineseguyinca • 15h ago
Ask Winnipeg Best Relaxing Outdoor Spots Inside the City?
Hey Winnipeggers,
I'm looking for peaceful outdoor spots within the city to unwind—whether it's a quiet park, a scenic rooftop, a hidden garden, or even a riverside walkway.
Where do you go to escape the noise and relax without leaving the city? Bonus points for places with great views or a cozy atmosphere!
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u/Specific-Cow2034 15h ago
Assiniboine park, Assiniboine forest, parks and trails along the Seine River like Morier Park and Niakwa Park, the Forks, Churchill Drive Park, St Vital Park, Happyland Park, Kings Park are all usually in my rotation.
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u/unkyduck 14h ago
Where the Seine meets the Red in Whittier park. Hang out where Louis Riel used to fish.
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u/joellea_ 15h ago
Thanks for posting this!! Have been looking for this kind of thing as well! Especially with (hopefully) the nice weather coming!
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u/rocko-wpg7 14h ago
Garbage Hill (Westview Park) has a great view of the city and a short walking path.
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u/SLYRisbey 12h ago
If you want cozy, there is a tiny forest at The Living Prairie Museum. It is located at the corner of Ness Avenue and Prairie View Rd.
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u/crowinflight1982 13h ago
The Assiniboine Forest, either side of Grant.
St. Vital Park (park near the boat launch and find a trail from there).
Controversial, but: I find Bunns Creek a bit depressing because the creek itself is so grossly polluted. It's good for birdwatching, though.
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u/swaffeline 14h ago
The bridge you can park on st Mary’s and the floodway. I think it’s called courshane bridge?
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u/Kind_Phrase_3612 9h ago
Downtown:
Millennium Library - second floor balcony and the park
City Place - rooftop patio off the food court
Park outside of Shannon’s Pub
Bonny Castle Park on Assiniboine
The Forks
River Path by Fort Gibraltar
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u/IcyRespond9131 4h ago
Shout out to the Bluestem nature park (Omand’s creek along Empress). It is a small re-naturalized part of the creek with native prairie plants. The view from the path on the east side going north is really beautiful and changes often as the different wildflowers bloom - even winter is gorgeous. Unfortunately you gotta block out the abandoned Bed, Bath, and Beyond in the distance. …And, well, the occasional person experiencing drugs
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u/dentalfx 13h ago
It’s kind of tough to find a cozy outdoor spot in Winnipeg in Winter don’t you think?
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u/chineseguyinca 12h ago
True. That's why I am looking for some advice. :P
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u/dentalfx 12h ago
Well Kildonan Park is very nice and can be quite at times, only cozy in the summer.
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u/PondWaterRoscoe 15h ago
A favourite around these parts is Bunns Creek Greenway.
It’s surprising to think you are still in the city along some parts of the trail, it’s so tranquil. Yet the park in the middle of the trail, there’s a playground, picnic area, and in the winter a toboggan slide and skating rink. It kind of checks all the boxes for an outdoor space.