Angrignon Park

Angrignon Park

Angrignon Park (Parc Angrignon) covers a 97-hectare slab of land in a low-profile corner of Montreal.

The area and the park are named after J.-B. Arthur Angrignon (1875-1948), city councillor for Côte Saint-Paul for many years. The name of Angrignon is one that thousands of Montrealers see daily because it’s the last stop westward on the Metro’s green line. For dozens of years this area remained the winter home for the animals from Lafontaine Park’s small Jardin des Merveilles Zoo until 1989 when the city went out of the zoo business.

Today Angrignon Park is a nice stretch of green space with a 1.1-km-long pond in the middle. It has many picnic tables, foot and cycle paths and a few playground areas. The heart of the park was re-landscaped in 2000 with a light hand and the overall impression is one of gentle purposelessness, an idyllic refuge from the stresses of the city.

Angrignon Park. There are picnic tables, foot and cycle paths and a few playground areas along des Trinitaires. The heart of the park was re-landscaped in 2000. The overall impression is one of gentle purposelessness, an idyllic refuge from the stresses of the city. Photo by © Elena

The park is home to many squirrels and other animals. It has 10 km of walking trails, 10 km of cross-country skiing trails. Although visitors never really get completely beyond the distant sound of traffic on de la Vérendrye and des Trinitaires highways bordering the park, there are many nice and tranquil corners here. 

To get to Angrignon Park you need only stay on the metro’s Green Line till the last stop, get out and start walking. There are parking lots around the park area. Just across Newman Boulevard is Carrefour Angrignon, one of the Montreal’s largest malls. Fort Angrignon nearby is an outing centre with family activities. The Angrignon Farm hosts a number of family-oriented educational activities during the summer. It is home to some 25 different animal species commonly found on farms in Québec.

The park also hosts Fort Angrignon labyrinth of challenges, which is packed with year-round thrills and excitement.