Located in the Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Rockcliffe Park (also known as Parc Rockcliffe) is a community that is adjacent to the city’s downtown area. Established in 1864, incorporated as a Police village in 1908, and operating as an autonomous village beginning in 1926, the community was eventually merged with the rest of Ottawa on January 1, 2001. There were 2,021 people living there as of the year 2011. A Heritage Conservation District was established for the entirety of the Rockcliffe Park town in the year 1977. In all of North America, Rockcliffe Park Ottawa is one of a small number of such communities that date back to the nineteenth century and have survived.

The neighbourhood may be found to the northeast of the city core, along the Ottawa River’s southern bank. It includes the little McKay Lake, which is a Meromictic lake, Sand Pits Lake, sometimes known as “The Pond,” and the Rockeries, which are a rock garden and playing area that are managed by the National Capital Commission (NCC).

Rockcliffe Park is distinct from the rest of the city due to the fact that for a long time it functioned as a separate hamlet outside of the purview of Ottawa’s municipal administration. The community is distinguished by its park-like environment, which has a diverse terrain – tiny curving roads without curbs or sidewalks, a large number of trees, big lots and gardens, and residences that are nestled unobtrusively amid a visually continuous, rich green landscape. Through traffic is going to have a difficult time accessing it.

Rockcliffe Park is a public greenspace that is managed by the National Capital Commission and is located to the north of the city centre on the cliffs that overlook the Ottawa River. There is a section of the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway that runs through the middle of it. Visitors are able to enjoy the grassy spaces, forested regions, parkland, and lookouts along the parkway since it has various tiny parking lots scattered along its length. In addition to it, there is a sizable gazebo, as well as public restrooms. During the winter months, guests have the opportunity to engage in activities such as tobogganing and cross-country skiing. To the south may be found the predominantly French-speaking neighbourhood of Vanier.