Stanley Park Optimist Natural Area

Pretty nice path. Nothing crazy special but a nice place for a walk along the water and in the forest. Limited parking. Bring bug spray in summer months.

It was a nice a walk along the Grand River. There is a good path area to get in and out of your canoe or kayak. There is a parking available off of Shirley Dr.

Awesome spot to launch your canoe or just walk or ride along the river. The trails are gravel and there are some hills. You walk / ride along the river for most of the time.

Fairly nice spot along the Grand River. There are a couple benches to sit by the river, otherwise it's basically just a gravel trail behind some industrial/commercial buildings. There's no real reason to go there though, unless you work in the area, or want to go through it on the way to somewhere else. It's fairly quiet if you're far enough away from Victoria St.You can enter the trail from the west by going through Bingemans' campsite. From the south, a few streets off of Shirley Dr. From the east, there's a trail that comes out of Kolb Park, under the Victoria St. bridge.

For years I've wanted to fish these ponds as I've seen them from the highway and the morning GO train, but was seriously disappointed today. I've read many reviews all over the internet saying how great the fishing is here for smallmouth and pan fish, yet no one I seen here today (roughly 2 dozen anglers) had anything to show for their time. I used a Jitterbug and there was not one splash of action for that lure, which is absolutely unheard of for that particular lure, my son was trying out a Bass Teaser and he didn't tease a damn thing. I'm not convinced there's amything to catch here, but am definitely hoping someone can upload a pic proving me wrong.

Went to try our luck in the fishing pools, but we didn't catch anything. Saw lots of other anglers along the way. The paths allowed easy access, and the area was pretty clean.

Really well maintained walking trails. Beautiful scenery too

Nice afternoon stroll along this riverside trail makes you forget about traffic for a while...

Great trail for walk while enjoying the nature! Family friendly.

Great park not so good for fishing since the water is full with weeds so you always catch a bunch of them when you cast the current is rapid