Self-Led Nature Activities
Every week from May 26th to August 29th, a self-led nature activity will be available to pick-up at the Victoria Park clubhouse off Forbes Kennedy Way. The activities encourage nature-based learning and exploring, along with meaningful and fun time outside. Most activities take around 30 minutes to one hour and can be completed in the park.
Contact [email protected] for more information.
Public Tours and Activities
Stay tuned for updates on special tours and activities open to the public throughout the summer!
Victoria Park Arboretum Self-Guided Tour

(click map image above for full tree tour details)
Take a walk in the Victoria Park Arboretum and discover some of Prince Edward Island’s native trees, shrubs and wildflowers in the native plant garden.
The arboretum at Victoria Park displays a diversity of woody plants representing Prince Edward Island’s native flora. Located in a woodland just south of the ball fields, the arboretum is a popular area for picnics and quiet activities. By its original definition, an arboretum is a botanical garden made up only of trees. At Victoria Park, the arboretum is comprised of both native trees and shrubs, some of which are quite rare!
In 1873, 40 acres of private Government Farm owned by the Lieutenant Governor was given as a gift to the citizens of PEI. Much of what is now park trails was landscaped, having once been agricultural land. Several non-native species, such as Norway maple, are present in the woods of Victoria Park due to ornamental plantings that occurred during the early development of the park. As time goes on, the arboretum will continue to grow, displaying the beauty of our Island’s native species for generations to come.
Click here for full details on the self-guided tour of the trees in the Victoria Park Arboretum.
Pollinator Tour and Bug Hotel Workshop
Join us at Victoria Park on Saturday August 9th 2-4pm for a pollinator garden tour and then build your own bug hotel to take home! We will share information on some important pollinator species and what they need to thrive, and we welcome individuals, groups, and families to sign up to make a bug hotel to support biodiversity in their own backyards. This workshop is free but supplies are limited; please email us at [email protected] to RSVP. We will meet at the Victoria Park Ball Clubhouse which is by the baseball diamond parking lots (Forbes Kennedy Way entrance).
We hope to see you there!
