Mount Royal Cemetery

Go if the weather is dry and you want autumn colour without the crowds at Mont-Royal's lookouts. It is free, open on Thanksgiving Monday, and the old trees are the point. Go earlier in the day and leave by 4:30 to clear the 5pm gates. It is a cemetery, so keep the pace slow and the manners good.

• Free entry
• Open on holidays per official schedule
• Named for fall colours by Tourisme Montréal
• Founded 1852, one of North America's oldest rural cemeteries (mtl.org)

chill/moody/old school

Best fora slow autumn walk, history and tree lovers, a free low-key outing

mtl.org states free entrance; official page lists no admission fee.

Our estimate from posted prices, CAD, before tax and tip. Québec purchases carry the 5% federal GST plus the 9.975% Québec Sales Tax (QST, TVQ in French): 14.975% combined on taxable items. Tourisme Montréal: it is customary to tip restaurant servers, taxi drivers and hairdressers 15% of the bill, before taxes. Bellhops, porters and doormen generally get at least $2 per bag or service; coffee and food counters often have a tip cup by the register.

1. Mon 12Open8am to 5pm
2. Tue 13Open8am to 5pm
3. Wed 14Open8am to 5pm
4. Thu 15Open8am to 5pm

Thanksgiving MondayOfficial winter schedule explicitly lists holidays: main gates 9am-5pm, south gates 9am-5pm. No Thanksgiving-specific notice found.

Hours from the venue's own listing, checked Oct 8, 2026.

Yes if the weather is dry and you have an hour or two spare. Free, open on the holiday, and the mature trees suit mid-October.

Best time

Daylight, late morning to mid afternoon; gates close at 5pm

Time needed

1 to 2 hours

Cost

Free

Weather

Best dry and daylit; paths are outdoors and the grounds are not sheltered. Rain or low light reduces the appeal.

This season

Winter hours apply from Oct 1. Tourisme Montréal lists the cemetery as a fall-colour viewing spot but gives no peak dates.

Good forfall colours, birdwatching (about 145 species per mtl.org), history walk

1297 Chemin de la Forêt, Montréal (Outremont), QC H2V 2P9

62 min walk (4.57 km) / 12 min drive, no traffic / 31 min by bike

From 216 Rue Young. Routes from OpenStreetMap data; transit times are in the maps app.

1. OfficialMount Royal Cemetery (official): Cemetery visiting hoursaccessed 2026-10-08
2. TourismTourisme Montréal (mtl.org): Mount Royal Cemetery listingaccessed 2026-10-08
3. TourismTourisme Montréal (mtl.org): Where to see fall coloursaccessed 2026-10-08