Weddings and Picnics

The following NCC sites are available for weddings:

Rockcliffe Pavilion (gazebo/tea house)

• Reserved for wedding ceremonies only (no receptions)
• A written contract must be filled out, which guarantees exclusivity of the gazebo/tea house only.
• Cost per booking: $300 for two hours ($100 per additional hour), plus GST
• Capacity: 100 people seated or 150 standing
• Bring your own chairs.
• Please leave the site as you found it (no confetti).
• No services or equipment are available at the site, but there are public washrooms available from the beginning of May to mid-October.
• The park is a popular site for photographs, and is open and free to everyone. Please note that reserving the pavilion does not give you special rights over other visitors who may wish to take photographs in the park.

Rockcliffe Park Pavilion Information Sheet (pdf – 282 Kb)

To reserve, contact Gemma Property Services via e-mail at or via fax at (613) 742-6801. Information: (613) 742-0272

Mackenzie King Estate

• The Moorside Tearoom at Mackenzie King Estate is open from May to the end of October. For that period, the site is available for private receptions. To book a reception, please call (819) 827-3405, or (819) 827-1717 during the winter season.
  
• Groups who come to the Estate to take photographs pay only the usual parking fees ($8 per car; $28 per mini-bus with fewer than 20 passengers; $45 per bus; $48 for a season parking pass for Gatineau Park).

• Basic rate for wedding ceremonies: $500 (includes parking for a maximum of 50 cars)
• The $500 rate applies to all wedding-related ceremonies and will be charged to any group arriving at Mackenzie King Estate for this type of ceremony without prior reservations.
• Making a reservation does not give you exclusive use of the site, but we do try to make sure that no more than two wedding ceremonies are held at the Estate at the same time.
• Please leave the site as you found it.
• No sound-amplification equipment is allowed on the site.
• The use of confetti or rice is not allowed on the site.
• Electricity for the wedding ceremony is not available at the site.
• An additional fee of $250 will apply if you wish to use the Moorside Garage–Theatre (40 people) after normal public visiting hours (from 10 am to 6 pm).

To make a reservation for a wedding ceremony at Mackenzie King Estate, call the Gatineau Park Visitor Centre at (819) 827-2020. (Please note that you will need to fill out a contract.)

Can I book a picnic at Vincent Massey Park?

Yes! Please call the reservation line at (613) 733-7704.

• Fee: $50 (non-profit organizations) or $150 (for-profit organizations) (Fee guarantees exclusivity for a section of the Park.)
• Facilities: toilets, picnic tables, BBQs, open areas for games
• Parking: $4 per vehicle per day; $10 per bus per day; $30 for a 15-day pass
• Rules: no alcoholic beverages permitted and no dogs allowed.
• Reservations start every year on April 1
• If you are planning on holding a special event (with, for example, a tent, dunk tank or play structure), contact Marc Graveline at (613) 239-5110 or e-mail him at for a Special Event Permit ($300).

Vincent Massey Park Site Map (pdf - 742 Kb)