Anytime I am in this part of town on business and need a few minutes to park than this is the place to relax. Big enough to ewalk your dog but not really suitable for a picnic with family along with good close friends. Small parking lot in this well maintained and looked after park. It has a great view of downtown Hamilton along with Lake Ontario. Close to highways that will get you quickly arounf town. Bruce Trail is nearby which I hiked with an old OPP friend numerous years ago.

On vacation to visit Canadian friends with some friends from home, we had a morning of sightseeing at Dundurn Castle and then had a picnic lunch at the adjacent Harvey Park. Then, we split into a groups of four and five. My group toured several parks. After Bayfront Park, we came to Sam Lawrence Park. We came in via the West Parking Lot off Concession Street. Parking and admission were free. The most impressive thing about this park was the commanding view of Hamilton Harbour, Hamilton, and Dundas from high up on the edge of the Niagara Escarpment. The staircase down to the paved walkway had a lot of steps, but it was pretty easy. There was a handrail. There was a separate accessible route for wheelchairs and strollers. The rock retention walls, floral displays, rock garden, and scenic overlooks were impressive. The flowers were beautiful. There were numerous Info boards throughout the park. The Bruce Trail comes through here. We spent about an hour here. We trekked part of this section. We'd done other sections back in the areas around St. Catharines and Queenston earlier during the trip. We rate Sam Lawrence Park at 5.0 and highly recommend a visit. If you found this review helpful, please click THANK below.