Haliburton Sculpture Forest.
Donation-entry outdoor sculpture park with 1.4 km of trails through Glebe Park, Haliburton, with free summer Tuesday guided tours
The brief.
Haliburton Sculpture Forest is a non-profit outdoor sculpture park set in Glebe Park on Fleming College's Haliburton School of Art + Design campus, at 297 College Drive in Haliburton, Ontario. The collection has grown from three works at its Fall 2001 opening to roughly 40 numbered sculptures and six one-of-a-kind benches by Canadian and international artists, arranged along a 1.4-kilometre trail loop. The park is open daily from dawn to dusk year-round, with entrance by donation. Self-guided trail walking is paired with free Tuesday morning guided tours in July and August, and the same loop converts to lit cross-country ski and snowshoe trails through the winter — snowshoeing is free and snowshoes are available to borrow from the Haliburton Highlands Museum.
4. ways in.
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Self-guided trail visit
For: All ages; family-friendly; leashed dogs welcome; service animals permittedWhen: Daily including holidays, dawn to dusk, year-roundA 1.4-kilometre loop through Glebe Park passes roughly 40 numbered sculptures and six one-of-a-kind benches by Canadian and international artists. Trails are wide compacted gravel with picnic tables and restrooms in the park; donation boxes and Tip Tap credit/debit terminals are stationed at entrances and along the route. A steep section between two sculptures can be bypassed via an alternate lower trail.
Entrance by donation
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Free Summer Guided Tours
For: Open to the public; comfortable walking shoes requiredWhen: Every Tuesday at 10 a.m., July and AugustA roughly two-hour guided walk through the sculpture collection, meeting at the kiosk in the Fleming College parking lot. Tours run rain or shine. No registration listed — turn up at the meeting point.
Free (donations appreciated)
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Group Guided Tours
For: Groups of 10–25 peopleWhen: Year-round, by arrangementPrivate guided tours of the sculpture collection arranged for groups of 10 to 25 people, available throughout the year. Book by emailing info@haliburtonsculptureforest.ca.
$100 flat fee per group
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Winter Snowshoeing & Walking
For: All ages; novice-friendlyWhen: Winter, daily dawn to dusk; ski trails lit until 9 p.m.The same trail loop converts to a winter circuit shared by walkers, snowshoers, and cross-country skiers. Snowshoes can be borrowed free from the Haliburton Highlands Museum; color-coded routes extend from the Sculpture Forest into Glebe Park north of the museum. Ski trails are groomed and lit for evening skiing — passes are sold at trailhead kiosks by cash or e-transfer to membership@skihaliburton.com. Walking trails are not groomed; grippers and walking poles are recommended.
Snowshoeing and walking free; cross-country ski trail pass required (variable, via Ski Haliburton)
Worth knowing.
- 01Operating since 2001; celebrating its 25th year in 2026Source ↗
- 02Approximately 40 numbered sculptures and six one-of-a-kind benches by Canadian and international artistsSource ↗
- 031.4 kilometres of walking trails through Glebe ParkSource ↗
- 04Surrounds Fleming College's Haliburton School of Art + Design campus, established on the same site in 2004Source ↗
- 05Founded as a Haliburton County Development Corporation Arts Committee initiative for economic development through visual artsSource ↗
- 06Entrance is by donation; donation boxes plus Tip Tap credit/debit terminals on siteSource ↗
- 07Snowshoes available to borrow free from the Haliburton Highlands MuseumSource ↗
- 08Cross-country ski trails are lit for evening skiing until 9 p.m.Source ↗
- 09Partner organisations include Fleming College, Haliburton County Development Corporation, Municipality of Dysart et al, County of Haliburton Tourism Department, and the Haliburton Highlands MuseumSource ↗
Get in
touch.
- Website
- haliburtonsculptureforest.ca
- Phone
- (705) 457-3555
- Address
- 297 College Drive, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0
- www.instagram.com/sculptureforest/
- twitter.com/SculptureForest