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The 7 Best Outdoor Spots in Quebec
All 7 outdoor spots our route editors picked in Quebec, across 4 destinations, gathered in one list. 1 spot on this list appears on more than one of our routes.
Our curated picks
7 outdoor spots in Quebec, grouped by destination. Destinations with the most picks come first; this is not a ranking.
Charlevoix 2 picks
Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park
Charlevoix · On our Montréal, Québec City & Charlevoix route
Some of eastern Canada's highest rock walls rise above the river; hike L'Acropole-des-Draveurs or paddle.
Tip: The Acropole trail is steep; start early.
Photo: Dav2z at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Parc national des Grands-Jardins
Charlevoix · On our Montréal, Québec City & Charlevoix route
Taiga-like plateau with caribou country and the Mont du Lac des Cygnes summit trail.
Photo: Alex Garin · Google
Mont-Tremblant 2 picks
Lac Tremblant
Mont-Tremblant · On our Quebec City & Mont-Tremblant route
Long glacial lake below the mountain, frozen and snow-covered through most of winter.
Tip: Walk the lakeshore at Plage Mont-Tremblant for the view back to the ski runs.
Photo: Slava Ivanov · CC BY-SA 4.0
Parc national du Mont-Tremblant
Mont-Tremblant · On our Quebec City & Mont-Tremblant route
Quebec's oldest national park, with snowshoe and cross-country ski trails around Lac Monroe.
Tip: Rent snowshoes at the Lac-Monroe service center.
Photo: Ngasbr · CC BY-SA 4.0
Québec City 2 picks
Montmorency Falls
Québec City · On our Montréal, Québec City & Charlevoix route + 1 more
Falls 30 m higher than Niagara with a suspension bridge, cable car and zipline.
Tip: Climb the panoramic staircase for spray-soaked views.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5
Plains of Abraham
Québec City · On our Montréal, Québec City & Charlevoix route
Battlefields park where the 1759 battle was fought, now lawns and lookouts over the river.
Photo: Guillaume Cattiaux · CC BY-SA 2.0
Montréal 1 pick
Mount Royal Park
Montréal · On our Montréal, Québec City & Charlevoix route
Olmsted-designed park with the Kondiaronk Belvedere overlooking downtown and the river.
Tip: Hike up from Avenue des Pins; Sunday tam-tams gather by the George-Étienne Cartier monument.
Photo: Augusto Ruiz · Google
How we picked these
Every entry is a stop on at least one of TripsCircle's hand-curated routes, chosen by our route editors, who wrote the reason to go shown with each place. These are our curated picks, not a scored ranking: we haven't rated or reviewed them against each other. The list is grouped by destination, and within each destination places that appear on more routes come first.
Prices ($ to $$$$) and visit lengths are rough guides from our route notes, not quotes. Check opening hours before you go.
About this list
How did you choose the outdoor spots in Quebec?
Each one is a stop on a TripsCircle route that our editors built by hand, and each comes with a written reason to go. This page shows all 7 of them. They are curated picks, not a ranked score.
Which part of Quebec has the most outdoor spots on this list?
Charlevoix, Mont-Tremblant and Québec City lead with 2 each; the other picks are spread across 1 more destination.
Are any of these free?
3 picks on this list are marked free in our route notes: Lac Tremblant, Mount Royal Park and Plains of Abraham. Check ahead, since parking or special exhibits can cost extra.
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Destinations on this list
- Charlevoix 2 on this list
- Mont-Tremblant 2 on this list
- Québec City 2 on this list
- Montréal 1 on this list
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