Leamy Lake Park — Attraction in Gatineau

Misleading signage. Parking signage states Free parking (4 hours) and it has a handicap sign under it. As you first see it, you assume it is free parking for the first 4 hours and there is handicap parking; however, the free parking is only for handicap. Be more clear with your signs - I was not the only person who miss read that sign. Plus, parking is a bit too expensive, $2 for every 30 minutes. They should make parking a standard rate of $4 for the day - this would be a reasonable price. The beach is nice; however, there are other lakes in the area that is completely free and has...

I was there for the Triathlon. The event made it a bit more complicated to get to the park, which was frustrating. But once on the site, everything was great. Lots of places to park bicycles. Excellent waste management undertaken by Enviro-Éduc-Action. (Although it's the shame that the canteen sells its food in Styrofoam containers.) There was a giant sign that said swimming in the lake was prohibited, but I couldn't tell if that was because of the lack of life guards or because there's something wrong...

Nice beach. Quite big. When washrooms not open, porter potties are there. Didn't use them but thought I should share. When in season, washroom and changerooms are available and there is a snack shack. There is yakay and canoe rental in the summer. Ski and snowshoes in the winter. There is a restaurent that overlooks the lake that serve awesome food. Always a nice walk around the lake. Lots of families use the eating grounds and play structures. There are charcoal bbqs to...