Parc du Lac-Beauchamp — Attraction in Gatineau

Lac Beauchamp Park in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada is a large wooded park of 172 hectares built around a small lake in the middle of the suburban sprawl of the eastern part of the city. In the winter it has 15 km of ski and snowshoe trails. The lake also has a skating area. In the summer, the lake has a supervised swimming beach and canoe rentals. The ski trails are then used by amateur naturalists, hikers and bikers.

The park is located about 10 km East of the downtown core of Gatineau and is thus easy to reach from Ottawa by any of the main bridges.

The city offers several recreational activities in and around the park chalet. Several groups, such as ornithologists, entomologists, and garden lovers use the building and the nature preserve around it for their activities.

There is an annual sand sculpture competition...

Great trails and well maintained, I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could. My only slight and minor qualm is that certain spots could use more trail markers. Particularly on the E trail on the last half of the loop. Other than that this is an excellent place to bring your kids to. One word of warning I will also say is that if you are with young ones be sure to keep them on the hard-packed part of trails as there are quite a few trails that will have poison ivy if you were to wander off. They do, however, do a great job at warning people with...

The beach is not so big and the lifeguards take most of it with their material. Theres also alot of weeds and you cant go outside the perimeter without someone yelling at you! As for the rest, you can rent paddleboard's, kayaks and canoes, with the gatineau access card. The trails are amazing and you can feed the bird and deers. Lots of picnic area and a cute little park. 3 stars is because of the quality and size...