The most beautiful natural sites to discover Laurentides

As you travel through Oka National Park, you'll discover a mosaic of natural environments. Animal and plant species abound. The historic presence of the Oka Calvary is also an important heritage asset (a project to enhance the site and buildings has been carried out). The historic trail features a Way of the Cross punctuated by four oratories and three chapels dating back to 1742. The top of the calvary offers a breathtaking view of the region. Choose from a wide range of activities all year round. The Grande-Baie trail crosses four different ecosystems: the field, the hickory maple grove, the silver maple grove and the marsh. A floating footbridge of impressive dimensions facilitates access to the marsh. A 10-metre-high tower has been erected to observe the marsh's inhabitants.

Reception posts: main entrance on Route 344, second entrance at the west end of Highway 640 (closed in winter).

Lodging: Compact cabins, ready-to-camp tents, Étoile ready-to-camp, serviced camping.

Activities: wildlife observation, hiking, swimming (Oka beach with many facilities, restaurant service, bar, entertainment), water trail, water sports on Lac des Deux-Montagnes, cycling, fatbike, tobogganing, snowshoeing, hiking on snow, cross-country skiing and a multitude of discovery activities in all seasons. Equipment rental, boutique and cross-country ski school for kids and teens.

A true natural jewel in the Upper Laurentians, this regional park covers 184 ^km2 in the Kiamika reservoir sector, and includes a biodiversity reserve with trees over a hundred years old, as well as some forty islands and islets and golden sandy shores. It's an excellent spot for fishing (permits on sale at Pourvoirie Cécaurel), boating, hiking and wildlife observation. To prolong the pleasure, you can camp on site, and we highly recommend the experience of canoe-camping on the islands.

You are welcome in this centre of nature to enjoy outdoor activities: Hiking (36 km of trails), Hébertisme trail (body training method developed by Georges Hébert), fishing, camping, canoe-camping, boat boat hire, guided hiking with a naturalist guide. On the same territory, find all the natural attractions of the Laurentian fauna and flora, with its forests, lakes and mountains.

You access falls through a walk in the North River Regional Park (exit 45 of Autoroute 15 North). Discovery of the remains of pulperie and the old hydroelectric dam in the park. Many outdoor activities in all seasons.