The most beautiful natural sites to discover Canada

A beautiful zoo where 70 specimens of the region and others are more exotic (grizzly, cougar, tiger, zebra, parrot).

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.

Once home to private fishing and hunting clubs, this reserve has retained its original purpose. It has many lakes and several streams and rivers. A great biological diversity and numerous sites equipped for wildlife observation make it a choice destination.

Lodging: serviced and rustic campgrounds, cabins, Modik cabins, Horizon cabins.

Activities: hunting and fishing, wading, water sports, hiking, wildlife observation.

Follow signs via Lafontaine street (city centre) to head south (top of the coast). This time you are on a cliff embracing the three parishes, the river and its islands. The entire Charlevoix region is discovered on the north shore in fine weather.

La Pointe: this is the name given to the peninsula at the bottom of the city, jutting out from east to west into the St. Lawrence. As you drive towards the wharf on Mackay Street, you'll see the famous "Tête d'Indien" (Indian Head) painted on the rock at the first bend in the road. Among other things, this is the place to come for superb sunsets. In fact, urban legend has it that the American magazine National Geographic ranked Rivière-du-Loup as having "the second most beautiful sunsets in the world", after Hawaii.

The Falls Provincial Park has a beach, along with a 6 km trail following rivers and waterfalls. Kayakers can also drain rivers and their many rapids. It is the only provincial park between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Mary.

This is the most withdrawn park, 62 km east of Chapleau. This park, which welcomes caravans without electricity, suggests the immensity of a crystal clear lake filled with gold, canoe and kayak rental, and various promenade sites. There is also one of the longest trails in the province, with its 76 km. This demanding hike makes the Wakami Lake tour in a few days. The park offers "walks of mind", walks in nature and an outdoor museum telling the story of the exploitation of white pine in the region.

This bay is located on the north shore of the island, about 10 kilometres from the waterfall and Vauréal Canyon. All you have to do is take a 14-kilometre secondary road to get there. The bay of the Tower is dominated by the superb limestone cliffs of Easton Point, which fall steeply into the sea. A pebble beach borders the gulf - for those who want to dip in the crystal clear waters - and it is not uncommon to see seals, whales and all kinds of seabirds in the area.

A colossal sculpture shows a draveur at work and the park's interpretive panels tell the story of the region. A special tribute to "log animal", a nickname given to log, who contributed to the development of the region and which constituted the elite corps of forest workers: bûcherons in winter, spring from April to June, they became real adventurers.

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.