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Parc de Detente Belle-Eau
A relaxation area on the shores of a lake. The park features a reception hall that can accommodate 100 people. Outdoor cultural activities are offered in the summer.
Address: 1194, rue Belleau Val-Belair QC G3K 1X5
 1 418 842-9654
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Open to the public since 1978, the Jardin Roger Van den Hende at Laval University displays more than 2,100 species and cultivars on over 6 acres, grouped according to botanical families. The garden is a unique collection of indigenous plants from Québec and ornamental plants from Europe, America and Asia. The Société des amis du Jardin Roger Van den Hende offers guided tours.
Address: 2480, boulevard Hochelaga Sainte-Foy QC G1K 7P4
1 418 656-3410
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This park, centred around the Kabir Kouba Falls, contains a 42-metre-high canyon and a 28-meter-high waterfall. Visit the interpretation centre from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm. Guided tours of the park are available for a small fee.
Address: 103, rue Racine Loretteville QC G2B 1C9
 Send an Email (23) 1 418 842-7462
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From a height of 83 metres (272 feet), which is one and a half times higher than Niagara Falls, 35,000 litres of water cascade down the Chute-Montmorency (Montmorency Falls) each second. A cablecar system, bridges, belvederes and hiking/cycling/snowshoeing trails have been installed to allow visitors to see the falls from different angles. At the top of the cablecar line, the Manoir Montmorency offers fine dining, gift shops and meeting facilities. In winter, ice climbing and tobogganing are popular. The falls are located between Beauport and Boischatel.
Address: 2490, avenue Royale Beauport QC G1C 1S1
Send an Email (64) 1 418 663-3330
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The large bullrush marshes of Cap Tourmente draw over 300 species of birds to the site. Every spring and fall, thousands of Greater Snow Geese stop in this wildlife area as they travel between their southern wintering grounds and their northern breeding grounds. Other birds commonly seen include the Great Grey Owl, the Peregrine Falcon and the Ruby-throated Hummingbird. A twenty-kilometer network of trails, an interpretive centre and picnic areas help visitors enjoy the site.
Address: 570, Chemin du Cap-Tourmente Saint-Joachim QC G0A 3X0
Send an Email 1 418 827-4591
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Domaine Maizerets
Located on one of New-France’s first concessions, domaine Maizerets is both a historic site and a vast landscape garden. This city-owned site offers cultural and educational exhibitions, tours of the floral gardens and the arboretum, concerts at the chau Maizerets and walking paths through the grounds. It is also the departure point of two major cycling trails, Corridor des Cheminots and Corridor du Littoral. In winter, skating, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and sledding are offered with equipment rental and cloakroom.
Address: 2000, boulevard Montmorency Québec QC G1J 5E7
1 418 641-6335
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Chutes-de-la-Chaudiere Park
The 35 m (115 ft) high Chaudiere waterfalls are the highlight of this conservation and interpretation park. The falls can be seen from a number of lookout points located throughout the park as well as from a footbridge suspended over the river. Visitors can tour the park via a network of trails that wind through it.
Address: 3300, avenue Joseph-Hudon Charny QC Canada G6W 1X4
1 418 838-6026
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More commonly known as the Plains of Abraham, Battlefields Park groups together the Plains of Abraham and the Des Braves Park. Developed to honour the memory of both French and British combatants, the park features an interpretation centre, several gardens and monuments, the Louis S. St. Laurent Heritage House and Martello Tower 1.
Address: 835, Wilfrid-Laurier Avenue Québec QC
1 418 648-3506
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This property, which was called Spencer Wood in the early 19th century, became a showcase for horticulture through the efforts of its owner, Henry Atkinson. For nearly 20 years, the governors-general of Canada lived on the property, which was purchased by the Québec government in 1870 and served as the residence of Québec lieutenant-governors until 1966.
Address: 1215, chemin Saint-Louis Sillery QC G1S 1E7
1 418 528-0773
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