Top rated Nature preserves in Gatineau, Canada to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Top rated Nature preserves in Gatineau

Experience the best that Gatineau has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 19 places from Nature preserve category.

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Cataraqui Region Conservation

Nature preserve

👍👍 We had a lovely walk around today. We saw two trumpeter swans and a turtle at the pond

4.90 (36 reviews) (~88.68 km from centre)

Morris Island Conservation Area

Nature preserve

👍👍 Beautiful hike. Plenty of parking. Be prepared to pay fee. Canoe, kayak, paddle board launch available.

4.80 (468 reviews) (~43.25 km from centre)

Mill of Kintail Conservation Area

Nature preserve

👍👍 Beautiful trails, some along the river, very we maintained and easy to walk. Make sure you stop in at the museum to see some gorgeous sculptures. Well worth the $6 fee. Highly recommend!!

4.80 (328 reviews) (~46.93 km from centre)

Gîte Le Bellevue

Bed & breakfast

👍👍 Lovely boutique hotel with gorgeous rooms and a spectacular view. Simple, self-serve checkin/out.

4.80 (138 reviews) (~27.23 km from centre)

High Lonesome Nature Reserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Very tiny parking lot but a great hiking spot! Over the course of a few hours I'm able to do every trail with my dogs. Lots of varying terrain keeps it interesting. 2 of the loops go around small ponds where we often see turtles. Beware it can be VERY buggy in summer so come prepared or visit in win...

4.80 (93 reviews) (~52.73 km from centre)

Chapman Mills Conservation Area

Nature preserve

👍👍 This is my go-to spot in the summer when I want to get out of the house, have a sunny walk, and maybe try to find some snakes in the tall plants. Very well maintained, quaint, relaxing. The best time to visit is during the week as it can get busy on a beautiful summer weekend. Keep an eye out for t...

4.70 (728 reviews) (~16.54 km from centre)

Foley Mountain Conservation Area

Nature preserve

👍 This is a great place for hikers. The green ponds here are particularly charming under the shade of the trees. The report on the appearance of bears on the 10th of this month in the guide area reminds visitors to be safe. This attraction is very big, not too many tourists, it’s a great choice for...

4.70 (112 reviews) (~98.49 km from centre)

Old Quarry Trail

Hiking area

👍👍 Went for a short "me time" walk, and as usual I was able to see nature in the city, like this cute hare. At this place you can feed birds (chickadees and nuthaches), see deers, wild turkeys, red squirrels, chipmunk and a porcupine if you are lucky. If you go to the left trail, and then turn 1st le...

4.60 (441 reviews) (~18.95 km from centre)

Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Nature preserve

🫤 This place looks like it might have been great 30 years ago, but it was a huge disappointment. The trails are a series of dead ends, mud holes, overgrown tracks that offer nothing but bush and only one boardwalk is still in use, though it is nice. The others are rotting away and off-limits. The pe...

4.60 (347 reviews) (~74.15 km from centre)

Mac Johnson Wildlife Area

Nature preserve

👍👍 I have been to many parks and lakes but I have never found such peace and tranquility anywhere that I found here. No noise except the birds chirping and the ones made by the insects. Every little splash of water or any little crack can be heard if you sit in silence. Perfect place to rejuvenate and...

4.60 (306 reviews) (~88.85 km from centre)

Réserve écologique de la Forêt-la-Blanche

Nature preserve

👍👍 Beautiful shorter and not very technical paths through the forest lined with lakes view points. Stairs and boardwalks have been built to take you in otherwise hard places to reach. To get there, Google will take you directly to the parking lot where you'll need to stop at reception to pay your entry...

4.60 (119 reviews) (~45.03 km from centre)

Purdon Conservation Area

Nature preserve

👍👍 I have never seen such beautiful orchids in the wild and here in Ontario no less! And so many!!!! We went the middle of June and the orchids were in full bloom! They don’t last long so timing is important to see these Showy Lady Slippers! So worth the drive!!!!!! Easy walk and it isn’t long! The lo...

4.60 (95 reviews) (~81.24 km from centre)

Warwick Forest Conservation Area

Nature preserve

Dogs allowed

4.60 (72 reviews) (~57.46 km from centre)

Carp River Conservation Area

Nature preserve

👍👍 Love walking along the Area that leads into the Carp River Detention Basin. Beautiful place to see and photograph all kinds of birds and animals. In the spring, summer and fall you can see all kinds of birds and wildlife here including Mallard and American black ducks, Great Egrets ,Black Crowned ni...

4.60 (64 reviews) (~21.7 km from centre)

Macnamara Nature Trail

Nature preserve

👍👍 Lovely nature trail with boardwalks and a few benches. You can get away from the city in a few minutes, it's great. There are a few loops, one of which goes past an old Lyme Kiln. I'd rate the difficulty between medium and medium-light. The trails are well maintained but are not flat. There are rock...

4.60 (52 reviews) (~48.83 km from centre)

Macoun Marsh

Nature preserve

👍👍 Very pretty little trail for a nature walk, especially pretty when the sun sets!!

4.60 (37 reviews) (~5.02 km from centre)

Baxter Conservation Area

Association or organization

👍👍 We took our young kids and pup here to explore the trails. They loved the walk! Lots of nice trails, boardwalk and pond to check out. We started walking the trails first. We liked the variety of trails which kept it interesting for the kiddos. We then headed back to the pond which is near the parkin...

4.50 (373 reviews) (~37.23 km from centre)

Lyn Valley Conservation Area

Nature preserve

👍👍 I just drove by and since its night time i actually dont even know when nor where it actually is..i will check it out sometime soon and actually review it instead of this review equivalent of a trainwreck..Being a conservation area it automatically gets 5 stars unless something drastic happens when...

4.50 (134 reviews) (~94.79 km from centre)

Alfred Bog Walk

Nature preserve

4.30 (38 reviews) (~66.34 km from centre)

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Top rated Nature preserves in Gatineau, Canada