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Plage de la Pointe Merry (beach) - Magog
The Region's Most Popular Picnic Spots

We'd like to suggest a few delightful places for picnics, whether you're with a family or on a romantic getaway. There are spectacular sites in the area's four major Quebec parks, as well as the Parc d'environnement naturel de Sutton and the Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook. Discoveries await you!

Note: The following places have picnic tables and washroom facilities on site.
Site On-site facilities
Sherbrooke region
Plage Lucien Blanchard (beach)
1010, rue Ste-Thérèse, Sherbrooke
Supervised beach. Maison de l'Eau (interpretation centre), bike trail
Plage de Deauville (beach)
De la Rivière Road, borough of Deauville
Supervised beach
Atto-Beaver park
St-Francis Road, borough of Lennoxville
Games (soccer, baseball)
Parc Victoria
Du Parc Street, Sherbrooke
Pool, water games (giant sprinkler)
Parc Mont Bellevue
1310 Jogues Street, Sherbrooke
Lookout (panoramic)
Gorge de la Magog
Frontenac Street, Sherbrooke
Lookout (panoramic)
Memphrémagog region
Plage des Cantons (beach)
Plage des Cantons, Magog
Supervised beach, play area
Parking fee
Plage de la Pointe Merry (beach)
Cabana Street, Magog
Supervised beach
Parking fee
Halte routière Ayer's Cliff (rest area)
Route 141 S., Ayer's Cliff
 
Halte routière Lac Orford (rest area)
Route 112, Eastman
 
North Hatley municipal park
Mills Street, North Hatley
Scenic lookout
Granby-Bromont region
Parc Daniel Johnson
Shore of Lac Boivin, Granby
 
Parc Victoria
Intersection of Dufferin and Mountain Streets, Granby
 
Relais des Cheminots, Shefford
Where Route 241 crosses the Estriade bike trail, Shefford
 
Plage Municipal Waterloo (beach)
Access via Du Lac Road, Waterloo
 
Bromont bike stop
Access via Bromont blvd. and the Bromont village bike trail.
 
Asbestos region
Mont Ham
Route 247, Ham Sud
Play areas
Entry fee ($)
Burbank Pond
Route 116, exit 255 S., Danville
Walking trails, bird watching and guided tour ($)
Val-Saint-François region
Halte routière - Richmond (rest area)
Route 143, near Richmond
Sentiers pédestres, ornithologie et visite guidée($).
Halte routière -Moulin à laine d' Ulverton (rest area)
Route 55, Ulverton
 
Granit region
Halte Routière Frontenac (rest area)
161 S., Frontenac
Beach, restaurant, trash cans, games
Halte Routière Marston (rest area)
263 S., Marston
Bike stands
Plage Baie-des-Sables (beach)
Via Route 263 S., Lac-Mégantic
Supervised beach, play area, sports equipment rentals
Entry fee ($)
O.T.J. Lambton
158, Rang St-Michel, Lambton
Supervised beach, play area
Entry fee ($)
Halte routière, Notre-Dame-des-Bois (rest area)
Route 212, Notre-Dame-des-Bois
 
Coaticook region
Coaticook municipal park
Laurence Street, Coaticook
 
Sentiers poétiques
Route 243, St-Venant-de-Paquette
Walking trails
Entry fee ($)
Mont Pinnacle, Lac Lyster
May Road, Baldwin
Supervised swimming
Brome-Missisquoi region
Pike River tourism office
579 Route 133, Pike River
 
Parc Municipal de Sutton
Principal Street, Sutton
Pool, gazebo
Parc Tartre
Intersection of Municipal and Woodhard, Sutton
 
Sentier de la Fiducie du Mont Pinnacle
Pinnacle Road, Frelishburg
Baignade avec surveillance.
Centre de la nature
Intersection of Desourdy and Church Blvds., Cowansville
Beach, swimming area
Lac Brome tourism office
696 Lakeside, Route 243, Lac Brome (Knowlton)
Tourist information
This area also features picnic areas in several vineyards; for more information call (450) 266-4928 / 1-888-811-4928
Haut-Saint-François region
Halte routière du barrage de St-Gérard (rest area)
Route 161, between Lac Aylmer / Rivière St-Francis
 
Parc Plage E. Perreault (beach)
Dudswell / Lac d'Argent
Play area, supervised beach, watercraft rental
Entry fee ($)
Cascades Linguick (waterfall)
Route 108, Canton Lingwick on the Rang De la Pointe (Gould area)
 
Plage Lingwick (beach)
Close to Route 257, Gould area
Unsupervised beach
Entry fee ($)

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