Winter in La Petite-Nation, from cross-country skis to snowmobiles
Free ski trails behind the high school, 40 km groomed by volunteers for $15, hundreds of kilometres of snowmobile and ATV trail. Your winter guide, club by club.
Outdoors
The 12 best hikes in La Petite-Nation
A lookout tower on Mont Grand-Pic, 400-year-old trees, a cable raft across the Preston River. Our 12 favourite trails, from easy family loops to the Sentier national.
The five golf courses of La Petite-Nation
A 1929 Stanley Thompson cut through old forest, an 18-hole course built without blasting a single rock, a 9-hole club running since 1963. The five golf courses of La Petite-Nation.
The La Petite-Nation campground guide
Over 370 sites behind a 2 km beach, 22 no-hookup sites in the woods, yurts on the Ottawa River. Every campground in La Petite-Nation, sorted by the kind of trip you want.
Where to canoe and kayak in La Petite-Nation
Plaisance's marshes between the water lilies, an ochre-painted rock on Lac Simon, the Lièvre between two dams. Where to paddle in La Petite-Nation, and where to rent a boat.
Boat launches and marinas in La Petite-Nation, ramp by ramp
Lac Simon for $10 with a mandatory wash, the Ottawa River for free in Papineauville, the Lièvre from Val-des-Bois. Where to back in, what it costs and what to know first.
Plaisance National Park, the complete guide
Flat bike paths, canoeing through tall grass, turtles sunning on the bank and a waterfall over 35 metres high. Everything to know before you go to Parc national de Plaisance.
Where to swim in La Petite-Nation
Two kilometres of sand on Lac Simon, a village beach with lifeguards, gently sloping lake beaches for little ones. Our map of where to swim in La Petite-Nation.