Nature discovery
Research 12 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Shawinigan, grouped across 6 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Shawinigan. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Shawinigan. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Shawinigan, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Showing all 12 places.
Melville Island Park is a park reachable from Shawinigan as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Melville Island Park, about 4 km (2 mi) from Shawinigan
Image credit: Image: Sylvain Perron / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Île Melville is a island reachable from Shawinigan as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Île Melville, about 4 km (2 mi) from Shawinigan
Image credit: Image: Sylvain Perron / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Shawinigan Falls is a waterfall reachable from Shawinigan as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Shawinigan Falls, about 4 km (3 mi) from Shawinigan
Image credit: Image: Sylvain Perron / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Lac à la Tortue is a lake reachable from Shawinigan as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lac à la Tortue, about 12 km (8 mi) from Shawinigan
Image credit: Image: Jelle P / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lac à la Pêche is a lake reachable from Shawinigan as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lac à la Pêche, about 13 km (8 mi) from Shawinigan
Image credit: Image: Kharvison / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lac Bellemare is a lake reachable from Shawinigan as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lac Bellemare, about 14 km (9 mi) from Shawinigan
Image credit: Image: Laddo / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Grand lac Long is a lake reachable from Shawinigan as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Grand lac Long, about 16 km (10 mi) from Shawinigan
Image credit: Image: JeanGuillaumeIsabell… / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Chute des Trembles is a waterfall reachable from Shawinigan as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Chute des Trembles, about 23 km (14 mi) from Shawinigan
Image credit: Image: Fralambert / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Chute à Magnan is a waterfall reachable from Shawinigan as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Chute à Magnan, about 23 km (14 mi) from Shawinigan
Image credit: Image: Fralambert / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Chute des Ailes is a waterfall reachable from Shawinigan as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Chute des Ailes, about 26 km (16 mi) from Shawinigan
Image credit: Image: Fralambert / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Chute à Goulet is a waterfall reachable from Shawinigan as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Chute à Goulet, about 27 km (17 mi) from Shawinigan
Image credit: Image: Nichole Ouellette / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
La Mauricie National Park is a national park reachable from Shawinigan as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — La Mauricie National Park, about 31 km (19 mi) from Shawinigan
Image credit: Image: Marc-Lautenbacher / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0