Best places: Picnic grounds in Canada

Compact national park offering opportunities for bird- & butterfly-watching plus a few beaches.

Large, forested park featuring a refuge for bison, elk & many birds, plus campsites & picnic spots.

Popular hiking, climbing & camping destination with a lookout point for sweeping scenic views.

Coastal natural area offering recreation all year, including camping, canoeing, hiking & skiing.

Expansive site for year-round nature activities, from skiing & hiking to camping & boating.

Paths for hiking & cross-country skiing, plus fishing, waterfalls & a picnic area.

Landscaped city park housing the Brock & Laura Secord Monuments, picnic pavilions & a playground.

Small, tranquil botanical garden with a trail, duck ponds & a gazebo that can be rented for events.

👍👍 (You have to pay for parking, photos included of the price) Such a perfect trail! Not too hard but some parts may make you out of breath! Park in Belcarra Picnic area and walk to the trail head. The view and beach at the end of the trail is perfect. You can also kayak and swim in the water at the pi...

👍👍 Trails are of different difficulties and are well taken care of. All trails are very scenic and have alot of benches and places to rest. Paths well marked. Trail going towards the shore is a very easy walk. Surface is very flat and groomed. Trail behind the centre is a bit rougher. Rocky and unlevel...

Hiking trails across a range of terrain, picnic areas, a dog park & bird watching across 700+ acres.

👍👍 I've been here many times, and it has always been enjoyable even when flooded and partially closed. It is well maintained and they've repaired erosion promptly when the water receded. My only complaint is that there isn't more parking but I tend to avoid this place on weekends during peak times beca...

👍👍 Great place to stop if in the area or passing through! Great view of the waterfall on a cool lookout platform. Small/medium parking lot but there was no one there when I went (end of sept).

😠 $10 per person! I just want to walk around the woods! Why do you take land from the people and charge money for it! Criminals!

👍 We loved the paved trail around lake Annette. Beautiful place to walk around. Beach is not dog friendly but we were able to walk the dogs on the path. It was nice to have a paved path to walk on as it was raining pretty good and we didn’t want the dogs to get super muddy.

Nature preserve offering a diverse ecosystem & trails, plus a splash pad, aerial ropes & zip-lines.

👍👍 I did not expect this to be one of my highlights in Charlevoix. We came on a rainy day to pass the time with our child. First off, it seemed almost too cheap when they told us the price, surprising these days. We walked around, saw the short video, went on some boats and had a very nice time. But th...