Enjoy Quebec’s most beautiful beaches and swimming during summer! Contrary to common misconceptions, the province has hundreds of magnificent beaches with warm and inviting waters. Lakes, rivers, and even the St. Lawrence River offer safe and developed swimming sites. Quebec’s beaches and swimming areas are quintessential family destinations, combining relaxation, water activities, and sand games. From the Magdalen Islands to urban beaches, each body of water has its unique character. Several beaches and swimming areas are supervised and offer complete services: changing rooms, snack bars, equipment rental. In summer, these sites become friendly gathering places to fully enjoy the beautiful season under the Quebec sun.
Beaches and swimming in Quebec
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (13)
Bas-Saint-Laurent (13)
Centre-du-Québec (12)
Charlevoix (10)
Chaudière-Appalaches (11)
Côte-Nord (5)
Eastern Townships (59)
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (2)
Gaspésie (16)
Îles-de-la-Madeleine (2)
Lanaudière (33)
Laurentides (50)
Laval (3)
Mauricie (25)
Montérégie (30)
Montreal (24)
Nunavik (3)
Outaouais (22)
Quebec (23)
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean (22)
Alma (3)
Armagh (1)
Arundel (1)
Auclair (1)
Ayer's Cliff (2)
Baie-Saint-Paul (3)
Barnston-Ouest (1)
Béarn (1)
Beauharnois (1)
Brébeuf (1)
Bromont (5)
Brossard (1)
Brownsburg-Chatham (1)
Bury (1)
Cantley (1)
Cap-Santé (1)
Carleton-sur-Mer (1)
Chambord (1)
Chandler (2)
Chelsea (2)
Chertsey (1)
Chibougamau (2)
Coaticook (1)
Cookshire-Eaton (1)
Cowansville (1)
Dégelis (1)
Déléage (1)
Desbiens (1)
Dolbeau-Mistassini (2)
Drummondville (3)
Dudswell (1)
Duhamel (1)
Duhamel-Ouest (1)
Eastman (1)
Entrelacs (1)
Ferme-Neuve (1)
Fermont (1)
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac (1)
Frontenac (1)
Gaspé (3)
Gatineau (5)
Gore (1)
Granby (1)
Grenville-sur-la-Rouge (1)
Hemmingford (township) (1)
Kangiqsualujjuaq (northern village) (2)
Kangiqsujuaq (northern village) (1)
L'Anse-Saint-Jean (1)
L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet (1)
La Conception (1)
La Corne (1)
La Malbaie (1)
La Pêche (2)
La Pocatière (1)
La Tuque (2)
Lac-au-Saumon (1)
Lac-aux-Sables (3)
Lac-Brome (2)
Lac-Delage (2)
Lac-du-Cerf (1)
Lac-Édouard (1)
Lac-Etchemin (1)
Lac-Mégantic (3)
Lac-Saguay (1)
Lac-Sainte-Marie (1)
Lac-Simon (1)
Lac-Supérieur (2)
Lacolle (1)
Lambton (2)
Laval (3)
Les Éboulements (1)
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (2)
Lévis (2)
Longueuil (1)
Louiseville (1)
Magog (4)
Mandeville (1)
Mansfield-et-Pontefract (2)
Mashteuiatsh (indian reserve) (1)
Matane (1)
Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix (2)
Mirabel (1)
Mont-Albert (1)
Mont-Blanc (3)
Mont-Laurier (1)
Mont-Tremblant (6)
Montreal (24)
Morin-Heights (1)
Murdochville (1)
Nominingue (1)
North Hatley (2)
Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot (1)
Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix (1)
Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette (1)
Notre-Dame-de-Montauban (1)
Notre-Dame-du-Portage (1)
Ogden (1)
Oka (3)
Orford (7)
Otter Lake (1)
Packington (1)
Percé (1)
Pohénégamook (1)
Pointe-Calumet (2)
Pointe-des-Cascades (1)
Port-Cartier (1)
Potton (1)
Poularies (1)
Princeville (1)
Quebec (9)
Racine (1)
Rawdon (6)
Rivière-Bonaventure (1)
Rivière-du-Loup (1)
Rivière-Rouge (2)
Roberval (1)
Rouyn-Noranda (2)
Roxton (1)
Roxton Pond (2)
Sagard (1)
Saguenay (2)
Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard (2)
Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs (1)
Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles (2)
Saint-Alban (1)
Saint-Alexis-des-Monts (1)
Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez (1)
Saint-Anicet (1)
Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu (1)
Saint-Calixte (1)
Saint-Charles-Borromée (3)
Saint-Claude (1)
Saint-Côme (1)
Saint-Cuthbert (1)
Saint-Donat (4)
Saint-Élie-de-Caxton (1)
Saint-Félix-d'Otis (1)
Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey (1)
Saint-Félix-de-Valois (1)
Saint-Ferdinand (1)
Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges (1)
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans (1)
Saint-François-du-Lac (1)
Saint-Gabriel (2)
Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski (1)
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier (3)
Saint-Gédéon (1)
Saint-Henri-de-Taillon (2)
Saint-Herménégilde (1)
Saint-Hippolyte (4)
Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup (1)
Saint-Irénée (2)
Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur (1)
Saint-Jean-Baptiste (2)
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (2)
Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine (1)
Saint-Juste-du-Lac (1)
Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf (1)
Saint-Liboire (1)
Saint-Louis-de-Blandford (1)
Saint-Ludger-de-Milot (1)
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu (1)
Saint-Michel-des-Saints (3)
Saint-Paulin (2)
Saint-Philémon (1)
Saint-Pie (1)
Saint-Polycarpe (1)
Saint-Prime (2)
Saint-Raymond (1)
Saint-Rosaire (1)
Saint-Sauveur (3)
Saint-Siméon (1)
Saint-Ubalde (1)
Saint-Victor (1)
Saint-Zotique (1)
Sainte-Adèle (2)
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts (2)
Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir (1)
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (1)
Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois (1)
Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel (1)
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts (1)
Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton (1)
Sainte-Aurélie (2)
Sainte-Béatrix (2)
Sainte-Catherine (1)
Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton (1)
Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie (4)
Sainte-Flavie (1)
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan (1)
Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare (1)
Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson (1)
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac (1)
Sainte-Praxède (1)
Sainte-Rose-du-Nord (1)
Sainte-Séraphine (1)
Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard (1)
Sainte-Thècle (1)
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (4)
Sept-Îles (2)
Shawinigan (6)
Sheenboro (1)
Sherbrooke (4)
Stanstead (township) (1)
Stornoway (1)
Stratford (2)
Sutton (1)
Tadoussac (1)
Taschereau (1)
Témiscaming (1)
Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac (3)
TNO aquatique de la MRC du Rocher-Percé (2)
TNO aquatique de la MRC géographique de Shawinigan (2)
Trécesson (1)
Trois-Rivières (3)
Ulverton (1)
Val-d'Or (1)
Val-des-Monts (1)
Val-des-Sources (1)
Val-Morin (1)
Vaudreuil-Dorion (1)
Venise-en-Québec (1)
Ville-Marie (3)
Waterloo (3)
Waterville (1)
Wentworth-Nord (1)
Wickham (1)
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Electric vehicle charging station (88)
Free on-site parking (222)
Paid parking on site (67)
Paid indoor parking (1)
Free outdoor parking (53)
Paid outdoor parking (3)
Long-term parking (11)
Parking for motor homes (RV) (31)
Parking for buses and coaches (52)
Valet service available (1)
Valet service compulsory (1)
