Lac Beauchamp Park
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Lac Beauchamp Park in Gatineau
, Quebec
, Canada
is a large wooded park of 172 hectares built around a small lake in the middle of the suburban sprawl of the eastern part of the city. In the winter it has 15 km of ski and snowshoe trails. The lake also has a skating area. In the summer, the lake has a supervised swimming beach and canoe rentals. The ski trails are then used by amateur naturalists, hikers and bikers.
The park is located about 10 km East of the downtown core of Gatineau and is thus easy to reach from Ottawa
by any of the main bridges.
The city offers several recreational activities in and around the park chalet. Several groups, such as ornithologists
, entomologists
, and garden lovers use the building and the nature preserve around it for their activities.
There is an annual sand sculpture competition on the beach.
Gatineau
Gatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is the fourth largest city in the province. It is located on the northern banks of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and together they form Canada's National Capital Region. Ottawa and Gatineau comprise a single Census...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
is a large wooded park of 172 hectares built around a small lake in the middle of the suburban sprawl of the eastern part of the city. In the winter it has 15 km of ski and snowshoe trails. The lake also has a skating area. In the summer, the lake has a supervised swimming beach and canoe rentals. The ski trails are then used by amateur naturalists, hikers and bikers.
The park is located about 10 km East of the downtown core of Gatineau and is thus easy to reach from Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
by any of the main bridges.
The city offers several recreational activities in and around the park chalet. Several groups, such as ornithologists
Ornithology
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and the aesthetic appeal of birds...
, entomologists
Entomology
Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of arthropodology...
, and garden lovers use the building and the nature preserve around it for their activities.
There is an annual sand sculpture competition on the beach.