Pink Lake in autumn, Gatineau Park, Quebec

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Chelsea, Wakefield and Gatineau Park

Lookouts and a green meromictic lake in Gatineau Park, a park village in Old Chelsea, and a covered bridge up the river at Wakefield.

Photo: Pink Lake in autumn, Gatineau Park, Quebec, Dwong33, CC0

Day 1 · The lookouts and the village
Champlain Lookout and the Pink Lake loop, or King Mountain, then the visitor centre and Old Chelsea at the end of the day.
Day 2 · The lakes or the river village
Meech Lake and the Carbide Willson Ruins if the trail is open, or Philippe Lake and Lusk Cave, with time in the evening for Wakefield and the covered bridge.

The guides for this trip

The Ottawa Valley from Champlain Lookout in Gatineau Park, at sunset

Outaouais, Quebec · Canada

Chelsea and Wakefield

Gatineau Park lookouts and a green meromictic lake, with two park villages and a covered bridge.

15 things to do9 free

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Gas, meals, tickets and parking are extra. We favour free and low-cost stops.