Laurentides district, Quebec, Canada
Places to visit near La Conception
La Conception is a town in Laurentides district, Quebec, Canada, home to about 1,287 people. Within 50 km by road there are 269 places to visit — 220 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 18 waterfalls, 11 parks and 7 rivers, islands & mangroves. The must-see places are Lake Tremblant (15 km), Lac Sauvage (22 km) and Lac des Îles (34 km).

La Conception at a glance
- Location
- Laurentides district, Quebec, Canada
- Population
- about 1,287
- Coordinates
- 46.1501° N, 74.6993° W
- Places within 50 km
- 269 (6 must-see)
- Best time to visit
- August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open for lakes, dams & reservoirs; July to January, best August to November right after rains for waterfalls; year-round for parks
Top places to visit near La Conception
Ranked by how worth the drive they are from La Conception: must-see places and the closest well-loved spots first. Open a place for photos, today’s visitor status, timings and directions.
- Lake TremblantLakes & Dams · LaurentidesMust-see
- Parc de La ConceptionParks · LaurentidesNotable
- Lac SauvageLakes & Dams · LaurentidesMust-see
- Lac de la TuqueLakes & Dams · LaurentidesNotable
- Lac AlarieLakes & Dams · LaurentidesNotable
- Lac NortonLakes & Dams · LaurentidesNotable
- Lac BessetteLakes & Dams · LaurentidesNotable
- Lac LamoureuxLakes & Dams · LaurentidesNotable
- Lac McCongeLakes & Dams · LaurentidesNotable
- Lac DesmaraisLakes & Dams · LaurentidesNotable
- Lac GélinasLakes & Dams · LaurentidesNotable
- Lac Aux LoupsLakes & Dams · LaurentidesNotable
More places near La Conception
- Cascades Saint-Jean · waterfall · Laurentides · ~9 km
- Lac Armstrong · lake · Laurentides · ~9 km
- Lac Bem · lake · Laurentides · ~9 km
- Canadian Ski Museum · museum · Laurentides · ~10 km
- Lac Brébeuf · lake · Laurentides · ~10 km
- Lac de la Fourche · lake · Laurentides · ~10 km
- Parc-en-ciel · park · Laurentides · ~10 km
- Chute Aux Bleuets · waterfall · Laurentides · ~11 km
- Lac Beauvallon · lake · Laurentides · ~11 km
- Quenouille Lake · lake · Laurentides · ~11 km
- Chutes · waterfall · Laurentides · ~13 km
- Belvédère des Chutes · waterfall · Laurentides · ~13 km
Things to see near La Conception, by type
Lakes, dams & reservoirs near La Conception
228 lakes, dams & reservoirs within 100 km of La Conception. The closest is Lac de la Tuque (3 km); the best-known is Lake Tremblant (15 km). Best time: august to december when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
- Lake Tremblant · lake · Laurentides · ~15 km · Must-see
- Lac Sauvage · lake · Laurentides · ~22 km · Must-see
- Lac de la Tuque · lake · Laurentides · ~3 km
- Lac Alarie · lake · Laurentides · ~3 km
- Lac Norton · lake · Laurentides · ~3 km
- Lac Bessette · lake · Laurentides · ~5 km
Waterfalls near La Conception
19 waterfalls within 100 km of La Conception. The closest is Cascades Saint-Jean (9 km). Best time: july to january, best august to november right after rains.
- Cascades Saint-Jean · waterfall · Laurentides · ~9 km
- Chute Aux Bleuets · waterfall · Laurentides · ~11 km
- Chutes · waterfall · Laurentides · ~13 km
- Belvédère des Chutes · waterfall · Laurentides · ~13 km
- Cascades Cameron · waterfall · Laurentides · ~14 km
- Chute Crystal · waterfall · Laurentides · ~17 km
Parks near La Conception
11 parks within 100 km of La Conception. The closest is Parc de La Conception (1 km). Best time: year-round, evenings.
- Parc de La Conception · park · Laurentides · ~1 km
- Parc-en-ciel · park · Laurentides · ~10 km
- Parc du Centenaire · park · Laurentides · ~18 km
- Parc David-Thomas · park · Laurentides · ~20 km
- Parc Gérard Legault · park · Laurentides · ~22 km
- Parc Municipal · park · Laurentides · ~25 km
Rivers, islands & mangroves near La Conception
7 rivers, islands & mangroves within 100 km of La Conception. The closest is Île Russel (17 km). Best time: september to february.
- Île Russel · river spot · Laurentides · ~17 km
- Rivière Rouge · river spot · Laurentides · ~22 km
- Île Au Loup · river spot · Outaouais · ~32 km
- Rapides des Chiens · river spot · Laurentides · ~32 km
- Île Christie · river spot · Laurentides · ~39 km
- Île du Curé · river spot · Laurentides · ~41 km
Beaches & coast near La Conception
4 beaches & coast within 100 km of La Conception. The closest is Plage du Pinoteau (13 km). Best time: october to march.
- Plage du Pinoteau · beach · Laurentides · ~13 km
- Plage Morrison · beach · Laurentides · ~28 km
- Baie Maskinongé · beach · Outaouais · ~41 km
- Plage Sainte-Lucie · beach · Laurentides · ~42 km
Wildlife, forests & gardens near La Conception
3 wildlife, forests & gardens within 100 km of La Conception. The closest is Réserve écologique Jackrabbit (29 km). Best time: november to march for sightings.
- Réserve écologique Jackrabbit · sanctuary · Laurentides · ~29 km
- Réserve Naturelle William-R.-J.-Oliver · sanctuary · Laurentides · ~40 km
- Parc Oméga · sanctuary · Outaouais · ~68 km · Must-see
A one-day trip from La Conception
5 of the best places within 60 km, in driving order so you don’t double back: about 70 km on the road.
- Start in La Conception
- 3 km Lac Alarie · lake, Laurentides
- 20 km Lac Sauvage · lake, Laurentides
- 29 km Lake Tremblant · lake, Laurentides
- 14 km Lac de la Tuque · lake, Laurentides
- 3 km Parc de La Conception · park, Laurentides
- 1 km Back to La Conception
Plan a longer trip from La Conception — the planner adds a place to stay each night and keeps the route to one loop.
From travellers near La Conception
No traveller has reported from around La Conception yet. Been to one of these places recently? Open it and post what you found — is the waterfall flowing, how crowded was the temple, is the beach safe — so the next visitor knows before they drive.
How to reach La Conception
All places near La Conception by distance
Within 15 km of La Conception
- Plage du Pinoteau · beach · Laurentides · ~13 km
- Lac Maskinongé · lake · Laurentides · ~13 km
- Lac Raynaud · lake · Laurentides · ~13 km
- Pont Couvert Prud'homme · attraction · Laurentides · ~13 km
- Cascades Cameron · waterfall · Laurentides · ~14 km
- Lac Puant · lake · Laurentides · ~14 km
- Lac Baptiste · lake · Laurentides · ~14 km
- Lac Aubin · lake · Laurentides · ~15 km
- Lac Brouillé · lake · Laurentides · ~15 km
- Lac Croqueville · lake · Laurentides · ~15 km
15–50 km — half-day trips
- Lac des Îles · lake · Outaouais · ~34 km · Must-see
- Lac Constantineau · lake · Laurentides · ~16 km
- Lac Corbeau · lake · Laurentides · ~16 km
- Lac Jolicoeur · lake · Laurentides · ~16 km
- Chute Crystal · waterfall · Laurentides · ~17 km
- Lac Windigo · lake · Laurentides · ~17 km
- Crystal Falls, Quebec · waterfall · Laurentides · ~17 km
- Île Russel · river spot · Laurentides · ~17 km
- Lac Giansante · lake · Laurentides · ~18 km
- Pointe des Bouleaux · lake · Laurentides · ~18 km
- Lac Lost · lake · Laurentides · ~18 km
- Parc du Centenaire · park · Laurentides · ~18 km
- Lac Lorrain · lake · Laurentides · ~18 km
- Lac Ventru · lake · Laurentides · ~18 km
- Lac de la Boussois · lake · Laurentides · ~18 km
- Lac Wagamung · lake · Laurentides · ~18 km
- Chute des Amoureux · waterfall · Laurentides · ~18 km
- Chute Aux Iroquois · waterfall · Laurentides · ~18 km
- Lac Perchaude · lake · Laurentides · ~19 km
- Petit Lac À Francoeur · lake · Laurentides · ~19 km
- Lac Winnetou · lake · Laurentides · ~19 km
- Lac Cannon · lake · Laurentides · ~19 km
- Lac Arpin · lake · Laurentides · ~40 km · Must-see
- Lac Brosseau · lake · Laurentides · ~20 km
- Montagne du Dépôt · viewpoint · Laurentides · ~20 km
- Parc David-Thomas · park · Laurentides · ~20 km
- Lac Canards · lake · Outaouais · ~20 km
- Cascade de l'Ours · waterfall · Laurentides · ~21 km
- Plage du Lac-Équerre · lake · Laurentides · ~21 km
- Mont Blanc Nord · viewpoint · Laurentides · ~21 km
- Lac Aux Ours · lake · Laurentides · ~21 km
- Parc Gérard Legault · park · Laurentides · ~22 km
- Lac Dupré · lake · Laurentides · ~22 km
- Lac Lajeunesse · lake · Laurentides · ~22 km
- Lac Malette · lake · Laurentides · ~22 km
- Rivière Rouge · river spot · Laurentides · ~22 km
- Lac de la Mine · lake · Laurentides · ~23 km
- Lac Narcisse · lake · Laurentides · ~24 km
- Lac Rossignol · lake · Laurentides · ~24 km
- Lac Haulzet · lake · Laurentides · ~24 km
50–100 km — one-day trips
- Parc Oméga · sanctuary · Outaouais · ~68 km · Must-see
- Lac Guindon · lake · Laurentides · ~69 km · Must-see
- Lac Dummy · lake · Eastern Ontario · ~69 km · Must-see
- Lake Croche · lake · Laurentides · ~70 km · Must-see
- Site Patrimonial du Domaine-Louis-Joseph-Papineau · attraction · Outaouais · ~74 km · Must-see
- Lac de L'Assomption · lake · Lanaudière · ~76 km · Must-see
- Lac du Dinosaure · lake · Lanaudière · ~78 km · Must-see
- Réservoir Kiamika · lake · Eastern Ontario · ~81 km · Must-see
- Lac la Blanche · lake · Eastern Ontario · ~84 km · Must-see
- Cathédrale de Saint-Jérôme · church · Laurentides · ~85 km · Must-see
- Barrage des Rapides-des-Cèdres · lake · Laurentides · ~92 km · Must-see
- Chutes Dorwin · waterfall · Lanaudière · ~97 km · Must-see
Count by type (within 100 km)
| Type | Within 50 km | Within 100 km | Nearest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakes, dams & reservoirs | 220 | 228 | Lac de la Tuque (3 km) |
| Waterfalls | 18 | 19 | Cascades Saint-Jean (9 km) |
| Parks | 11 | 11 | Parc de La Conception (1 km) |
| Rivers, islands & mangroves | 7 | 7 | Île Russel (17 km) |
| Beaches & coast | 4 | 4 | Plage du Pinoteau (13 km) |
| Other attractions | 2 | 3 | Pont Couvert Prud'homme (13 km) |
| Wildlife, forests & gardens | 2 | 3 | Réserve écologique Jackrabbit (29 km) |
| Hill stations & viewpoints | 2 | 2 | Montagne du Dépôt (20 km) |
| Churches | 1 | 2 | Église Notre-Dame de la Merci (25 km) |
| Museums | 1 | 1 | Canadian Ski Museum (10 km) |
| Caves | 1 | 1 | Trou Malin (37 km) |
La Conception: questions travellers ask
What are the best places to visit near La Conception?
Lake Tremblant (lake, about 15 km), Parc de La Conception (park, about 1 km), Lac Sauvage (lake, about 22 km), Lac de la Tuque (lake, about 3 km), Lac Alarie (lake, about 3 km), Lac Norton (lake, about 3 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of La Conception?
269 places on Spotwander: 220 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 18 waterfalls, 11 parks, 7 rivers, islands & mangroves, 4 beaches & coast.
Which is the nearest lake to La Conception?
Lac de la Tuque, about 3 km by road; Lac Alarie (3 km) is next.
Which is the nearest waterfall to La Conception?
Cascades Saint-Jean, about 9 km by road; Chute Aux Bleuets (11 km) is next.
Which is the nearest park to La Conception?
Parc de La Conception, about 1 km by road; Parc-en-ciel (10 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from La Conception?
Start in La Conception, visit Lac Alarie, then Lac Sauvage, then Lake Tremblant, then Lac de la Tuque, then Parc de La Conception, and drive back — about 70 km by road in all.
What is the best time to visit places near La Conception?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open for lakes, dams & reservoirs; July to January, best August to November right after rains for waterfalls; year-round for parks.
Towns near La Conception
- Places near Lac-Simon · 4 km
- Places near Mont-Tremblant · 14 km
- Places near Labelle · 19 km
- Places near La Minerve · 26 km
- Places near Rivière-Rouge · 40 km
- Places near Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel · 41 km
- Places near Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts · 43 km
- Places near Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard · 44 km
- Places near Val-David · 49 km
- Places near Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm · 52 km
Sources: places from OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata and GeoNames; La Conception’s location and population from GeoNames; see also La Conception on Wikipedia. Data sources & credits.