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Places near Shawinigan by type
All 281 places by distance →One day from Shawinigan
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:00 pm
60 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Shawinigan
- Former Alcan-16 Power Househeritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Église de Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmelchurch · 30 min
- Site des Loisirs Hector-Neaultlake · 45 min
- Barrage de Grand-Mèredam · 45 min
- Île Anselme-Fayriver spot · 1 hrs
- Back in Shawinigan
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Shawinigan?
Île Anselme-Fay (river spot, about 4 km), Former Alcan-16 Power House (heritage site, about 4 km), Cité de L'énergie (museum, about 4 km), Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation (church, about 5 km), Barrage de Grand-Mère (dam, about 10 km), Église de Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel (church, about 14 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Shawinigan?
245 places on Spotwander: 110 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 36 parks, 26 waterfalls, 21 churches, 8 forts & heritage.
Which is the nearest lake to Shawinigan?
Lac Paulette, about 4 km by road; Shawinigan-1 Dam (5 km) is next.
Which is the nearest park to Shawinigan?
Arbre En Arbre Shawinigan, about 5 km by road; Parc de l'Île-Melville (5 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Shawinigan?
Start in Shawinigan, visit Former Alcan-16 Power House, then Église de Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, then Site des Loisirs Hector-Neault, then Barrage de Grand-Mère, then Île Anselme-Fay, and drive back — about 60 km by road in all.