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Places near Thurso by type
All 257 places by distance →One day from Thurso
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:27 pm
98 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Thurso
- Rockland Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Parc Oméganature spot · 2 hrs
- Lac la Blanchelake · 45 min
- Lac Galipeaulake · 45 min
- Chute du Moulinwaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Thurso
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Thurso?
Lac la Blanche (lake, about 18 km), La Première Blanche (waterfall, about 2 km), Chute du Moulin (waterfall, about 4 km), Rockland Museum (museum, about 7 km), Du Moulin Park (park, about 8 km), Site Patrimonial du Domaine-Louis-Joseph-Papineau (attraction, about 30 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Thurso?
183 places on Spotwander: 77 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 23 parks, 26 forts & heritage, 17 churches, 14 waterfalls.
Which is the nearest lake to Thurso?
Lac Galipeau, about 10 km by road; Lac Dant (14 km) is next.
Which is the nearest park to Thurso?
Du Moulin Park, about 8 km by road; Parc Rolland-Pilon (14 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Thurso?
Start in Thurso, visit Rockland Museum, then Parc Oméga, then Lac la Blanche, then Lac Galipeau, then Chute du Moulin, and drive back — about 98 km by road in all.




















