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Meech Lake

57 Reviews

#9 of 31 things to do in Gatineau

Nature & Parks, Bodies of Water

Gatineau Park, Gatineau, Quebec J9B 2N3, Canada

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“Natural beauty”

__Lac Pink__ Is a typical meromictic lake in Gatineau park and if you’re in Ottawa, this place is... read more

Reviewed December 11, 2018

117sreeh

Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), India

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“Great place for a great swim!”

Close to Ottawa, only 20-25 minute drive to Gatineau Park, Meech Lake is a quick refresher. Quiet... read more

Reviewed August 27, 2018

BlizzPete

ottawa

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Average8%
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“open water”(3 reviews)

“great swim”(2 reviews)

“beautiful beach”(2 reviews)

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20 minutes from downtown Ottawa, this lake has two sandy beaches patrolled by lifeguards.

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Gatineau Park, Gatineau, Quebec J9B 2N3, Canada

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117sreeh

Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), India

Reviewed December 11, 2018 via mobile

Natural beauty

__Lac Pink__ Is a typical meromictic lake in Gatineau park and if you’re in Ottawa, this place is just a half an hour drive away. The lake is in Gatineau park that you can find a lot of beautiful other spots also, then also Mech...More

Date of experience: December 2018

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BlizzPete

ottawa

Reviewed August 27, 2018

Great place for a great swim!

Close to Ottawa, only 20-25 minute drive to Gatineau Park, Meech Lake is a quick refresher. Quiet lake with few boats and great water for open-water swims in clear, clean water. Two beaches and a boat lauch in between. Better during the week as weekends...More

Date of experience: August 2018

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timouneio

Gatineau, Canada

1110

Reviewed October 18, 2017

Nice park and beautiful lake for swimming.

Beautiful park and well set up for family pique-niques and a nice lake for swimming. Very popular park in the Gatineau region.

Date of experience: September 2017

2 Thank timouneio

Jenn A

Ontario, Canada

182

Reviewed October 2, 2017

beauty close to the city

It's not far from Ottawa or Gatineau - about half an hour of driving. It's well worth the drive for the spectacular natural beauty.

Date of experience: September 2017

1 Thank Jenn A

CTarTrip

Nanaimo, Canada

6811

Reviewed August 30, 2017 via mobile

Plage Blanchette, yay

Beach Blanchette is the second beach at Meech lake. It is somewhat less busy. Very nice view, protected, with lifeguard.

Date of experience: August 2017

1 Thank CTarTrip

454debbieg

Ottawa, Canada

4014

Reviewed August 17, 2017 via mobile

Beautiful Beach

The beach is a hidden gem. There is a little bit of a hike to get to the water from parking lot. There is a $11 parking fee. Pack a lunch. There are picnic tables. Out houses are by the beach no need to walk...More

Date of experience: August 2017

2 Thank 454debbieg

William C

Reviewed July 12, 2017

Better Go Round

This is a great hiking spot. You can walk around the lake and also visit a mica mine there. It is easily accessible for kids.

Date of experience: July 2017

3 Thank William C

Gary K

9217

Reviewed June 22, 2017

You can actually hike to the north-east corner of Meech.

A couple of the Gatineau park trails converge to the north-east corner of Meech lake, so worth a visit even in winter (the trails are groomed also for snow-shoes). In summer, supposing you carry an inflatable dinghy (teamwork), nobody's to stop you inflating it and...More

Date of experience: October 2016

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Mark G

Canada

20656

Reviewed August 23, 2016 via mobile

Beautiful

Went here for a family picnic while visiting Ottawa. Beautiful little beach with a few picnic tables. Lots of people bbqing and having fun on a Saturday night. There were signs warning of "swimmer's itch" which was a little off-putting - I stayed on land...More

Date of experience: August 2016

Thank Mark G

Alexandra F

London, England, United Kingdom

3436

Reviewed July 28, 2016

Small crowded beaches but beautiful lake

Granted it was a holiday weekend when I visited the lake and therefore it was a little busy. I loved floating on the lake but it was a little windy. Excellent get away and I stopped at the local smokehouse and got smoked salmon and...More

Date of experience: July 2016

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Wine-4-2

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