Parc des Écluses | Wild Camping
Canada
Details
- Verified:
- about 2 months ago
- GPS:
- 45.32351, -73.91295
- Altitude:
- 43.9 masl
- Website:
- None
- Contributor:
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Gina & Micha
Amenities
- Electricity:
- No
- Wifi:
- No
- Kitchen:
- No
- Restaurant:
- No
- Showers:
- No
- Water:
- No
- Toilets:
- No
- Big Rig Friendly:
- Yes
- Tent Friendly:
- No
- Pet Friendly:
- Yes
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Description
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Huge area with lots of wild camping options, right by the river on graveled parking or under big trees on grass (we stayed in the shade of the trees, the grass was dry). You see big ships passing the locks.
Sign says 'no swimming/diving/boating'.
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very nice spot, amazing view, great to wake up by the water. Not much circulation at this time of year.
multiple fire spots by the water. Would highly recommend.
Stayed for one night but you could probably stay for more
Report Check-InPlus on s'éloigne, plus il y a d'énormes trous. Nous sommes le 21 octobre à 15h, très pluvieux, et il y a déjà une dizaine de véhicules.
Report Check-In4th time here within 2 years - 1 night each time. It is a fantastic and wonderfully well placed spot for us when we are travelling from and to Atlantic Canada. The overflowing garbage pails, fire pits and long term encampments outside of bounds are discouraging for the longevity of this spot.
Report Check-InNice spot. Road is very pot holed. Take the path on the grass. Perfect place.
Report Check-InEndroit surprenant et "complet" si on peut dire. il y a les régates de Beauharnois et peut-etre que ça contribue à remplir l'endroit.
Certains semblent etre installés pour la semaine, d'autre seulement pour le long weekend.
On retrouve de tout: de vieux Tourbus, des classe A, B,C, quelques roulottes, quelques caravane portées, des minivan aménagées, vraiment de tout.
Il y a une indication de ne pas stationner sur le gazon, mais compte tenu de l'état de celui-ci, ça ne semble pas déranger. D'ailleurs, quelques véhicules y sont installés.
Si vous prenez le chemin principal, il y a d'immenses trous, pas des nids de poules, mais plutôt des nids de dinosaures. Quelques chemins parallèles ont spontanément été créés pour pallier au manque d'entretien de la route principale. (voir photo)
Le canal passe tout prêt, alors les GROS bateaux peuvent passer 24 / 24. Le premier va vous surprendre par sa taille, mais ils ont quand même la gentillesse de ne pas corner a 4 heures du matin.
La population est "chill", à part la madame qui ne ramasse pas derrière son chien.
La police passe quelques fois par jour pour s'assurer qu'il n'y a pas d'abus. La tolérance est de mise à cet endroit.
Report Check-InHuge enough for our 75’ set up. We stayed near the entrance so we would have room to turn around. Closer to the tip we would have had to drive on the grass in order to turn around. Gorgeous views!
Report Check-InConvenient and pleasant. I found a spot for my high roof sprinter under some trees for welcome shade. As the afternoon wore on more cars and campers arrived —a mix of those who park along the water near the trees and those who pitched tent on the grass. Despite the number of campers it was a very quiet night. Flat, peaceful and safe, with 3 bars LTE service!
Report Check-InSpot was exactly as mentioned in other posts. Right along water. Was so great we stayed there two nights. The second night, however, there was a terrible burning smell from nearby factory or other campers? Area has HUGE potholes, and is a popular spot, but there’s lots of room to park along the waterline.
Report Check-InGreat place outside of Montreal! Felt safe and was very quiet. Loved being right on the water.
Report Check-Inamplement d'espace, mais attention aux nids de poule qui sont des cratères! tout près des écluses et de la centrale d'hydro Québec!
Report Check-InGreat place to park, you’ll never be right tight against another camper because it’s that huge! However beware of the wind in the winter time, it just funnels right through and you’ll wake up extra cold!
Report Check-InBelle place, tranquille et sauvage. Soyez respecter et propres, ces endroits libres et accessibles sont rare.
Report Check-InTrès grand espace, de la place piyr plusieurs vr de toutes dimensions.
Tranquille en ce jours de semaine d'octobre
Second time we are here and still love it, great view of Montreal and quite peaceful even if there is a few of us, enjoy
Report Check-Ingreat place! just as others have described. only downside is the rough road and potholes. stayed the night, slept well. would stay here again if in the area.
Report Check-InNice place as described by others. Note that you must approach the gate from the east on Highway 132. Also note that the parking lot has huge potholes; the informal road to the left is much smoother when dry.
Report Check-InAbsolutely beautiful, lots of parking either on the gravel road of on the grassy feild. Right beside the St. Lawrence river lock system, so ship watching is a must see. NO swimming due to extream currents from the river and the hydro dam.
If using this spot please be respectful and leave it better then you found it. lets keep spots like this available for future use.
Great spot to spend the day, evening ae even the night. Real close to the river plenty of space to camp in a tent or stay in a RV or car. Quiet and calm except for the big boats that pass close and hunk their horns but even that my partner and I enjoyed 😉.
Report Check-InGreat spot! I got there around 2am and there had to be about 50 other people there, all spread out. Woke up to a massive ship going by in the morning.
Report Check-InSuperbe endroit premier arrivé premier servie cependant il a de la place pour tous. Très proche de central Électrique de Beauharnois, pêche possible coucher soleil merveilleux et que dire de la vue sur Montréal le soir. Sans service bien sûr par contre gratuit.
Report Check-InSuperbe endroit et grand terrain le coucher du soleil est très beau l’eau les vagues side a dormir.
Report Check-InHuge free space for all types of vehicles. From car campers to big rigs, it’s all welcome here. Great spot for boat watching, fishing. Several rock fire rings along the shore line. Mostly quiet, a few distant sounds from the hydro-electric plant & passing planes overhead. Take your time driving in & out, major rutted & uneven dirt paths…saw more than one compact sedan make it with a few bottom outs that were solved by slowing down. This place is a gift! Please treat it well. Pack in / pack out. Leave no trace.
Report Check-Inbeaucoup de vr. oui c'est ouvert kat vigeant. le chemin de gravier est tres cahotique.
Report Check-InNous sommes allés et sommes tombés sur une clôture fermée. Un gardien nous a référé à un camping. Aucune idée si c'est temporaire ou permanent. On est dans un stationnement de Wal Mart fermé et pour l'instant, pas de souci.
Report Check-InGreat park, saw 2 massive boats. Can camp pretty much anywhere you want. Grass is safe to drive on, locals do it all the time. Tons of spaces for campfires with various fire pits along the water. Was a bit windy though and you’ll hear the chug off a ship of two. Great place to camp. Didn’t see any no parking signs. Check out 610Kamper on YouTube to see how a giant camps in his truck!
Report Check-InStayed here in each season, good spot and never been bothered.
Wir waren zu jeder Jahreszeit hier, ein guter Ort und wurden nie belästigt.
Report Check-InLarge area! Plenty of space for several RVs. Even a campfire pit at the end of the jetty. Last night out before mandatory curfew (Covid). A bit noisy from cars, planes (till midnight or so) and 3 large ships passing by in the channel. Otherwise good spot for winter camping!
Report Check-InBeautiful beside the water very quiet a lot of campers and vans stay here over night
Woke to a beautiful sunrise
As described by others. Windy so we parked next to the line of trees at the top of the park near the water. Watched a freighter go into the locks.
Report Check-Inthe road is rough with ruts. some smaller dirt paths through the grass that are better. the spot is beautiful in the morning and well worth it. we did see 2 skunks so be mindful especially if you have dogs. the 3 or so trash cans are located at the very front, please use them. there is a lot of trash just laying around unfortunately.
Report Check-InWe had a beautiful night’s sleep here and woke up to a gorgeous view of the sunrise over the water. There were a few other vehicles around and everyone was very quiet. Great spot outside of Montreal.
Report Check-InImmense parking sur le bord de l’eau convient parfaitement pour voiture,roulotte ou vr
Il y as aussi des poubelles un peut partout dans le
Parking pour jeter vos déchets. Peut accueillir des centaine de gens !
great spot to spend the night very quite and nice breeze off the water. lots of places to park.
Report Check-Insuperbe endroit pour un dodo. c'est la deuxième fois que j'y viens. S.V.P. respectez les lieux, il y a pleins de serviettes humides et de papier de toilette sur le spot. Pourtant ce printemps le spot étais cleen. Des comportements comme ceux-là sont là cause des restrictions pour la van life.
Report Check-InBeautiful place to camp. Many spots available on a long length of a gravel parking lot.
Report Check-InGreat place, LOTS of space. Right by Lake Saint-Louis and Beauharnois Locks. PLEASE READ : we were told by grounds keeper NOT TO SETUP ON GRASS. Just respect seting up on dirt way so Hydro-Quebec won't close the place for campers.
Report Check-InSuper place ! Des petits spot pour faire du feu au bord de l'eau. Des gros navires ! Bonne place à 45 min de Montréal pour rester la nuit !
Report Check-Inas written, beautiful. some people are having a covid party right now 😬🤷🏼♀️..
Report Check-InSuper endroit en face du lac. Calme avec tables de picnic et dépanneur à proximité.
Report Check-InTout est conforme à la description, de nombreuses places pour VR au long de la rivière
Report Check-InHuge open space with grass and gravel route. Few fire pit near water. many campers and rv on site. Nice place to be. I'll definitely come back ! no services at all
Report Check-InAmazing spot! This was my first van trip ever and I’m so glad I got to discover this hidden gem!
Report Check-InVery nice place considering how close to the city it is. Great fun watching freight ships passing by so closely. Great views, a little bit of privacy in the tree line, lots of room for people in the field. There is a rail preventing vehicles from getting right into the trees, but you can tent in them or park alongside the rail.
Report Check-InBelle endroit avec beaucoup de d’espace très tranquille et relaxant
Report Check-InTrès bel endroit, beaucoup de pêcheurs, mais tranquille. J’ai passé la nuit.
Report Check-InBel endroit pour passer la nuit. Espace en gravier avec arbres à l'entrée des écluses.
Avons rencontré quelques campeurs (tente) et pêcheurs. Il y a un certain va et vient de voiture.
Super belle place sur le bord des écluses. Très grand terrain donc même s'il y a beaucoup de monde, c'est assez tranquille.
Report Check-InHuge grass and parking area. Room for hundreds of campers. Great spot! No one bothered us throughout the night. I'd definitely stay here again
Report Check-Intotally recommended! open, free and a lot to see (all kind of ships and animals). near the city so very convinient. was very quiet during the night.
Report Check-InNice and quiet place to spend the night. On the other side of a small barrier there are lots of tent sites tucked into the woods.
Report Check-Invery nice place. we stayed a couple of days. ships are impressive if you park near the fence. we saw lots of marmots
Report Check-InTrès grande pelouse en face de la centrale hydroélectrique de Beauharnois,allé vous installer sur la pelouse près des arbres ,entrer sur la pelouse par le chemin au fond près de la clôture,une nuit sans problème, en même temps visiter la centrale hydroélectrique ,visite gratuite .
Report Check-InWow ! Such a nice place. Very quiet in front of the water ! A lot of places or many vehicles. Be careful the road to get there is very bumpy !
Report Check-InHuge grassy area, surrounded by water. Magnificient sunset and sunrise. Could spend weeks there.
Report Check-Inhave to leave. it's too bad I was all settled in.
Roudyy teenagers came.
Feels un safe.
lots of cars passing and people letting their dogs roam about.
seems ok did see a big ship pass by.
it's ok for.the night
Excellent spot. Trees for shades. Plenty of room. Quiet althought boats makes some noise when they pass through. Major potholes, as mentioned. Go slow. Many people fishing during the day.
Be aware; no bathrooms, no picnic tables, you are parked on the side of the gravel road.
Will go again.
Report Check-Inhuge park. Major potholes on road. wonderful to watch ships go into canal.
Report Check-InNice big wild Camping spot by the river. Great place to spend the day and night.
Report Check-InBel endroit, très large et très calme, au bord du fleuve, j’y ai passé une nuit sans problème.
Report Check-InHuge area. Fairly uneven trails if you have a low car. Lots of teenagers passing by and doing doughnuts in the grass, also many skunks this time of year (I saw 6).
Regardless still great area, water looked nice and had an excellent sunrise.
Stay on the east side if you have a choice.
Report Check-InExactly as described, quite, massive area, able to watch ships pass through canal. Security did pass by but no problems. Worth it.
Report Check-InVery large grassy peninsula with room for hundreds. More garbage than I’d like, but it’s convenient.
Report Check-InPlace was good. Bad weather not as many good spots. Since the grass gets really muddy. Besides that lots of cars coming and going with teenagers in them, but everything very quiet and there is enough space. We saw a guy with his big camping trailer and generator there so I guess big rig friendly.
Report Check-InHuge area with lots of wild camping options, right at the river on graveled parking or under big trees on gras (we stayed in the shade of the trees, the gras was dry) You see big ships passing the locks.
Sign says no swimming/divig/Boat