Fort Lennox National Historical Site
Nature and Outdoors
Wide Green Spaces
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Picnic Area
During your journey on Île aux Noix, you will find picnic tables at your disposal.
The wide green spaces are ideal to stop and picnic with family or friends. However, please note that our spaces do not have any shelters, in case of bad weather.
Observe Nature and Admire the Architecture
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Fort Lennox Park
Surrounded by greenery, Fort Lennox makes considerable room for outdoor activities. Why not make the most of the exceptional surroundings to observe nature and admire the architecture?
Take a walk around the fort and marvel at its distinctive shape. You’ll make surprising discoveries!
Water lily
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Discovering the Fort
Fauna and Flora
During your walk at Île aux Noix, you can observe the fort’s animal friends in their natural environment.
Even if curiosity is encouraged in the young and old alike, remember that groundhogs, turtles, swallows and company do not really like to be disturbed!
A Marmot at Fort Lennox
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Regulations
- Dogs on leaches are allowed in the park. Only guide dogs are allowed inside of the fortifications (inside the museum).
- Fishing on the banks of Île aux Noix is forbidden.
- Wood fires on the grounds of the national historic site are forbidden.
- The park closes at 6 p.m.
- Feeding the animals is forbidden.
- Swimming is forbidden.
An Autumnal Landscape
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Boutiques and Services Nearby
In addition to the Fort Lennox souvenir shop, you will find restaurants, cafes and all kinds of boutiques in Saint-Paul-de-l’Île-aux-Noix.
Since the municipality is the boating capital of Quebec, boating enthusiasts will be overjoyed by the many marinas close by.