La Tuque

Bar La Voute

Vault Bar

Capacity of 150 seats inside and 80 seats on the terrace. Specialties: draft beer, bottled beers, video lottery, spirits, cocktails and pub-style meals. Shows, music, themed evenings, sporting events, giant screen, HDTV, lounge-style reception room. Snowmobile parking located on Scott Street. Accessible by motorbike.

Centre Municipal de Ski La Tuque

A drop of 166 m a few steps from the city centre. An exceptional amount of snow on its 13 slopes, 9 of which are illuminated for evening skiing. Also a snowpark, a slope-school, and a descent in tubes.

Winter only

Club de golf La Tuque & Curling La Tuque

Public golf course located near the Saint-Maurice river, between the Beaumont street and the Ducharme boulevard. 18-hole course. Storage service for sticks and lockers. Golf course. Curling leagues.

Curling in winter only

Club de ski de fond La Tuque Rouge

La Tuque Rouge cross-country ski club

The club maintains 28 km of trails for classic style and 12 km for freestyle. A refuge is available to users. Possibility of equipment rental on site. Some Latuquois have excelled in this sport, in international competitions, in particular Dany Bouchard who represented Canada at the 1992 Olympic Games in Albertville and in 1994 in Lillehammer. He was inducted into the La Mauricie Sports Hall of Fame.

Club nautique latuquois

Latuquois nautical club; Marina of La Tuque

This body of water offers a course of around 30 km between the La Tuque power station and that of Beaumont; the only constraint is a bridge giving an air draft of 12 feet. Marina intended for pleasure boating and equipped with docks, launching ramp (at Pétro-T, 298, rue Bostonnais) reception room, meeting room.

Colisée Denis-Morel

Coliseum Denis-Morel

Main sports groups: Hockey Mineur La Tuque, Club de patinage artistique Les Pirouettes du Nord, Les Loups de La Tuque (LHSAAAQ).

Complexe culturel Félix-Leclerc

Félix-Leclerc Cultural Complex

Cultural complex administered by the La Tuque Arts and Culture Development Corporation. Building with six rooms including four workshop rooms; these rooms are available for conferences, training, meetings of organized groups. The program of shows is posted on the website of the cultural complex.

Complexe sportif de l'école secondaire Champagnat

This sports complex includes gymnasiums, gym and indoor swimming pool. It is the property of the Center de services scolaire de l'Énergie. It is open to the public during periods when students are not using them, normally evenings and weekends.

Cycling, mountain biking and Fatbiking

The townhas a 33-km cycle path along the Petite Rivière Bostonnais; this track crosses the urban sector from north to south. In addition, this trail has a few kilometers in wooded land. Mauricycle volunteers have set up a basic network of mountain biking trails: wooden footbridges, small bridges, beacons, etc. These mountain bike trails were built on the west bank of the Saint-Maurice River, on the other side of the bridge that is erected behind the WestRock factory. Finally, La Tuque has a fatbike trail circuit near the cross-country ski trails near rue Marie-Rollet.

Galeries La Tuque

Small shopping mall with a Canadian Tire store and a liquor store.

International Classic of Mauricie canoes

Since 1934, this canoe classic has gained international fame. This classic includes a series of sporting (over 200 km, in three stages between La Tuque and Trois-Rivières) and cultural events. About 70,000 visitors attend all stages of the canoe race and events. This race starts in La Tuque.

early September

La Pecheresse Microbrasserie

You can accompany your tasting with a quick or full meal from the restaurant Le Boké. Order at the pub or on the terrace and your meal will be delivered quickly. Improv evenings some Sundays (in French). Musical events some evenings.

Wed-Sat 16:00-02:00

Le Boke

Steaks, fish, poke bowls, burgers, stir fry, salads. This restaurant offers a backpacker's lunch box.

Wed-Fri 11:00-14:00 and 17:00-21:00, Sat 17:00-21:00

Microbrasserie le Mouton Noir

Microbrewery with shop. The "Boucherie Le Carnivore" (butcher chop Le Carnivore) and this microbrewery offer a backpacker's lunch box.

Octane Park

The Octane park is a site specializing in the practice of off-road motorcycles and sport mountain biking. The site has many circuits, a training and freestyle area. It is located on Industriel Boulevard, at the southern entrance to the village of La Tuque, near the Saint-Maurice River, on the north side of the Chutes-de-la-Petite-Rivière-Bostonnais park.

Parc Saint-Louis

Saint-Louis Park

Municipal aquatic park with Lake Saint-Louis and the Sakihikan Centre (La Tuque Native Friendship Center (CAALT)) offering a complete immersion in the life of the Native people. Park with mature trees, decorative fountains and a water fountain in the centre of Lake Saint-Louis. This park offers the public many services and activities, including rental of nautical equipment and changing rooms, swimming on a supervised beach, walking, picnic and rest areas. Floating docks are placed on the lake. The park is a natural amphitheatre and a place of large gatherings (e.g., National Aboriginal Day and National Day of Quebec). The site was redeveloped in 2018. The lake was seeded in 2015.

Free

Parc des Chutes de la Petite Rivière Bostonnais

Falls-of-the-Petite-Rivière-Bostonnais Park

Regional park. See the 30-m waterfalls. Walk to the observation tower to take a look at the panorama of the Saint-Maurice River. Kids' playground.

May to October

Parc des Trois Soeurs

Three Sisters Park

11 km of trails with a difference in height of 280 m. Linear municipal park on the west bank of the Saint-Maurice river, facing the hamlet of Carignan, south of the village of La Tuque. Campsite at Lake Bédard. A shuttle service is available to cross the Saint-Maurice River at: +1-819-523-8134 (by reservation).

Free

Piscine municipale (parc St-Eugène)

Municipal swimming pool, St-Eugène park

The town of La Tuque makes two swimming pools available to the public: the indoor swimming pool at the Champagnat Sports Complex (fall, winter and spring) for which a fee is required, and the outdoor swimming pool in St-Eugène Park which is free to access.

Place des artisans (summer and Christmas market)

Craftmen Place

A small market outside the city center offering items (gift ideas) in small cottages designed by local producers or artisans, including: woven blankets, knits of all kinds, salvaged goods, handmade soaps and lots of finds. Occasionally, lively activities are organized there.

Quai de La Tuque (Saint-Maurice River)

Municipal wharf

Municipal wharf in the Bel-Air district for pleasure boating. Launching ramp on the east bank of the Saint-Maurice river, downstream of La Tuque dam. The international Mauritius canoe classic begins at Quai Dénommé-Goyette.

Réserve faunique des Laurentides

Laurentides Wildlife Reserve

Wildlife reserve straddling the administrative regions of Quebec Region, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and Mauricie. It covers an area of 7934 km². Nevertheless, a small part of this territory overflows into the eastern part of the territory of Lac Tuque, east of Lescarbot and Ventadour lakes, as well as between La Foi and Ventadour lakes where Mount Nash is located (572 m). This wildlife reserve borders on the Bog-à-Lanières Ecological Reserve in Lac-Édouard.

Réserve écologique Judith-De Brésoles

Judith-De Brésoles Ecological Reserve

Ecological reserve covering 10.9 km² south of the village of Lac-Édouard in Haute-Batiscanie.

Snowshoes

A circuit of snowshoe trails of nearly 100 km of trail is maintained by the Club des Trois raquettes de La Tuque. These trails are accessible just a few minutes from downtown, from the Ski La Tuque center, rue Desbiens, or from the various wooden entrance gates near the La Tuque bypass. In addition, two mountain huts are accessible to snowshoers for a health break. In addition, the pink path on the golf course and curling club offers the possibility of snowshoeing.

St-Zephirin Presbytery and Church

Built in 1930, the Saint-Zéphirin church is the work of architect Heldwige Laberge, who applied a mid-Renaissance, half-Roman style. In 1944, under the direction of parish priest Louis Caron, artist Albert Gilles carried out the interior decoration. Over a period of 14 years, he made the brass inside and was responsible for the stained glass windows made by Maison Maumejean in Paris. Entrance doors, adorned with embossed copper, weigh ½ ton each. In 1958, the factory repaired the facade of the church. Following the 1961 fire, marble was added to the walls and a mural by Walter Del Mistro. Stations of the Cross were made of embossed copper on a background of eggshells crushed into pieces. In 1962, the Parish Factory purchased a new organ from Casavant Frères limited in Saint-Hyacinthe. The organ has 4230 pipes. It is a French and neo-classical harmonization of 52 stops, with an electro-pneumatic type mechanism.

Thursdays Downtown

From June 29 to August 10, free shows are presented every Thursday evening. Visitors can take the opportunity to get in the mood by having a meal on one of the welcoming terraces.

Barrage Gouin

Gouin Dam

River infrastructure that created the Gouin reservoir. The RO-450 forest road which runs along the west bank of the Wabano River passes at the top of the La Loutre dam; a branch of this road makes a detour to the north-west to pass at the top of the Gouin dam. The centenary of this last dam was celebrated in 2018.

City tour of La Tuque (in autonomous mode)

A self-guided city tour of the sites of interest is a good way to get an idea of ​​the attractions of La Tuque. Here is the suggested route by car or bicycle: 1. Barrage de La Tuque, from the belvedere on rue Beaumont. View of the dam and the steep cliffs of the river, below the dam. 2. Quai de La Tuque on Montcalm Street. Launching ramp. View of Gilbert Island. Starting point for the "Mauricie International Canoe Classic" (La Tuque-Trois-Rivières). 3. La Tuque Golf & Curling Club, at 35 rue Beaumont. 4. La Tuque Airport, at 1249 boul. Ducharme. 5. Octane Parc, on boul. Industrial. 6. Chutes-de-la-Petite-Rivière-Bostonnais Park. 7. Lake Wayagamac. A heronry (bird colony) is established on Steamboat Island, located in the center of the lake. This lake also serves as a water intake for the municipal aqueduct of La Tuque. Stop at the Wayagamac dam. 8. Municipal ski center, at 700 rue Desbiens. 9. Camping La Tuque, 1 street from the river. Superbly landscaped municipal campsite. 10. Marina du club nautique latuquois, at 12, rue Bostonnais. 11. Hydrobase de La Tuque, chemin Fitzpatrick. 12. Deveriche trails. The route consists of taking rue Bourassa (northbound), and crossing the metal bridge (narrow with only one lane) spanning the Saint-Maurice, 1 km upstream from the La Tuque dam. On this bridge the view is bucolic on the boreal forest near the mouth of the Lait river (tributary of the west bank). Then follow the Saint-Maurice River via Bourassa Street to the Deveriche stream which merges with the Saint-Maurice River, downstream from Gilbert Island. 13. Parc du lac Saint-Louis, at 320, rue de la Plage. This water park includes Lake Saint-Louis and the Sakihikan Center (Native Friendship Center) of La Tuque offering a complete immersion in the life of the Native people.

Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie

The canoe, kayak and rabaska competition follows a route from La Tuque to Trois-Rivières. Founded in 1934.

Labour Day weekend in early September

Deverichie Trail

Linear trail from 2 km to 10 km. 22-km loop including 6.7 km of main roads. In the first two km, the trail runs alongside a stream with several waterfalls and ponds; then several ascents and descents. This park has a camping site equipped with five platforms and a refuge. Snowshoeing in winter.

Free for the trail; compulsory membership card at a cost of $10 for the campsite and the refuge