Parc des Écluses | Wild Camping

May 27th, 2023 by zgabz

amplement d'espace, mais attention aux nids de poule qui sont des cratères! tout près des écluses et de la centrale d'hydro Québec!

November 17th, 2022 by larissabullen18

Great 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!

October 12th, 2022 by francois.gaudet

Très grand espace, de la place piyr plusieurs vr de toutes dimensions.
Tranquille en ce jours de semaine d'octobre

September 23rd, 2022 by joseedeschenes

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

August 24th, 2022 by foisyp

bel endroit. beaucoup de place avec la vue sur l'eau

August 16th, 2022 by joesharyl

great 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.

July 25th, 2022 by Refired

Nice 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.

July 14th, 2022 by nsmodelertim

Absolutely 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.

July 10th, 2022 by 3asy

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 😉.

July 9th, 2022 by thegumprunner

Great 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.

July 8th, 2022 by Ricky-D

Superbe 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.

July 8th, 2022 by Ricky-D

Superbe endroit et grand terrain le coucher du soleil est très beau l’eau les vagues side a dormir.

July 5th, 2022 by scott.m.newton

Huge 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.

May 18th, 2022 by krysten.lammert

amazing spot right on the pier. plenty of space and dog friendly

May 15th, 2022 by gagnondaniel1599

beaucoup de vr. oui c'est ouvert kat vigeant. le chemin de gravier est tres cahotique.

May 7th, 2022 by kat_vigeant

Nous 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.

April 27th, 2022 by infozable04

Great 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!

April 23rd, 2022 by limmilkki

Great place, still available. Calm, lot of space near the river.

December 30th, 2021 by Patrx8

Large 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!

October 23rd, 2021 by /blogs/112925

Beautiful beside the water very quiet a lot of campers and vans stay here over night
Woke to a beautiful sunrise

October 18th, 2021 by Gisele

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.

October 13th, 2021 by thealove18

the 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.

October 12th, 2021 by smithsandthewild

We 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.

September 25th, 2021 by Mercex96

Immense 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 !

September 4th, 2021 by louis.deveault

Nice place by the water and les écluses in beauharnois

August 27th, 2021 by trial89

great spot to spend the night very quite and nice breeze off the water. lots of places to park.

August 5th, 2021 by Pierre et Sarah-Lee

superbe 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.

August 1st, 2021 by michaella.carter

Beautiful place to camp. Many spots available on a long length of a gravel parking lot.

July 22nd, 2021 by jessyleed

tres belle vue sur l'eau , un peu d'achalandage mais très léger

July 5th, 2021 by Lewis

very nice and quiet place. 100% recommend

June 1st, 2021 by weouthere.ca

Large free camping area only an hour away from Montreal.

May 23rd, 2021 by facebook.com/masuivre

Great 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.

May 14th, 2021 by onestou

as written, beautiful. some people are having a covid party right now 😬🤷🏼‍♀️..

May 2nd, 2021 by denysnoel

Very nice but windy and cold. Large place

April 5th, 2021 by manon.benoit05

Super endroit en face du lac. Calme avec tables de picnic et dépanneur à proximité.

September 30th, 2020 by laura.hamant

Tout est conforme à la description, de nombreuses places pour VR au long de la rivière

September 7th, 2020 by moparent07

Huge 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

August 7th, 2020 by gabrielle.mroy

Amazing spot! This was my first van trip ever and I’m so glad I got to discover this hidden gem!

July 20th, 2020 by shakurass

Very 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.

July 11th, 2020 by kevingenesse883

Belle endroit avec beaucoup de d’espace très tranquille et relaxant

July 1st, 2020 by lamontag

Très bel endroit, beaucoup de pêcheurs, mais tranquille. J’ai passé la nuit.

June 23rd, 2020 by Batabago

Bel 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.

June 19th, 2020 by lanctot.nicholas

Super belle place sur le bord des écluses. Très grand terrain donc même s'il y a beaucoup de monde, c'est assez tranquille.

June 11th, 2020 by tkachuk.cr

Huge grass and parking area. Room for hundreds of campers. Great spot! No one bothered us throughout the night. I'd definitely stay here again

August 31st, 2019 by Moby-Dick

totally 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.

August 19th, 2019 by PHILIPPE LE NÉDIC

Jolie place pour passer la journée au bord du fleuve.

August 19th, 2019 by adventurehaks.com

Nice 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.

July 26th, 2019 by youtube.com

very nice place. we stayed a couple of days. ships are impressive if you park near the fence. we saw lots of marmots

July 25th, 2019 by manu.fort

Très 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 .

June 24th, 2019 by denbree1

Huge grassy area, surrounded by water. Magnificient sunset and sunrise. Could spend weeks there.

June 5th, 2019 by onecog

have to leave. it's too bad I was all settled in.
Roudyy teenagers came.
Feels un safe.

June 5th, 2019 by onecog

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

June 1st, 2019 by J-F

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.

May 20th, 2019 by omnianacapella

huge park. Major potholes on road. wonderful to watch ships go into canal.

May 8th, 2019 by koeln-mueller

Quiet Place to park and stay overnight. I stay there one night.

April 22nd, 2019 by gtherreault

Nice big wild Camping spot by the river. Great place to spend the day and night.

April 17th, 2019 by hebert.caroline

Bel endroit, très large et très calme, au bord du fleuve, j’y ai passé une nuit sans problème.

September 17th, 2018 by toddjosephgilbert

Huge 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.

September 1st, 2018 by arcticat

Beautiful spot, good fishing, view big boat.

July 17th, 2018 by cmistruzzi

Exactly as described, quite, massive area, able to watch ships pass through canal. Security did pass by but no problems. Worth it.

July 13th, 2018 by adam

Very large grassy peninsula with room for hundreds. More garbage than I’d like, but it’s convenient.

May 5th, 2018 by j.schroeter24

Place 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.

September 26th, 2017 by Gina & Micha

Huge 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