If you’re planning to go camping in Québec City, you’ll need to know something about the area. The city is divided into many distinct districts. While camping in Québec, you’ll want to visit Old Québec, Petit-Champlain, Old Port and place Royale, Parliament Hill, Saint-Jean, Saint-Roch, Old Limoilou, Trait-Carré de Charlesbourg, and Historic District of Sillery.
Campgrounds in Québec will be located hear Old Québec, a UNESCO world heritage treasure. Visit the Fortifications of Québec and the Citadel, the city’s two main defensive works. Get close to religious history at Notre-Dame-de-Québec Basilica-Cathedral and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. To get a true feel for this district, take a walking tour or horse-drawn carriage ride. While in the Petit-Champlain District, tour the residence of Louis Jolliet, who discovered the Mississippi River or shop at the many exclusive boutiques.
In the 19th century, the Old Port was one of the world’s five biggest ports. Now it’s become a popular cruise destination. While camping in Québec City, take time to visit the many antique shops, art galleries, and sidewalk cafes. Interactive workshops await you at the Musée de la civilization.
You can’t miss the Parliament Building while visiting Parliament Hill. Camping in Québec can bring you close to where Québec’s National Assembly has convened for more than a century. Relive history while strolling through Battlefields Park, the site of a decisive battle between French and British troops in 1759.
Discover J.A. Moisan, the oldest grocery store in North America, while touring the Saint-Jean Neighborhood. Campgrounds in Québec get you close to many of the historic neighborhoods, such as Saint-Roch, that’s been given a major facelift, saving many of the old factories, plants, and buildings from destruction and preserving its past.
Unhook your bicycles from the back of your rig while camping in Québec City and explore the banks of the Rivière Saint-Charles in Old Limoilou. Camping in Québec allows you to visit scenic attractions like Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site of Canada. The park at Pointe-aux-Lièvres is also a great place to go skating in winter.
To see architecture that is representative of both French and Québec traditions from the 17th to 19th centuries, then visit the Trait-Carré, Borough de Charlesbourg. Designed in a star formation by Jesuits, the layout made the village easier to defend in case of attack. Take a self-guided walking tour from Moulin des Jésuites to explore the layout. Stay at one of the many campgrounds in Québec while traveling through the Historic District of Sillery. Luxurious villas, many built for 19th century lumber barons, are perched atop the cape between the cliff and chemin Saint-Louis.