Harvest Time
Make the most out of sunny afternoons by visiting beautiful orchards to pick with your own hand one of the best products of Quebec: the apple! Make a stop in the Monteregie, Laurentides or Eastern Townships regions to enjoy this great annual activity.

Suggestion: Rougemont in the Montérégie region is definitely THE place to pick up your own apples in the province. You will not only be able to visit great orchards, but also to make a stop in cideries and vineyards, for great local products.

A Hike in the Forest
The best way to enjoy nature during this season is to go out and smell the fresh air which characterises so well Quebec’s fall. Whether you are in the mountains of Charlevoix or the Laurentides, you need to go to the discovery of the most beautiful landscapes of the province.

Suggestion: Sentier des Caps de Charlevoix offers you a unique panorama combining the beauty of the St. Lawrence with the mountains in a magnificent panorama of multicoloured trees. You will find many kilometres of trails on different routes and the presence of shelters.

An All-Terrain Ride

Defy nature by travelling with your ATV in the most far away dirt tracks of Quebec. Come live the outdoors in hundreds of kilometres of trails specifically designed for quads. So enjoy the pure adrenaline that will give you the beautiful trails of Abitibi and James Bay. You will discover Quebec’s wilderness like never before!

Hunting Season
Fall represents the definite beginning of the hunting season in Quebec. The wild areas of the “Belle Province” become a true paradise for hunters. Go hunt deers, stags, moose, or game in one of the numerous outfitters scattered on Quebec’s territory or even better, go for the great northern adventure to hunt caribou.

Suggestion: Located right in the centre of the St. Lawrence Gulf, the Anticosti Island is an exceptional territory for white-tailed deers hunting. The island, containing more than 120 000 deers, will definitely give you a hunt crowned with success. As if it was not enough, you will be able to witness some a most gripping landscapes of the whole province.

Animal Watching
Hunters are not the only ones to be able to enjoy the great fauna of Quebec. Wildlife lovers will give you the occasion to watch the animals of Quebec. The trees having lost their leaves become an ornithologist for a day to observe the numerous bird species preparing for winter or for migration.

Suggestion: At the start of fall season, hundreds of thousands of snow geese gathers at Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area close to Quebec City. On the strand of the St. Lawrence River, geese make a well-deserved rest on their way to the American coastline. They offer a very impressive spectacle not to be missed.

Sporting Atmosphere
The “par excellence” sport of fall season, football gives you the occasion to warm the heart of every sport fans in good or bad weather. Whether it is at the professional or school level, you will be amazed by what those massive athletes can do.

Suggestion: Come celebrate in the purest tradition of American campuses the frenzied atmosphere of a Rouge et Or game, the team ranked number one in the country, at Laval university in Quebec City.

And you? What is your favorite fall activity?