Activities and attractions

Canyon Ste-Anne

Explore the imposing 74m high Sainte-Anne waterfall rumbling into its 1.2 bilion year old notch. Go across on of the highest pedestrian bridge in Quebec, 55 meters high.

Discover the giant potholes, cascades of the "little canyon", treasure-hunt with games and enigmas.Try our thrilling vias ferratas and giant zip line.

The site was used by John Travolta for the movie Battlefield Earth in 2000. Knowned by Natives, painted by Kreighoff, described by American ecologist and philosopher H.D. Thoreau. It is your turn to visit this Natural jewel.

Park with secure family footpaths.
 
Many activities for walkers or the more adventurous are available on the stunning, carefully designed site of Canyon Sainte-Anne. Everyone in the family will find something to love about this spectacular environment unique in Quebec!
 

Canyon circuit

• 60 meter bridge above the canyon
• 3 suspension bridges
• Spectacular 74 meter waterfall
•  Many scenic overlooks
• Safe, easy, and secure for the entire family
• New! Stone Stories Games 

• Canopy Canyon Adventure circuit

  The most thrilling safety cable discovery tour in Quebec! Enjoy spectacular and exclusive views along the Canyon’s cliffs. Via ferratas, giant cable bridge, and adventure activities for the 10 years old and more. Contact our partner for more information. www.aventurex.net

Today’s Canyon Sainte-Anne is the result of a combination of factors acting over
several million years. The river still continues its patient sculpture work.

It all started in the Precambrian Age (1.2 billion years ago) when hard rock formed the canyon's walls and bottom. This metamorphic rock, called granitic gneiss, was formed at high pressure in the extremely hot depths of earth then rose to the surface through movements in the earth's crust. A bit later, a second rocky mass appeared, the sedimentary Palaeozoic rock formed some 450 million years ago by the compression of underwater sediments.
 
Much later, two successive ice ages covered North America. It is during the melting of the second one led to the formation of the current hydrographic system (St. Lawrence River, Orleans Island, and the Magdalene Islands, as well as all the rivers known today). Erosion then finished the job by changing the general appearance of the region.