Oka

45 minutes to an hour via Highway 640 then Route 344. On hot summer weekends the beach parking fills before noon and entry can be refused: buy ahead online.

Daily access is bought online up to 30 days ahead; daily capacity is capped. In summer, beach parking is charged separately. Free for ages 17 and under.

A car is the logical way in, but the Vagabonde bike corridor links the park to neighbouring towns, and a seasonal ferry crosses the lake to Hudson.

Supervised beach mid-May to early September; cycling May to October; cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and fat biking December to March; ice fishing mid-January to mid-March, ice permitting.

Le Littoral service centre gathers equipment rentals, a snack bar and washrooms; the general store sells camping basics and rents bikes. Charcoal barbecues and picnic tables are free to use near the beach.

The park lends adapted equipment free of charge: Hippocampe chair for sand and snow, Kartus chair, Ski-Vel for winter trails, Opair tricycle and a reclining bathing chair, subject to availability.

Pets are banned throughout the beach sector. Elsewhere they are allowed on certain trails only — check Sépaq's pet policy before heading out.

Dial 911 for emergencies. Saint-Eustache hospital is about twenty minutes away; shops, pharmacy and fuel are in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac or Saint-Eustache rather than Oka village.