Cap-Saint-Jacques Nature Park


Cap-Saint-Jacques is a regional park in Montreal, located in the West Island at the junction of the Lake of Two Mountains and the Rivière des Prairies. Situated on a peninsula, three quarters of the park are bordered by water. At, it is the largest park in Montreal.
The land for the park was purchased on .
The park features a natural sand beach and an organic farm, which raises animals and grows organic produce. Farm activities are offered by the non profit D-Trois-Pierres.
The park's bays are home to a variety of animals, including the map turtle. Environmental science activities are offered by the Groupe uni des éducateurs-naturalistes et professionnels en environnement. The park includes stands of silver birch and sugar maple, with a sugar shack where visitors can watch the production of maple syrup, in season. The park has of hiking trails and over of trails for cross country skiing.
The name "Cap St. Jacques" was written on maps as :File:Map of Montreal 1744.jpg|early as 1744. The land mass south of the of Cap St. Jacques is the Jacques Cartier electoral district. :fr:Parc-nature du Cap Saint-Jacques#Toponyme|The French Wikipedia article conjectures the name comes from Jacques Bizard, but both Jacques Cartier and Jacques Bizard have not been named Saints. There is a street named "St. Jacques" in the city of Montreal dated 1672. There is also a land area called the Saint-Jacques Escarpment on the island of Montreal.

Services

Has toilets, outhouse and flush.
Has a beach. Open during summer.

Coordinates


514-280-6871
Centre de plein air du Cap-Saint-Jacques
205, chemin du Cap-Saint-Jacques
Pierrefonds H9K 1C7