The Cave Guide

Caves near Quebec City, QC

6 caves you can visit within 400 km of Quebec City. The closest is Caverne de Saint-Léonard, about 230 km away.

Distances are straight-line from downtown Quebec City; driving takes longer. Tour details are checked against each cave's own site; the date is on each cave's page.

Polar Caves Park 340 km

A trail through passages formed by huge granite blocks that broke off Hawk's Cliff after the last glaciation; most people take one to two hours. Closed for 2026, reopening spring 2027.

Rumney, NH

Caverne Laflèche 375 km

Described as the largest tourist cave in the Canadian Shield, inside the Arbraska Laflèche nature park near Gatineau. Guided tours, in French or English, cover the cave's geology and the basics of caving.

Val-des-Monts, QC

Lusk Cave 395 km

A marble cave in Gatineau Park that you reach on foot and walk through on your own, getting wet as you follow the stream through its tunnels.

Gatineau Park, QC

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