Otterburn Park is a small town with picturesque and contemporary charm, located east of the Richelieu River, in La Vallée-du-Richelieu, in Montérégie, Quebec.

Understand

The main attractions of Otterburn Park are:

• the chemin des Patriotes (route 133), a panoramic road on the east bank of the Richelieu River, offering a bucolic view of the river, the opposite bank, the built heritage of all eras, its riparian forest strip, private docks, etc;
• its municipal parks serving all areas of the city, and offering a variety of sports and leisure facilities;
• its roadside rest area and the Pointe Valaine Park, along the river allowing you to observe the old railway bridge and the beauty of the river;
• Bois des Bosquets Albert-Hudon, the largest urban woodland in La Vallée-du-Richelieu;
• pleasure boating on the Richelieu River, with related services;
• its cultural and community centre in Pointe-Valaine.

Landlocked on two sides (north and east) by the town of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Otterburn Park is built on a slope (eastern slope of the Richelieu River) whose summit is more or less Ozias-Leduc Road.

Get in

View to the north of chemin des Patriotes (route 133) with the railway viaduct in the background

View of the passenger train crossing the railway bridge spanning the Richelieu River

By car

• From Montréal (50 km, time: 42 min. Take the Champlain Bridge (east); take Autoroute 20 (east) and cross the bridge over the Richelieu River; take Route 133 (north) to the village of Otterburn Park.
• From Quebec (222 km, time: 2 hr 21 min). Take Autoroute 20 (westbound) to Saint-Hilaire; take chemin des Patriotes (route 133) (south), to the village of Otterburn Park.

By bus

• EXO serves the municipalities/cities of the Richelieu valley, in particular (nearby) Otterburn Park, McMasterville, Saint-Hyacinthe, Beloeil, and Mont-Saint-Hilaire. See the website for schedules.

Get around

The Chemin des Patriotes (this route 133 runs along the east bank of the Richelieu River) and the Ozias Leduc road (goes on the edge of the summit of the slope).

See

Notre-Dame du Bon Conseil Church, along Route 133 (Chemin des Patriotes)

• 1 Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel (Église Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil), 120, rue Gervais, ☏ +1 450-467-5757. Sunday mass at 10:30 (bilingual mass); Tuesday 09:00; Thursday 09:00; first Saturday of the month at 09:00; mass in Spanish at 12:00 on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. Catholic Church. Family thrift store. (updated Oct 2022)
• 2 Mountainview Community Church (Église Communautaire Mountainview), 600, rue Mountainview, ☏ +1 450-281-2345, info@ecmountainview.org. Christian faith worship centre. (updated Oct 2022)

Do

• 1 Otterburn Park Boating Club (Club de canotage Otterburn Park), 85, rue d'Oxford, ☏ +1 450-536-0303, , info@canoekayakotterburn.com. Canoe-kayak club offering training for school and corporate groups. The 100th anniversary of this boating club was celebrated in 2021. OBC store. (updated Jun 2022)

Camp du Grandpré in Otterburn Park, in May 2022

Buy

• 1 La Femme et Le Boulanger, 521, chemin Ozias-Leduc, ☏ +1 450-467-0972. Neighbourhood artisan bakery. (updated Jun 2022)
• 2 Ō Lounge nutrition, 531, chemin des Patriotes Sud, ☏ +1 450-464-6937. Juice bar and smoothies. (updated Jun 2022)
• 3 Chocolaterie la Cabosse d'Or, 973, chemin Ozias-Leduc, ☏ +1 450-464-6937. Chocolate shop offering a variety of chocolate products. (updated Jun 2022)

Eat

Several restaurants or dining rooms in the Montérégie have transformed the mode of meals at the tables into take-out or delivery service. In general, restaurateurs have demonstrated great resilience by updating their website, integrating interactive and automated applications for remote orders, as well as the display of the menu, opening hours, their mode of operation (e.g. by reservation, drive-thru service), required health measures (e.g., vaccination record, mask, distancing), other services (e.g., caterer, shops, accommodation, access for disabled, wi-fi, take-out, delivery), contact details and often the history of the restaurant or site.

• 1 Nestor Picore Gourmandises, 431, chemin Ozias-Leduc, ☏ +1 450-281-1977. Bistro. (updated Jun 2022)
• 2 Ozias Pizza, 315, chemin Ozias-Leduc, ☏ +1 450-446-0909. Pizzeria. (updated Jun 2022)

Cope

Municipal services

• 2 MEPEC's Library (Bibliothèque MEPEC's), 551, boulevard Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier, Beloeil, ☏ +1 450-281-3732, info@mepec-pemca.org. The mission of MEPEC's Community Library/Bibliothèque communautaire du MEPEC is to serve the English-speaking community of Montérégie-Est. Free. (updated Jun 2022)
• 3 Pointe Valaine Cultural and Community Centre (Centre culturel et communautaire de la Pointe Valaine), 85, rue d'Oxford (located in a Pointe Valaine park facing the Richelieu River), ivermette@pointevalaine.ca. Tuesday to Friday 10:00-18:00; closed on Mondays. Cultural and community centre where many shows and group events are held. This centre offers a cultural program with various guest artists. The program of shows is available on the website. (updated Oct 2022)
• 4 Public pool (Piscine municipale), 630, rue Mountainview (swimming pool located in the Edmond-Auclair Park), ☏ +1 450-536-0303, . This outdoor swimming pool has a sloping pool, two diving boards, six swimming lanes, water games and a toddlers' pool. (updated Jun 2022)
• 5 Bois des Bosquets Albert-Hudon, 1501, Ozias-Leduc (Access via Spiller Street), ☏ +1 450-536-0291. Wooded area with three main entrances: Camp de Grandpré entrance on Chemin des Patriotes, the second is opposite the Mont-Rocher church on Mountainview Street; the third, at the end of Spiller Street. The trail map is available online at: Les Bosquets Albert-Hudon colony trail map (updated Jun 2022)
• Two outdoor skating rinks (Deux patinoires extérieures). Skating rinks at Edmond-Auclair and Duncan-Campbell parks. (updated Jun 2022)
• 6 Hill to slide (Butte à glisser), rue Copping. This slide mound is in Copping Park. (updated Jun 2022)

Go next

Routes through Otterburn Park

Sorel-Tracy ← Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu ←

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→ Richelieu → Saint-Armand

• 1 McMasterville Municipality on the west bank of the Richelieu River, facing Otterburn Park. Nautical traffic on the Richelieu River generates recreational tourism activities.
• 2 Beloeil Municipality on the west bank of the Richelieu River. Nautical traffic on the Richelieu River generates many recreational and tourism activities: vacationing, pleasure boating, restaurants, nautical activities, fishing, marinas, etc. The Beloeil Golf Club is located in the heart of the village and several tournaments are organized there.
• 3 Saint-Basile-le-Grand A residential city. The heart of the village being in the middle of the land, between the Richelieu River and the St. Lawrence River. Recreational tourism activities are mainly: hiking, biking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, etc. The Parc de Montpellier has a magnificent body of water with a fountain.
• 4 Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu is a municipality where the rustic and the modern blend well. This locality is renowned for nautical activities and its vacation resort on the east bank of the Richelieu River.
• 5 Mont-Saint-Hilaire It is a city rich in art, heritage and nature (mountains, orchards, farms). Every fall, Mont-Saint-Hilaire attracts orchard enthusiasts. The Richelieu River is a paradise for nautical activities (especially boating) and resorts.