Montmorency Falls Park (Parc de la Chute-Montmorency) Tours and Tickets

Montmorency Falls Park is technically open 24/7, but various facilities within the park, including the parking lot, cable car, food stations, and via ferrata, hold their own hours. Most facilities tend to be open from roughly 9am to 6pm, though always check the park’s website directly before planning your visit.

Technically, it costs nothing to enter Montmorency Falls Park—simply take public transit and walk to the falls directly from the parking area. However, if you’re arriving in your own vehicle, there’s a fee to park in the onsite lot. Plus, additional activities, such as riding the cable car, will be an additional fee as well.

If you want true flexibility, the best way to get to Montmorency Falls Park from Quebec City is by car—it’s just a 15-minute drive from downtown. Otherwise, shuttle tours run year-round, and public transit (on the #800 bus) drops riders off a few minutes’ walk from the suspension bridge at the top of the falls.

Yes, guided Montmorency Falls Park (Parc de la Chute-Montmorency) tours are available. Tours of the park and its history are offered in both English and French, from June through November, and typically run daily. Otherwise, park walking tours, biking tours, and bus tours are widely available out of Quebec City.

Beyond checking out the waterfall viewpoints and walking across the suspension bridge, activities at Montmorency Falls Park include taking a cable car ride up to the top, climbing the via ferrata, ziplining, hiking, ice climbing (in winter), picnicking, birdwatching, and more. There’s also an onsite restaurant, an interpretation center, and a historic orchard to enjoy.

It’s difficult to rate waterfalls that are both spectacular. Montmorency Falls is about 99 feet (30 meters) taller than Niagara Falls, but Niagara Falls is significantly wider and flows with more volume. Niagara Falls also has more infrastructure, such as boat rides, but it’s also considerably more crowded and commercial.