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Outfitter Domaine Sportif du Lac Loup
Outfitters offering whale watching zodiac cruises, as well as accommodation in condo-hotels, cabins or camping. The outfitter also specializes in guided sea kayak and paddleboard excursions from Anse à la Cave aux Bergeronnes or from the beach in Tadoussac. Campsite offering 35 sites on sand or wooden platforms, as well as four "ready-to-camp" tents and 8 rustic shelters.
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Outfitter of the Grand Dukes
The Pourvoirie des Grands-Ducs operates an exclusive territory for hunting, fishing and the outdoors. Main game species: moose, partridge, hares and bears. Game evisceration assistance services, game recovery, winches and sleds, cold room service nearby. Renovated chalets with mosquito net gallery. Main fish species: brook trout (referred to as "speckled trout"). Twelve lakes open for fishing; the lakes are mostly accessible by car and some by mountain bike. New boats.
Blanche-Lamontagne library
This toponymic designation evokes Blanche Lamontagne, who was born in Les Escoumins in 1889 and was named the first poet of Quebec. Some of his literary works are exhibited in the municipal library. The library is affiliated with the Réseau Biblio de la Côte-Nord.
Footpath circling the bay of Escoumins
2.8 km (35-minute walk) footpath going around the Baie des Escoumins. Starting from the iron cross erected at the Pointe de la Croix, hikers take the rue de la Croix (towards the north-west); take rue St-Marcellin Est (westbound); take the promenade path that runs along Route 138 and the west shore of the bay; take the pedestrian bridge spanning the Escoumins river; take rue St-Marcellin Ouest up to the bend; take the Véloroute des Baleines to Pointe-Rouge where you can observe the river and marine mammals along more or less the coastline of the bay; take rue du Quai (north-east direction) which becomes the ferry ramp, passing next to the ramp, to the whale watching point at the end of the peninsula.
Viewpoint from Pointe-Rouge
Observation of the St. Lawrence River from Pointe-Rouge, in particular the passage of marine mammals and boats. Starting from the pedestrian bridge at the mouth of the Escoumins river, a path along the bay of Escoumins goes to the ferry boarding ramp where a rocky camp allows you to see the panorama of the river.
River Park
This nature park also has a dog park.
Viewpoint from the Point of the Cross
The iron cross erected at the end of the peninsula once served as a landmark for coastal navigation and as a protection for the village.