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We would like to spent a few days touring Montreal but don't want to drive into Montreal unless there is no other option. We are looking at two campgrounds Camping Lac La Fontaine in St. Jerome and Camping Lac Des Cadres in St. Lazane do either of these smaller centers have public transport to downtown Montreal?
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Probably....maybe.... but why going so far from Montreal? there are closer campgrounds with better facilities and shuttle bus services to downtown Montreal where you can take the subway to almost anywhere in on the island
KOA Montreal South
Alouette Campground
Ferry shuttle to Montreal
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We were hoping to avoid driving through Montreal on our way to Quebec City to avoid the highway construction that we had been warned about. So planned to swing north avoiding the city itself by heading to St. Jerome and continue on the north side of the St. Lawrence.
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mamestra wrote:We were hoping to avoid driving through Montreal on our way to Quebec City to avoid the highway construction that we had been warned about. So planned to swing north avoiding the city itself by heading to St. Jerome and continue on the north side of the St. Lawrence.
That will likely take you 2 hours out of your way to save about 20-30 minutes of traffic at the very most on highway 40 on a weekend. I actually drove the 40 last night after going out for dinner in Pointe-Claire and did not have any delay whatsoever..
I would follow JackD's advice.
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I've camped many times at Camping Lac La Fontaine in St. Jerome. It is a nice clean campground and located about 4 km from a train station that runs to Montreal.
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Thank you for the information, this is why I post here, our last trip through Montreal was a 5 hour ordeal during non-rush hour times. This time we are a part of a group of 6 rigs going across Canada and we are planning the Quebec part so we are trying to make this part of the trip as painless as possible we will probable bite the bullet and drive through Montreal. Ae5573t how long was the train trip into Montreal we would still like to keep that option open.
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I would stay on the South shore and avoid the Montreal area like the plague. Actually, they are in the midst of the "Festival de Cone Orange" or, Orange cones everywhere. There are a number of CG's on the South Shore as JackD mentioned plus several others. Public transportation is the best way into the city and depending on when you come, the best way to visit whatever Festival is on. Just get off the Metro at the appropriate station and you will be in the middle of the Festival.
Then, when it is time to go to Quebec City you just take Autoroute 20 avoiding the plague.
We have spent every Summer for the past 11 years, on the South Shore and I would not voluntarily drive my rig thru any part of the North Shore of Montreal until all the dam**d construction is over.....it is a nightmare.
BTW, I gave that advice to my sister and brother in law when they came up with their rig to visit, but they didn't take it and instead used their GPS which took them thru Montreal. They didn't talk to each other for nearly a week after they arrived
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Thanks Sidney, that is exactly what we are trying to avoid, we are traveling from Ottawa so I would love some guidance on how to reach the recommended campgrounds without having to travel through Montreal. I've been looking at the map but can't see how we can reach the campgrounds that JackD mentions without traveling through Montreal.
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Michael
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There are several ways to get to the South shore from Ottowa. If you use a mapping program, you can put in Candiac as your destination. You can come via the Mercier Bridge route 138. The link is to check for details as it is under construction and there are lane closures at different times. There will definitely be some traffic. Another route is the Champlain Bridge.
Another and the one that will avoid getting anywhere near the congestion, but is about 17 miles longer, is to go thru Cornwall toward Saint-Zotique and cross to Valleyfield and Beauharnois. This route is way more scenic.
That will get you to Autoroute 30 and 15. The 30 will take you to 20, and to Camping Allouette if you choose to go there. Within a few km of that junction, there are 5 other CG's. The KOA that JackD mentioned and very near to that, Camping St Andre (where we stay) and Camping Amerique. All 3 just off the 15 at Montee Monette.
You can continue on 138/15 to the Ferry Shuttle Park which is just across the hwy from the Metro station. The other parks where I stay, are about 15 km from the Metro.
Hope this helps.
When do you plan to make the trip?
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Sid,
The Mercier is an unknown with it's lane restrictions and closures happening all the time. The other thing is I would not go near highway 20 on the way to the Champlain Bridge, it's can be a nightmare inside the Turcotte interchange.
There is also a 5-ton (10,000-lbs) vehicle restriction off the 15 exit ramp at the present time and these restrictions are popping up everywhere without warning.
That's why I would stay along the northern route (40) and use the Lafontaine tunnel, it's construction work should be done by the spring.
... Eric
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