Discover Wabush and Jean Lake

Around Jean Lake

The Jean Lake Walking Trail loops around Jean Lake in Wabush. The longer loop connects the lake with a specific way to spend time outdoors: you can explore the trail on foot or use it by bicycle, since bicycles are allowed on the trail. When planning your trip, it’s not just the lake itself that’s worth considering, but also how you’d like to experience it.

The loop is gravel-surfaced and includes some boardwalks. If you’d like to include a walk around the lake in your stay, the longer loop is a clearly identified option. Cycling is also explicitly permitted. This lets you consider when planning together whether you’d prefer to experience the trail on foot or by bike.

The Lab West Regatta is also held at Jean Lake. It takes place annually on the last Friday in July. If you’d like to visit Wabush at that time, the date offers a specific reference point for planning your trip. The regatta and the lake together add another dimension to Jean Lake: it is both the destination of the Walking Trail and an event venue. The regatta is tied to a particular date in the year and is not the same as the trail’s everyday offerings.

Other places to enjoy in Wabush

The Wabush Dog Park is in the Jean Lake area. Dogs are allowed off leash only within the park’s fenced area. If you’re traveling with a dog, be sure to take this rule into account when planning your visit to the park. The location connects the park with the Jean Lake area; however, it does not mean that the Dog Park is part of the Walking Trail. The trail and the dog park are therefore separate places to visit that you can consider independently.

The Mike Adam Recreation Complex in Wabush has served both communities since the 1960s. Its facilities include a gymnasium, a swimming pool, and a bowling alley. The complex brings together different kinds of recreation under one roof: indoor sports, swimming, and bowling. If members of your travel group have different interests, each of these three options can offer a separate activity to consider when planning your stay. The complex’s longstanding role also makes it an established part of Wabush’s local character, so you don’t have to plan your entire stay around activities at the lake.

Choose Wabush as your place to stay

Wabush Airport is located in Wabush and primarily serves Wabush, Labrador City, and Fermont in Québec. This information places the town in a regional context without treating the three destinations as one and the same. If you’re planning a trip focused on Wabush, you can search specifically for Wabush as your place to stay. This keeps your vacation rental search focused on the place you want to explore. The other destinations served by the airport are separate choices of location and should not be considered part of the same stay solely on the basis of this airport information.

Wabush offers several different things to consider when choosing a base: the loop around Jean Lake, the regatta held annually on the last Friday in July, the dog park, and the facilities at the Recreation Complex. Think about which of these aspects matter most to your travel group. If you mainly want to use the lakeside trail, focus on the Jean Lake Walking Trail; if you’re traveling with a dog, take the park’s leash rule into account.

If you’d also like to explore other town pages in this selection, you can find L'anse-Au-Clair, West Bay, and Mary's Harbour here.

For the broader travel overview: Division No. 10.