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Attractions in Petawawa

Seeing Petawawa? Begin at CFB Petawawa Military Museum & Canadian Airborne Forces Museum

Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 3 of 5. We list 4 places to visit inside Petawawa’s municipal boundary and one within 5 km of its edge. Drive 15 km to reach St. Columbkille Cathedral.

Photo: Fort William, P199 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Petawawa
4
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
1
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
1
in or near town
Best known

The first to see in Petawawa

MuseumMuseumCFB Petawawa Military Museum & Canadian Airborne Forces Museumin townMuseumMuseumPetawawa Heritage Villagein townMuseumMuseumGarrison Petawawa Military Museumin townWater parkWater parkNorth Side Base Splashpadin town
FortFort William600 m outside town, to the north

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

The layout

The map ends at Fort William, 6.6 km out.

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The dashed line is Petawawa’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

What kind of places

Museums & galleries 3 museums3 in town
Forts & historic sites 1 fort0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park1 in town

Green: inside Petawawa. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

All 5 on the list

The 4 inside Petawawa come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.

Historic places in Petawawa → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Petawawa →

Big names nearby

Day trips from Petawawa

CathedralSt. Columbkille Cathedral15 km eastWaterfallCoulonge Chutes38 km east

Places well known beyond Petawawa (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

What people ask about Petawawa

What are the main attractions in Petawawa?

The best known inside Petawawa’s municipal boundary are Petawawa Heritage Village, Garrison Petawawa Military Museum and North Side Base Splashpad.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Petawawa?

Not within 5 km: our list has none near Petawawa.

What are the best-known days out near Petawawa?

The best known within 40 km are Coulonge Chutes (38 km).

How is this list made?

The list joins OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, one entry per site: museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Forts, houses and churches need something that shows they welcome visitors, and hotels, restaurants and tours are never included. What lies inside the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of it, is listed.

Places to visit: Canada publishes no open tourism list, so this one is assembled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF museums and galleries (2020, Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers and CPCAD’s national parks, and it reflects what mappers and editors have recorded. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches count only with a sign that visitors are welcome. Places sit in each town’s 2021 census outline; visitor counts are Wikidata’s latest, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).