Tremblant in Summer: Golf, the Lake and the Village Without the Snow

Most people know Tremblant as a place with a gondola and a long winter. The resort in the Laurentians runs just as hard in summer, and in some ways it is easier: no snow tires, no ski bags, no icy Chemin Duplessis at dusk. The golf season, the lake, the mountain-top views and a village that is built for walking all open up once the snow is gone. This guide is written from the curb, the way a dispatcher who drives the Laurentians would explain it: how long the drive is, where the car stops, what changes on event weekends, and when you are better off with a different plan.

If you are arriving from Montréal, this is a short chauffeured run. If you are coming from Toronto, it is an overnight trip, not a day trip, and we explain why further down. Either way, Tremblant limo service is something we book through our Toronto dispatch with Québec chauffeurs who work in English and French.

Is Tremblant worth a summer trip without skis?

The distance and drive time come from Tremblant's own directions and from standard road mapping: about 130 km north of Montréal, usually around an hour and a half, a little more on a summer Friday afternoon. The attractions below come from the resort's own summer pages at tremblant.ca and its golf blog. Because opening dates and hours are set by the resort and change from year to year, treat anything in this article that sounds like a schedule as a pointer to check, not a promise.

When is the best time to go?

Summer at Tremblant is not one season. It is three or four slightly different trips.

• May and early June. Quieter, cooler, and good for golf and walking. Some summer activities have not opened yet and some patios are still waking up.
• July. The busiest month. The village is at its liveliest, outdoor concerts run through the evening, and several big weekends bring crowds. Parking and drop-off need more planning (see below).
• August. The lake is at its warmest, which makes it the month for swimming, paddling and the beach clubs.
• September and early October. Quieter again, with cooler mornings. Fall colour weekends fill the resort up, and the resort treats those as busy weekends in its parking arrangements.

Tremblant's golf blog gives a good sense of the golf season: in 2025, Le Diable opened on 9 May and ran to 19 October. Those were 2025 dates, and the 2026 and later dates may differ, so check the Tremblant golf page before you plan around a particular week.

Golf at Tremblant: Le Diable and Le Géant

The resort's two championship courses are Le Géant and Le Diable. Golf press describes Le Géant as the older of the two, opened in 1995 and designed by Thomas McBroom, and Le Diable as the later course, opened in 1998 and designed by Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry, known for its red-sand bunkers. Tremblant's golf academy is based at Le Diable. Both are mountain courses, so expect elevation changes and a cart rather than a flat walk.

For a golf-focused day from Montréal, the practical points are these:

• Tee times drive the day. Book the tee time first and build the car around it. A pickup in Montréal for a mid-morning round needs to leave early enough to allow for the drive, the lot-to-clubhouse transition and a warm-up, not just the road time.
• Bags need room. A foursome with clubs is a luggage question before it is a seating question. Tell the booker how many golf bags and how many people, and the right vehicle class is confirmed from that. The Luxury SUV carries up to 6 passengers and 5–6 large bags; for a group with a lot of equipment, the Executive Sprinter (12–14 passengers, 12+ bags) is the bigger option.
• Clubhouse drop-off. The chauffeur confirms the exact drop-off spot at the course on the day, because the resort manages its own traffic flow. Do not expect a fixed curb you can plan around from home.
• The return leg. Plan the pickup for after the round, not for the 19th hole. Mountain golf runs long, and a driver who has to wait is simply waiting; a driver who has a firm time in the booking is easier for everyone.

If your trip is about golf across several courses, an hourly chauffeur booking is a better fit than a point-to-point transfer, because the car stays with you between the course and wherever you are staying.

The lake and the beaches

Lac Tremblant is the quiet half of the resort. On the water side, the resort area has a public beach park (Parc Plage), a beach and tennis club on the lake, and a nautical centre where boats and paddle craft are rented. In July and August the lake is the second reason people come after the village.

For a car, the lake is easy: it is close to the main resort road, and drop-off for a beach day is usually a short walk. The usual pattern is a morning at the lake, a lunch in the village, and a gondola ride in the afternoon when the first heat has passed. Because beach areas have their own opening dates, check the official summer pages before you go.

The pedestrian village and the gondola

The village at the foot of the mountain is car-free. Hotels, restaurants and shops line a wide pedestrian street, and in summer the village adds a playground, a water-play centre called brind'O, and free outdoor performances that the resort says run to well over a hundred over the season.

Above the village, the panoramic gondola runs to the summit. At the top there is a restaurant, short walks across the mountaintop, and an observation tower. The resort also runs ziplines (Ziptrek Ecotours), a night walk in the forest called Tonga Lumina, and a marked cycling and mountain-bike network. None of these needs a car once you are in the village, which is exactly why where you leave the car matters.

The drive from Montréal, in order

The route is simple and has not changed in years.

1. Take Autoroute 15 north out of Montréal toward the Laurentians.
2. At Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, the 15 ends and the road continues as Route 117.
3. Continue on Route 117 past the village of Saint-Jovite.
4. Take exit 119 (Montée Ryan) and follow it toward the mountain until Chemin Duplessis, then follow the signs for the resort.

That is Tremblant's own description of the route. From downtown Montréal it comes to about 130 km, usually around 90 minutes. The booker shows the exact fare for your pickup address, whether that is a downtown hotel or the airport. If you are planning an airport transfer on the same trip, our Montréal airport limo page explains the arrivals levels and the pickup process, and our Montréal to Mont-Tremblant route page covers the corridor in more detail.

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What about Toronto, Ottawa and the rest of Ontario?

Tremblant is not near Toronto. The Toronto–Montréal run alone is about 540 km and takes five and a half to six and a half hours depending on traffic; Tremblant adds the Laurentian leg on top. We do take Ontario guests there, but we plan it as an overnight or a multi-day trip: drive to Montréal on day one, then go up to the resort the next morning, or arrange a pickup that fits a very early start. Our Toronto to Montréal route page lays out that leg.

From Ottawa and Gatineau, the booker shows the exact route, drive time and fare for your pickup address; you do not need to route through Montréal yourself.

Where the car stops and where it cannot

This is the part most trip guides skip, and it matters.

• The village itself is car-free. The pedestrian street is not a drop-off zone. Most guests are dropped at their hotel or at a vehicle access point near it. Some hotels in the village include indoor parking for guests, and others give a permit for the outdoor lots.
• Resort lots. The resort runs numbered parking lots, and its parking page says visitors should follow the signs on Chemin Duplessis to an open lot. A free resort shuttle links the lots with the village in season.
• Event weekends change the rules. The resort's own parking page notes that its lots become paid parking during the Tremblant International Blues Festival, La Fête de la Musique and fall-colour weekends, and that some lots close for IRONMAN 70.3 Mont-Tremblant. On those weekends allow extra time on Chemin Duplessis and on Montée Ryan.
• Chauffeur discretion. We do not promise a specific curb in advance, because the resort changes access for events. The chauffeur confirms the exact spot with you, usually by message, before you arrive.

See the resort's parking and shuttle information for current lot details before you travel.

A realistic summer day from Montréal

Here is one way to build it. The times are examples, not a timetable.

1. Pick up from your hotel or home in Montréal in the morning, early enough for a mid-morning tee time or a gondola ride before the queues.
2. Spend the late morning on the course or the mountain.
3. Lunch in the village. Walk, rather than move the car.
4. Afternoon at the lake, or on the shorter village attractions if the weather turns.
5. Early evening: a village dinner and an outdoor concert if the calendar has one.
6. Start the return after dinner, or the next morning if you are staying overnight.

On summer Sunday evenings and long weekends, expect heavier traffic southbound on Autoroute 15 into Montréal. That is a reason to leave the resort either before the afternoon peak or well after it. The dispatcher's rule is simple: if you can, travel against the flow.

Groups, families and accessibility

Families with young children can request child, toddler and booster seats at booking. Elderly guests or anyone with limited mobility should tell the booker, because the village has stairs and slopes and the gondola base is on the pedestrian street. The chauffeur can help you reach the nearest vehicle access point rather than the far end of a lot.

For larger groups, the Luxury SUV seats up to 6, the Executive Sprinter seats 12–14, and for bigger gatherings a mini-coach is confirmed at booking. Stretch limousines, party buses and coaches are always subject to availability and the exact vehicle is confirmed at booking. For weddings and groups travelling to the resort from Montréal, see our Mont-Tremblant limo service page.

Weather and what changes with it

Laurentian summer weather can turn quickly. Afternoon thunderstorms are common in the mountains, and a gondola or zipline can pause for weather. If your plan depends on the summit view, put it early in the day and leave the lake, the village and the indoor options for later. The same is true for a golf round: ask the pro shop about weather policy before you commit to a late tee time.

Cooler shoulder-season mornings in September and October mean layers, not just shorts. If you are visiting for the fall colours, remember that the resort calls out fall-colour weekends specifically as busy, and plan the same extra time for the drive in.

Honest alternatives: bus, rental car or your own car

A chauffeur is not the lowest-cost way to get to Tremblant, and it is not always the best. Here is how the options compare.

A bus is genuinely the better choice if you travel alone, carry little and have a flexible day; our job is not to talk you out of it. A rental car makes sense if you plan several days around the region and will use the car every day. A chauffeur wins when a group splits one vehicle, when golf bags or ski-style luggage are involved, when the driver should wait for you, or when nobody wants to drive home after dinner.

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If your next trip is about the winter side of the resort, our article on Tremblant ski season opening covers that, and a different Laurentian outing is in our guide to Saint-Sauveur and the Laurentians spa day. For the bigger picture see our events and attractions hubs and the full blog.