Parc national d'Opémican
Opémican National Park
46.8848° N, 79.1039° W
Park boundary and water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Parc national d'Opémican, Quebec. 46.8848° N, 79.1039° W
Québec national park, 253 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/qc/parc-national-d-opemican/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- SIT Québec – Campings, Ministère du Tourisme du Québec. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source: Ministère du Tourisme du Québec, Données Québec.
- SIT Québec – Nature, sports et plein air, Ministère du Tourisme du Québec. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source: Ministère du Tourisme du Québec, Données Québec.
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Parc national d'Opémican is a 253 km² québec national park beside Laniel, in Quebec. It was established in 2013.
25 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Lac Kipawa (262 km²).
- Area
- 253 km²
- Established
- 2013
- Named lakes
- 25
- Campsites
- 832 campgrounds
Sun and moon today
- Civil dawn
- 6:55 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:26 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:40 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:10 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:17 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:58 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
In the park
The 12 largest of 25 named lakes, ranked by area.
| Rank | Feature | Area | Max depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lac Kipawa | 262 km² | 60.7 m |
| 2 | Hidden Lake | 49.1 km² | |
| 3 | Lac White | 4.28 km² | 67.1 m |
| 4 | Lac à la Truite | 0.94 km² | 30.3 m |
| 5 | Lac Croche | 0.78 km² | 21.4 m |
| 6 | Lac Croche | 0.72 km² | |
| 7 | Lac des Îles | 0.61 km² | |
| 8 | Lac Lafrenière | 0.6 km² | |
| 9 | Lac des Aigles | 0.51 km² | 27.8 m |
| 10 | Lac Star | 0.49 km² | |
| 11 | Lac Thompson | 0.43 km² | 15.4 m |
| 12 | Lac Bass | 0.38 km² |
Waterfalls
Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.
Campgrounds
2 campgrounds have 83 campsites.
| Campground | Sites |
|---|---|
| Parc national d'Opémican | 70 |
| La Rivière Kipawa | 13 |
Things to do
Activities
- Canoe camping
- Canoeing
- Children’s programs
- Cycling
- Exhibitions
- Fishing
- Guided tours
- Hiking
- Kayak camping
- Kayaking
- Mountain biking
- Nature interpretation
- Pedal boating
- Rabaska canoeing
- Sea kayaking
- Self-guided tours
- Stand-up paddleboarding
- Swimming
Camping
- Frontcountry camping
- Ready-to-camp tents
Facilities
- Beach
- Convenience store
- Dogs on leash allowed
- Drinking water
- Electrical hook-ups
- Interpretive panels
- Lookouts and observation towers
- Picnic areas
- Playground
- Sani-station
- Shop
- Showers
- Toilets
- Walking trails
- Wi-Fi
As listed by the park’s official page.
Official record
- Designation
- Québec national park
- IUCN category
- II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs, Direction des parcs
- Official website
- sepaq.com
Names
- Opémican National ParkEnglish form