Jacques-Cartier National Park, Quebec: Map, Lakes, Camping & Activities

Park boundary and water from open government data.

Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier, Quebec. 47.2878° N, 71.348° W

Québec national park, 671 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/qc/parc-national-de-la-jacques-cartier/, compiled October 9, 2026

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Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
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Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier is a 671 km² québec national park 11 km north of Stoneham, in Quebec. It was established in 1981.

31 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Lac Sautauriski (2.11 km²).

Conditions today

3.7 °C

Wind SSW 11 km/h, gusts 27

Observed at Laurentides (Réserve faunique), as of 2:00 a.m. EDT

Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Low plus 2.

Weather: Laurentides (Réserve faunique) (local forecast), as of 2:00 a.m. EDT

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The 12 largest of 31 named lakes, ranked by area.

Rank	Feature	Area	Max depth
1	Lac Sautauriski	2.11 km²	9.7 m
2	Lac à la Chute	1.38 km²	40.2 m
3	Lac Archambault	1.14 km²	9.3 m
4	Lac des Alliés	1.13 km²	12.4 m
5	Lac à l'Épaule	1.11 km²	10.3 m
6	Lac à Noël	0.7 km²	4.4 m
7	Lac Fragasso	0.62 km²	19 m
8	Lac des Quatre Jumeaux	0.56 km²
9	Lac Chartier	0.49 km²	18.5 m
10	Lac Bourassa	0.49 km²	28.2 m
11	Lac Saurtney	0.4 km²	14.3 m
12	Lac Nouvel	0.4 km²	10.9 m

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

1 campground has 209 campsites.

Campground	Sites
Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier	209

As listed by the park’s official page.

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

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