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Parc national de Plaisance

Plaisance National Park

45.5965° N, 75.1447° W

Parc national de Plaisance, Quebec. 45.5965° N, 75.1447° W

Québec national park, 28.1 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/qc/parc-national-de-plaisance/, compiled October 9, 2026

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  • 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 – Nature, sports et plein air, Ministère du Tourisme du Québec. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source: Ministère du Tourisme du Québec, Données Québec.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Parc national de Plaisance is a 28.1 km² québec national park beside Baie-Noire, in Quebec. It was established in 2002.

Area
28.1 km²
Established
2002

Conditions today

5.7 °C

Mostly CloudyWind W 5 km/h

Observed at Papineau, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low plus 5.

Weather: Papineau (local forecast), as of 3:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:39 a.m.
Sunrise
7:09 a.m.
Sunset
6:25 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:55 p.m.
Moonrise
6:00 a.m.
Moonset
5:43 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

Rivers

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

Things to do

Activities

  • Canoeing
  • Cycling
  • Fishing
  • Guided tours
  • Hiking
  • Kayaking
  • Nature interpretation
  • Rabaska canoeing
  • Rowboating
  • Snowshoeing
  • Stand-up paddleboarding
  • Stargazing
  • Talks
  • Workshops

Facilities

  • Boat launch
  • Convenience store
  • Dogs on leash allowed
  • Drinking water
  • Electrical hook-ups
  • Interpretive panels
  • Laundry
  • Lookouts and observation towers
  • Outdoor pool
  • Picnic areas
  • Playground
  • Sani-station
  • Service building
  • Shop
  • Splash pad
  • 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

  • Plaisance National ParkEnglish form