Map of Parc national des Grands-Jardins and its lakes

Parc national des Grands-Jardins

Grands-Jardins National Park

47.6865° N, 70.8282° W

Park boundary and water from open government data.

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Parc national des Grands-Jardins is a 319 km² québec national park 16 km west of Notre-Dame-des-Monts, in Quebec. It was established in 2017.

43 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Lac Fronsac (3.86 km²).

Area
319 km²
Established
2017
Named lakes
43
Campsites
611 campground

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

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:22 a.m.
Sunrise
6:53 a.m.
Sunset
6:06 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:37 p.m.
Moonrise
5:43 a.m.
Moonset
5:24 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

The 12 largest of 43 named lakes, ranked by area.

RankFeatureAreaMax depth
1Lac Fronsac3.86 km²15.8 m
2Lac Sainte-Anne du Nord0.73 km²10.5 m
3Lac Carré0.7 km²16.6 m
4Lac Pointu0.62 km²57.1 m
5Grand lac des Enfers0.62 km²14.7 m
6Étang Malbaie0.54 km²3.1 m
7Lac Chaudière0.49 km²18.1 m
8Lac des Castors0.47 km²7.4 m
9Lac Arthabaska0.45 km²16.7 m
10Lac de l'Auge0.44 km²
11Lac Hébert0.39 km²33 m
12Lac Turgeon0.38 km²23 m

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

Campgrounds

1 campground has 61 campsites.

CampgroundSites
Mont-Du-Lac-Des-Cygnes61

Things to do

Activities

  • Canoeing
  • Cross-country skiing
  • Fishing
  • Guided tours
  • Hiking
  • Hok skiing
  • Kayaking
  • Nature interpretation
  • Nordic skiing
  • Rock climbing
  • Self-guided tours
  • Snowshoeing
  • Stand-up paddleboarding
  • Via ferrata
  • Workshops

Camping

  • Cabins
  • Frontcountry camping
  • Ready-to-camp tents

Facilities

  • Convenience store
  • Dogs on leash allowed
  • Drinking water
  • Heated shelters
  • Lookouts and observation towers
  • Luggage shuttle
  • Picnic areas
  • Shop
  • Ski waxing room
  • Toilets
  • 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

Photos

Grands-Jardins NP 03
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Grands-Jardins NP 04
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Grands-Jardins NP 05
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Names

  • Grands-Jardins National ParkEnglish form