Parc national des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie
Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park
47.9215° N, 70.4885° W
Park boundary and water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Parc national des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie, Quebec. 47.9215° N, 70.4885° W
Québec national park, 225 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/qc/parc-national-des-hautes-gorges-de-la-riviere-malbaie/, compiled October 9, 2026
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- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
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- 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.
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Parc national des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie is a 225 km² québec national park 15 km east of Boilleau, in Quebec. It was established in 2000.
21 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Lac au Porc-Épic (1.55 km²).
- Area
- 225 km²
- Established
- 2000
- Named lakes
- 21
Conditions today
8.9 °C
Observed at La Malbaie, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT
Tonight: A few showers ending early this evening then partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Low plus 4.
Weather: La Malbaie (local forecast), as of 2:00 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:21 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 6:52 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:04 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:35 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:41 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:23 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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In the park
The 12 largest of 21 named lakes, ranked by area.
| Rank | Feature | Area | Max depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lac au Porc-Épic | 1.55 km² | 44.4 m |
| 2 | Lac Malfait | 0.92 km² | 41.9 m |
| 3 | Lac Noir | 0.61 km² | 14.6 m |
| 4 | Lac Scott | 0.31 km² | |
| 5 | Lac Tremblay | 0.28 km² | |
| 6 | Lac Ouskyatou | 0.24 km² | |
| 7 | Lac S | 0.19 km² | |
| 8 | Deuxième lac Scott | 0.18 km² | |
| 9 | Lac Jean | 0.17 km² | |
| 10 | Troisième lac du Foulon | 0.17 km² | |
| 11 | Lac de la Cuvette | 0.17 km² | |
| 12 | Lac Plat | 0.16 km² |
Waterfalls
Rivers
Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.
Things to do
Activities
- Boat cruises
- Canoe camping
- Canoeing
- Cross-country skiing
- Cycling
- Fat biking
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Hok skiing
- Ice climbing
- Ice skating
- Mountain biking
- Nature interpretation
- Nordic skiing
- Rabaska canoeing
- Rock climbing
- Sea kayaking
- Snowshoeing
- Stand-up paddleboarding
Facilities
- Boat launch
- Convenience store
- Dogs on leash allowed
- Heated shelters
- Interpretive panels
- Lookouts and observation towers
- Picnic areas
- Restaurant
- Service building
- Shop
- Toilets
- Walking trails
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
Names
- Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National ParkEnglish form
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