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Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie

La Mauricie National Park

46.7822° N, 72.9653° W

Park boundary and water from open government data.

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Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie, Quebec. 46.7822° N, 72.9653° W

National park, 536 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/qc/parc-national-du-canada-de-la-mauricie/, 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.
  • Parks Canada accommodation, Parks Canada Agency. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Parks Canada facilities, Parks Canada Agency. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • 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).

Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie is a 536 km² national park 5.4 km west of Grandes-Piles, in Quebec. It was established in 1970.

59 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Lac de la Bricade (22.7 km²).

Area
536 km²
Established
1970
Named lakes
59
Campsites
5564 campgrounds

Conditions today

YELLOW ADVISORY - FROST · issued 4:39 a.m. EDT
Temperatures will drop to near the freezing mark overnight tonight.

Take preventative measures to protect cold-sensitive plants, trees, and crops.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to QCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #QCStorm.

Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 8:39 p.m. EDT

6.2 °C

Wind WSW 6 km/h

Observed at Shawinigan, as of 6:00 a.m. EDT

Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 12. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Shawinigan (local forecast), as of 6:05 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:31 a.m.
Sunrise
7:01 a.m.
Sunset
6:15 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:46 p.m.
Moonrise
5:51 a.m.
Moonset
5:34 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

The 12 largest of 59 named lakes, ranked by area.

FeatureAreaMax depth
1Lac de la Bricade22.7 km²
2Lac du Caribou7.12 km²
3Lac Shawinigan6.29 km²75.3 m
4Lac des Cinq5.21 km²
5Lac Wapizagonke4.93 km²
6Lac à la Pêche3.51 km²
7Lac Marcotte2.36 km²32.2 m
8Lac Édouard1.71 km²
9Lac Anticagamac1.67 km²
10Lac du Fou1.47 km²
11Lac Écarté1.32 km²
12Lac Isaïe1.2 km²

Waterfalls

Rivers

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

Campgrounds

4 campgrounds have 556 campsites.

CampgroundTypeSites
Rivière-à-la-PêcheFrontcountry camping235
WapizagonkeFrontcountry camping216
MistaganceFrontcountry camping102
La ClairièreGroup camping3

Things to do

Camping

  • Backcountry camping
  • Backcountry huts
  • Frontcountry camping
  • Group camping
  • oTENTik

Facilities

  • Picnic areas
  • Playground
  • Restaurant
  • Sani-station
  • Ski area
  • Swimming area
  • Trailheads
  • Visitor or interpretation centre
  • Washrooms
  • Winter warming hut

Official record

Designation
National park
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Parks Canada Agency

Names

  • La Mauricie National ParkEnglish form