Map of Parc national du Fjord-du-Saguenay and its lakes

Parc national du Fjord-du-Saguenay

Fjord-du-Saguenay National Park

48.2815° N, 70.3229° W

Park boundary and water from open government data.

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Parc national du Fjord-du-Saguenay is a 327 km² québec national park beside Petit-Saguenay, in Quebec. It was established in 1983.

32 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Lac Otis (1.25 km²).

Area
327 km²
Established
1983
Named lakes
32
Campsites
2012 campgrounds

Conditions today

7.9 °C

CloudyWind WSW 15 km/h

Observed at Bagotville, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT

Tonight: A few showers ending this evening then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind west 30 km/h. Low plus 4.

Weather: Bagotville (local forecast), as of 2:04 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:20 a.m.
Sunrise
6:52 a.m.
Sunset
6:03 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:35 p.m.
Moonrise
5:41 a.m.
Moonset
5:21 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

The 12 largest of 32 named lakes, ranked by area.

RankFeatureArea
1Lac Otis1.25 km²
2Lac Fortin1.01 km²
3Lac Euloge0.7 km²
4Lac Allard0.6 km²
5Lac Savane0.54 km²
6Lac de la Boule0.42 km²
7Lac Biscambi0.39 km²
8Lac Blanc0.38 km²
9Lac Travers0.32 km²
10Lac Betty-Baldwin0.31 km²
11Lacs à Godin0.28 km²
12Lac du Tableau0.28 km²

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

Campgrounds

2 campgrounds have 201 campsites.

CampgroundSites
Sentier Maritime du Fjord111
Baie Éternité90

Things to do

Activities

  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Kayak camping
  • Nature interpretation
  • Nordic skiing
  • Sea kayaking
  • Self-guided tours
  • Snowshoeing
  • Via ferrata

Camping

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

Facilities

  • Dogs on leash allowed
  • Guides
  • Heated shelters
  • Laundry
  • Lookouts and observation towers
  • Picnic areas
  • Sani-station
  • Shop
  • 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

Sacré-Coeur in Saguenay Fjord National Park
Photo: Charith.Adkar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Saguenay Fjord 2
Photo: J-A Béland, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Saguenay Fjord seen from the ferry linking Tadoussac and Baie-Ste-Catherine
Photo: Remi.saias, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Names

  • Fjord-du-Saguenay National ParkEnglish form