Parc national de Miguasha

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Location

Parc national de Miguasha is on Chaleur Bay in the Gaspésie tourism region. It is accessed by leaving Route 132 either in the municipality of Nouvelle or in the municipality of Escuminac.

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Area: 0.8 km2

 

Carleton

Percé

Gaspé

Rimouski

Natural History Musuem

22 km

235 km

325 km

240 km

 

Access and Operating Period

Natural History Museum

Services: reception and information, guided tour, shop, restaurant

Periods:

  • January 5 to May 31, 2010: Monday to Friday
    • 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon
    • 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m
  • June 1 to October 11, 2010
    • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • October 12 to December 23, 2010: Monday to Friday
    • 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon
    • 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m
  • January 4 to May 31, 2011: Monday to Friday
    • 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon
    • 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m

Universal Access

The following buildings offer access to the mobility impaired:

  • Natural History Museum
  • Le Dévonien restaurant
  • Boutique L'échoppe

Services

Boutique L'Échoppe

Boutique L'Échoppe will charm you with the diversity and originality of its products. It offers ammonite or amber jewels and a wide range of decorative stone, mineral, or fossil objects, not to mention fine crafts by about thirty artists and artisans from the Gaspé Peninsula. Give someone an original gift or just treat yourself.

Period: year-round

 

Le Dévonien Restaurant

At the Le Dévonien restaurant, savour our speedily prepared and tasty cooking. Lobster, crab, shrimp, and smoked salmon sandwiches and salads will compete for your attention with their authentic Gaspesian flavours. On Sunday, fossil lovers can get together for a sumptuous brunch. Then there's our terrace overlooking magnificent Chaleur Bay...


Nearby Services

Accommodations

  • Two campgrounds 2 km and 5 km from the park
  • Two small inns 1 km and 2.5 km from the park

 

Restaurants

  • Two restaurants offer traditional cooking in the village of Nouvelle, 6.3 km from the park.

Contact Information

Mailing Address:
231 Route Miguasha Ouest
P.O. Box 183
Nouvelle (Québec)  G0C 2E0

Telephone : 418 794-2475

Fax : 418 794-2033

parc.miguasha@sepaq.com

Documentation

Park Journal (pdf : 2.7 MB)

External Links

Bonjour Québec.com Camping Québec Justification for being on the World Heritage List Le Québec maritime Parks Canada Tourisme Gaspésie World Conservation Monitoring Center

Important

In all the Québec national parks, pets are prohibited, except for guide dogs accompanying the blind or the mobility-impaired. Condition and regulation