Parc national de Plaisance

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Location

Parc national de Plaisance lies in the Outaouais tourism region.

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Area: 28.3 km2

Montréal Ottawa/Gatineau
Discovery and Visitors Centre
160 km 70 km

 

Public Transit

No public transit directly serves the park. Travellers can, however, take the bus that runs from Montréal to Ottawa and Hull and get off at the Plaisance stop, about 7 km from the park entrance.


Universal Access

The community centre and the campground washroom facilities are accessible to the mobility-impaired.


Services

Community Centre

Near the swimming pool and the playground is the community centre. It has a coin laundry and vending machines for visitors.  Outside, there is a fireplace under a shelter.

Equipment Rental

  • Bicycle
  • Canoe
  • Kayak
  • Rowboat

Shuttle Service

For cyclists or hikers who wish to discover the park at their own pace, a pontoon boat, the Weskarini, also provides a shuttle service between the park's two sectors.


Nearby Services

A kilometre from the Discovery and Visitors Centre, the village of Plaisance has several stores and service outlets: grocery stores, restaurants, gas services, etc.

A bit further east, Papineauville and Montebello offer several categories of accommodation: bed and breakfasts, motels, prestige hotels, etc.

The greater Hull-Aylmer-Gatineau urban area and the national capital region offer a full range of specialized services as well as numerous cultural institutions.


Access and Operating Period

The park is open year-round. When planning your activities, find out when the services are available for each sector.

  • Discovery and Visitors Centre
    Reception, information, Boutique Nature, rest area, exhibit room, camper registration, watercraft and bicycle rental
    Periods: every weekend in April and every day form April 30 to October 11, 2010
  • Thurso Information Kiosk
    Reception , information, Boutique Nature, rest area
    Periods: weekends from April 30 to June 18 and September 11 to October 11, 2010, and every day from June 19 to September 6, 2010

Contact Information

Mailing Address:
1001 Chemin des Presqu'îles
Plaisance (Québec)  J0V 1S0

Telephone : 819 427-5334

Fax : 819 427-5905

parc.plaisance@sepaq.com

Documentation

Map of the Presqu'Îles sector (pdf : 2.9 MB) Map of the Thurso sector (pdf : 2.6 MB) Park Journal (pdf : 7.2 MB)

External Links

Tourisme Outaouais Bonjour Québec.com Camping Québec Municipalité de Plaisance Les vallées de la Petite-Nation et de la Lièvre Club des ornithologues de l'Outaouais

Bonjourquebec.com (Online reservation)

Sector: Thurso Sector: Discovery and Visitors Centre Sector: Entrée secteur des Presqu'îles

Important

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