Parc national du Bic

Discovery Activities

Let Us Guide You...

Participate in the park’s discovery activities. Let a naturalist park warden share his or her passion for the territory, the cultural heritage and the nature it protects. Diversity, variety and quality characterize the discovery activities program. You’ll love it.

A Landscape Inherited from the Sea

With this theme as a foundation, several activities help you discover and get more familiar with the park’s treasures and special features. Activities like wildlife watching, hiking with a park warden, and free-time activities are regularly presented in strategic locations.

Evening Activities

In the evening, park wardens will show you other aspects of the park’s riches, the reasons it was established, its beauty and its importance as a protected area.

Family activities 

Activities specially designed for families, such as Curieux de nature, Apprenti garde-parc or Litto'explo, are also offered to meet the interests of curious young and old alike. These activities are identified by the "Family Experience" logo. 

See the complete list of the park’s discovery activities (in French only).

... or Go at Your Own Pace

Ferme Rioux Discovery and Visitors Centre

Pop by the Ferme Rioux Discovery and Visitors Centre and you’ll discover the various facets of the park in your very own way. On site, take advantage of the discovery space and attend audiovisual presentations and thematic activities offered by park warden-naturalists.

In addition, at the Raoul-Roy viewpoint, seven discovery panels will tell you all about the spring migration phenomenon and make it easier to identify species during the observation of birds of prey.

Self-Guided Trails

An archeological trail will remind you of Native people presence in the park. On the course, six discovery panels and an archaeological research site spotlight human occupation here over 2,500 years ago.

At a variety of strategic locations, discovery panels tell you about: the Pointe aux Épinettes salt marsh, the Rivière du Sud-Ouest, the Rioux sector, the seals, the Lyman domain, etc.

Also, at the Raoul-Roy lookout, seven discovery panels provide a multitude of information about observing birds of prey.