QUEBEC NATIONAL PARKS DAY
Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier
Hiking to discover our wonders to be protected
Before you set off on your trail adventure, come and get your fill of information and excitement with our team and guests at the various discovery and visitors centre booths.
- Meeting point: Discovery and Visitors Centre (km 10)
- Schedule: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Free of charge
A top-notch peak
De l’Escarpement trail peak is the ideal place to admire the valley from on high! A park warden and naturalist awaits you to decode the landscape, help you see the previously invisible, and discuss hiking preparation!
- Meeting point: top of De l’Escarpement trail
- Schedule: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Free of charge
Rabaska on the water
Take a seat aboard our rabaska canoe, a large, stable watercraft that provides access to memorable views and offers moments of rest and relaxation in the heart of a spectacular valley. Learn more about the origins of this magnificent landscape and discover how the "Battle of the Jacques-Cartier River" shaped Québec history.
- Meeting point: interpretation site indicated on the registration form
- Schedule: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Registration required by telephone at 418-848-3169, ext. 6 or at the discovery and visitors centre.
- Price (plus taxes): $12.50/adult, free for children aged 6 to 17 visiting with their family
- Age: 6 and over
Beneath the giant rocks
Let yourself be guided through the unusual passages formed by huge boulders covered with carpets of moss in a thousand glorious hues. A striking and lush environment, but also a very fragile ecosystem, which we must protect.
- Meeting point: interpretation site indicated on the registration form
- Starting time: 2:30 p.m.
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Registration required by telephone at 418-848-3169, ext. 6, or at the discovery and visitors centre.
- Price (plus taxes): $8/adult, free of charge for children aged 6 to 17 visiting with their family
- Age: 6 and over
Des Curieux de nature trail
Discover the brand-new Des Curieux de nature trail! Curious youngsters aged 6 to 12 are invited to discover five stations featuring fun and games that will take them on a journey through time to find out more about the people who have lived in the valley.
- Meeting point: Le Belleau sector
- Schedule: all day long
- Free of charge
