Quebec National Parks Are Free To Visit This Saturday

Only a few parks near Montreal have spots left!

Senior Editor

Quebec National Parks Day is Saturday, October 2 and Sépaq is waiving admission fees at 23 parks to celebrate.

The Société des établissements de plein air du Québec also promises free activities across its network for the event.

Online reservations are mandatory for visits to the parks on Saturday.

As of the time of writing, eight parks have already reached their capacity limits for National Parks Day:

  • Grands-Jardins,
  • Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie,
  • Îles-de-Boucherville,
  • Jacques-Cartier,
  • Mont-Mégantic,
  • Mont-Orford,
  • Mont-Saint-Bruno,
  • and Mont-Tremblant.
There are still tickets available for the following parks:
  • Aiguebelle
  • Anticosti
  • Bic
  • Fjord-du-Saguenay
  • Frontenac
  • Gaspésie
  • Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé
  • Lac-Témiscouata
  • Miguasha
  • Monts-Valin
  • Oka
  • Opémican
  • Plaisance
  • Pointe-Taillon
  • and Yamaska.

  • Thomas MacDonald
  • Senior Editor

    Thomas MacDonald was the Senior Editor of MTL Blog. He received a B.A. with honours from McGill University in 2018 and worked as a Writer and Associate Editor before entering his current role. He is proud to lead the MTL Blog team and to provide its readers with the information they need to make the most of their city.

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