Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier - Ville de Québec

Not far from Québec City, you’ll fall under the spell of a vast mountainous plateau cut by deep valleys. Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier is host to one of the most beautiful glacial valleys in Québec, the spectacular Vallée de la Jacques-Cartier. The Jacques Cartier River, calm in some places and turbulent in others, has sliced a 550-metre-deep channel into the plateau. A coniferous forest dominates the high plateaus, and deciduous trees people the deep valleys. Here, nature is both inspiring and serene.

Schedule for the day

9:00 AM : departure from Université Laval, in front of Louis-Jacques-Casault pavilion
9:20 AM : quick stop in Vieux-Québec, in front of the Manège militaire (805 Av. Wilfrid-Laurier, Québec, QC G1R 2L3)
10:15 AM : arrival at Jacques-Cartier national park, Discovery and Visitors Centre - KM 10
4:00 PM : departure from Jacques-Cartier national park, Discovery and Visitors Centre - KM 10
5:00 PM : Estimated arrival near Old Quebec (due to the Quebec Winter Carnival, the driver will determine a safe place to stop near the Manège militaire or the Quebec City Convention Center)
5:20 PM : estimated arrival at Université Laval, Louis-Jacques-Casault pavilion

Site officiel du parc