Réserve faunique des Laurentides

Modification of the catch and keep limit (brook trout and arctic char) Details

Location

Réserve faunique des Laurentides largely lies in the Québec City tourism region. It also spills over into the tourism regions of Charlevoix, Mauricie, and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.

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Camp Mercier Registration Centre 61 km 308 km
La Loutre Registration Centre 101 km 349 km
Gîte-du-Berger Registration Centre 170 km 417 km

 

Access and Operating Period

Camp Mercier Registration Centre

At km 94 on Route 175, 10 km from the southern entrance of Réserve faunique des Laurentides. Open in summer, autumn, and winter. Operating hours vary by season.

Periods:

  • December 1, 2023 to April 7, 2024
    • every day, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • May 24 to September 8, 2024
    • every day, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • September 9 to October 16, 2024
    • every day, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • October 17 to 31, 2024
    • every day, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • December 6, 2024 to April 6, 2025
    • every day, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    • closed on December 25, 2024 for day activities

La Loutre Registration Centre

At km 135 on Route 175, 51 km from the southern entrance of Réserve faunique des Laurentides. Open in summer and autumn. Operating hours vary by season.

Periods:

  • May 24 to September 8, 2024
    • Sunday to Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
    • Friday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • September 9 to October 31, 2024
    • every day, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Gîte-du-Berger Registration Centre

At km 38 on Route 169. Open in summer and autumn. Operating hours vary by season.

Periods:

  • May 17 to September 8, 2024
    • every day, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  • September 9 to 30, 2024
    • every day, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • October 16 to 31, 2024
    • every day, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Belle-Rivière campground Registration Centre

Access road at km 57 on Route 169. Open in summer only. Operating hours vary by season.

Period:

  • May 17 to September 8, 2024
    • every day, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Get directions

Belle-Rivière campground

Belle-Rivière campground is located on the north shore of Lac de la Belle-Rivière.

From Québec City (188 km):

  • Take Route 175 Nord. At km 166, take the exit for Route 169 Nord. Turn left at km 57 of Route 169 Nord and follow the directions for Camping Belle-Rivière (6 km of forest road).

From Alma (30 km):

  • Take Route 169 Sud. Turn right at km 57 of Route 169 Sud and follow the directions for Camping Belle-Rivière (6 km of forest road).

Public charging stations for electric vehicles

Ten level 2 charging stations are available at the services area parking lot of the L'Étape sector and four other level 2 stations are available at the Camp Mercier parking lot. Details


Services

Rental

  • Fishing rod (La Loutre and Camp Mercier Registration Centre only)
  • Cross-country skiing equipment
  • Gas motor
  • Electric motor (offered only for lakes located in Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier)
  • Snowshoes
  • Lifejacket

Services

  • First-aid service (cross-country skiing)
  • Registration
  • Information
  • Patrollers (cross-country skiing)
  • Snack bar (cross-country skiing)
  • Waxing room (cross-country skiing)
  • Ticket counter (cross-country skiing)
  • Public pay phone

Sales

  • Bait
  • Souvenirs
  • Firewood
  • Hunting access rights
  • Fishing access rights
  • Ice
  • Decoys
  • Hunting licence (La Loutre Registration Centre only)
  • Fishing licence (La Loutre Registration Centre only)

Services for families

To better plan your activities, please consult our family services.


Nearby Services

Restaurant, convenience store, and gas station at l'Étape.


Contact Information

Réserve faunique des Laurentides (administration)
700 Boulevard Lebourgneuf, suite 11
Québec (Québec)  G2J 1E2
Open from Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Telephone : 418-528-6868

laurentides@sepaq.com

Tourist accommodation
Cabins: registration number 117600
Campgrounds: registration numbers 198553 (La Loutre) and 201471
(Belle-Rivière)

Important

Pets

Dogs on a leash are allowed in wildlife reserves, but only on certain sites. Guide dogs and service dogs are allowed everywhere. Condition and regulation

Using drones

In order to minimize the impact on wildlife and on the customer experience, Sépaq does not allow recreational drone use at the establishments it manages. Find out more

Map Library

(in French only)

General Map

Summer Activities

(in French only)

La Loutre trail map (hiking)

Bikepacking trail general map

Bikepacking - Loop A description

Bikepacking - Loop B description

Bikepacking - Loop C description

Bikepacking - Loop D description

Bikepacking - Loop E description

Bikepacking - Loop F description

Bikepacking - Loop K description

Bikepacking - Loop L description

Bikepacking - Linear circuit G description

Bikepacking - Linear circuit H description

Bikepacking - Linear circuit I description

Bikepacking - Linear circuit J description

KML files

To view the KML files, you must have the Google Earth software on your computer.

A - L'Étape / Launière

B - L'Étape / Cavée

C - L'Étape / Montmorency / Renaud / Malbaie

D - L'Étape / Montmorency / Allioux / Malbaie

E - L'Étape / Petit Jacques-Cartier / Cavée

F - L'Étape / Cavée / Pikauba / Malbaie

G - L'Étape / Camp Mercier

H - L'Étape / Écorces

I - L'Étape / Cavée / Écorces

J - L'Étape / Petit Jacques-Cartier / Écorces

K - Camp Mercier / Montmorency / Malbaie / Renaud

L - Camp Mercier / Montmorency / Malbaie / Allioux

GPX files

The GPX file is a file format importable into a GPS.

A - L'Étape / Launière

B - L'Étape / Cavée

C - L'Étape / Montmorency / Renaud / Malbaie

D - L'Étape / Montmorency / Allioux / Malbaie

E - L'Étape / Petit Jacques-Cartier / Cavée

F - L'Étape / Cavée / Pikauba / Malbaie

G - L'Étape / Camp Mercier

H - L'Étape / Écorces

I - L'Étape / Cavée / Écorces

J - L'Étape / Petit Jacques-Cartier / Écorces

K - Camp Mercier / Montmorency / Malbaie / Renaud

L - Camp Mercier / Montmorency / Malbaie / Allioux

Winter Activities

Camping and accommodations

Fishing

Maps of the lakes

(in French only)

According to the available data, the lakes maps may present various information such as bathymetry or sites favorable to fishing. For an easier consultation, they have been grouped by sector.

Accommodation sectors (2023 season)

Allioux

Aux Écorces

Belle-Rivière (camping)

Belle-Rivière (cabin)

Brûlé

Croche

Cyriac

Des Mâles

Devlin

F.-X.-Lemieux

Giroux

Gîte-du-Berger

Gourganne

Henri-Mercier

Jacques-Cartier

La Loutre

Lac-à-Jack

Lac-à-l'Épaule

Lac-à-Noël

Lac-des-Neiges

Lac-Berthiaume

L'Étape

Malbaie

Myrica

Pécan

Pikauba

Porte-de-l'Enfer

Sept-Îles

Day fishing (2023 season)

Day fishing

To open a compressed file, save it to your computer first. Unzip all the contents of the folder by pressing and holding (or right-clicking) on the folder, select Extract All, and then follow the instructions.

Small Game Hunting

Moose Hunting

Complementary tool: Avenza Maps

The mobile app allows you to geotag your location on our territory maps. To read one of our maps using Avenza Maps, download the maps from the Avenza Maps mapstore.

Several other maps of Sépaq (including lake maps) are accessible via the mapstore of Avenza Maps. You can access the maps directly in the application or via their website.

GPS

How to use MicroSD files for Garmin GPS

Please follow these steps to copy the GPS file on your MicroSD card:

•  Download the GPS file.
•  Save the file on your workstation.
•  Decompress the*.zip file.
•  Insert the MicroSD card into your computer, perhaps with the help of an adapter.
•  Copy the Garmin folder on your MicroSD card.
•  Withdraw the MicroSD card from your computer.
•  Insert the MicroSD card into your Garmin GPS.

Important: Please do not change the name of the directory or of the file; otherwise your GPS will be unable to read the document. The MicroSD card can hold only one GPS file. Use is reserved for Garmin GPS only.

GPS files - Réserve faunique des Laurentides (2024)

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