Forillon National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park in Quebec, Canada
About Forillon National Park
Located at the far northeastern extremity of the Gaspé Peninsula, Forillon National Park is a roughly triangular expanse of 242 km² (94 square miles) sandwiched betweenGaspé Bayand theSt. Lawrence Estuary. TheCanadian national parkis contained entirely within the municipality ofGaspé, and the main entrance is only 15 minutes by car from the town centre. For several millennia before the arrival of Europeans, what is now Forillon National Park was known to the local Mi'kmaq people (and, earlier, the rival Mohawks as well) as a fertile hunting and fishing ground. As well,🌍La Penouille— a long, rocky sand spit extending off the south shore of the park into Gaspé Bay — was a source of stone used to produce arrowheads and other tools, with archaeological excavations unearthing chipped rock, fir
Top Attractions in Forillon National Park
Explore the best things to see and do in Forillon National Park:
- ★Blanchette House
- ★Cap Aventure
- ★Cap-Gaspé Lighthouse
- ★Croisières Baie-de-Gaspé
- ★Dolbel-Roberts House
- ★ÉcoRécréo
- ★Fort Peninsula
- ★Hyman & Sons General Store
Where to Stay in Forillon National Park
- 🏨Cap Bon-Ami Campground
- 🏨Des-Rosiers Campground
- 🏨Petit-Gaspé Campground
Forillon National Park Travel Guide Sections
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