Grands-Jardins National Park

Grands-Jardins National Park
LocationLac-Pikauba, Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada
Nearest cityBaie-Saint-Paul
Coordinates47°41′N 70°51′W / 47.683°N 70.850°W / 47.683; -70.850
Established1981
Governing bodyMinistère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs - SÉPAQ

Grands-Jardins National Park is a provincial park, located in the Unorganized Territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, an administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, Canada.[1]

The Grands-Jardins National Park is a protected area for the conservation of the natural heritage of the Charlevoix region in which certain human activities are permitted. It is one of the central areas of the Charlevoix World Biosphere Reserve [fr], status granted by the UNESCO in 1988,[2] just seven years after the park was created. The park is managed by the Quebec government thanks to the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (SÉPAQ).

This Charlevoix park covers an area of 318.9 kilometres (198.16 mi) accessible by Saint-Urbain in the region of Capitale-Nationale. The closest town to the park is Baie-Saint-Paul.

  1. ^ Registre des aires protégées du Québec Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine, Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs.(in French)
  2. ^ "Portrait of the park". sepaq.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.