Jacques-Cartier National Park | Places We Visit in Quebec
Named for the French navigator who explored the St. Lawrence River in the 16th century, this park is yet another grand landscape within the Laurentian massif. The 230-square-mile preserve is defined by a vast mountainous plateau cut by deep glacial troughs, including the massive U-shaped swath of Jacques-Cartier Valley.
This national park encompasses traditional lands of the Montagnais and Huron people, who were also the area’s first Expedition Leaders. They guided Jesuit missionaries through the region beginning in the 17th century.
The high plateaus are dominated by black spruce and other conifers, while the valleys are characterized by deciduous sugar maple and yellow birch. Wildlife abounds in the park, including more than 130 bird species, moose white-tailed deer, beaver, river otter, red fox, lynx, wolves and porcupine.
This national park encompasses traditional lands of the Montagnais and Huron people, who were also the area’s first Expedition Leaders. They guided Jesuit missionaries through the region beginning in the 17th century.
The high plateaus are dominated by black spruce and other conifers, while the valleys are characterized by deciduous sugar maple and yellow birch. Wildlife abounds in the park, including more than 130 bird species, moose white-tailed deer, beaver, river otter, red fox, lynx, wolves and porcupine.
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