Bas-Saint-Laurent·National Park / Nature

Bic National Park

With its capes, coves, bays, and islands carving up the St. Lawrence maritime estuary, Bic National Park offers sunsets regularly ranked among the most beautiful in the world, along with remarkably accessible wildlife.

Frequented by nomadic Indigenous populations for at least 2,000 years (approximately thirty archaeological sites have been identified within the park's boundaries), the area was permanently settled beginning in 1822 under the influence of resident seigneur Archibald Campbell. Today, the park protects remarkable biodiversity: the Bicquette Island colony, the largest eider duck colony in the estuary with nearly 10,000 breeding pairs, as well as populations of harbour and grey seals observable at low tide from several designated viewpoints, including Cap-à-l'Orignal and Pointe-aux-Épinettes.

Address

3382, route 132 Ouest, Rimouski (QC) G0L 1B0

Website

sepaq.com/pq/bic

🏨 Nearby accommodations

Budget

MOTEL LYSE

Hôtel · 0.3 km

☎ 418 723-1040

MOTEL DU LITTORAL

Hôtel · 0.6 km

☎ 418 896-6892

MOTEL AU BORD DE L'EAU

Hôtel · 2.3 km

☎ 418 730-6470

Comfort

HÔTEL COMFORT INN RIMOUSKI

Hôtel · 0.8 km

☎ 418 724-2500 🌐 Website

MOTEL COLONIAL

Hôtel · 1.1 km

☎ 418 723-8960 🌐 Website

GITE LE CHANT DES MARÉES

Gîte touristique · 2.3 km

☎ 581 681-6206

Luxury

HÔTELS GOUVERNEUR RIMOUSKI

Hôtel · 3.8 km

☎ 418 723-4422 🌐 Website

HÔTEL RIMOUSKI ET CENTRE DES CONGRÈS

Hôtel · 4.2 km

☎ 418 725-5000 🌐 Website

☀️ Activities — Summer

5 nearby options · straight-line distance from this site

🌳Parc municipal📍 2 km

Parc Beauséjour

Parc municipal · BMX · Canicross · Patinage à roues alignées · Randonnée pédestre · Vélo · Vélo de montagne · Animation pour enfants · Concert, spectacle · Contes et légendes

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🏕️Centre récréatif / sportif📍 3.2 km

Pavillon d'Éducation Physique et des Sports (PEPS) (Cégep de Rimouski)

Centre récréatif / sportif · Escalade sur paroi artificielle

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🧖Centre de santé, spa📍 3.7 km

Noah Spa (Rimouski)

Centre de santé, spa

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🏕️Sport d'aventure et de plein-air📍 3.8 km

Riki Bloc – Coopérative d’escalade / Initiation escalade de roche

Sport d'aventure et de plein-air · Escalade de rocher

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🏕️Sport d'aventure et de plein-air📍 3.8 km

Riki Bloc – Coopérative d’escalade / Escalade de glace

Sport d'aventure et de plein-air · Escalade de glace

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❄️ Activities — Winter

2 nearby options · straight-line distance from this site

🌳Parc municipal📍 2 km

Parc Beauséjour

Parc municipal · BMX · Canicross · Patinage à roues alignées · Patinage sur glace · Randonnée pédestre · Raquette · Ski de fond · Animation pour enfants · Concert, spectacle · Contes et légendes · Glissade s

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⛷️Centre de ski de fond / raquette📍 13.4 km

Coopérative de ski de fond Mouski

Centre de ski de fond / raquette · Raquette · Ski de fond

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📍 Nearby sites

Bas-Saint-Laurent

History & Heritage

Pointe-au-Père Maritime Historic Site

Combining Canada's second-tallest lighthouse, a Cold War submarine open for tours, and a museum devoted to the tragic sinking of the Empress of Ireland, this site offers one of Québec's most complete maritime history experiences.

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36.9 km

Bas-Saint-Laurent

History & Heritage

Trois-Pistoles and Its Church

Closely tied to the imagination of writer Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, who was born there, the village of Trois-Pistoles is notably known for its imposing five-steeple Notre-Dame-des-Neiges church, rich in local legends told via an audio-guided tour.

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41.8 km

Bas-Saint-Laurent

Islands & Coastline

Île Verte and Its Lighthouse

The only year-round inhabited island on the St. Lawrence in this stretch, Île Verte is home to the river's oldest still-operating lighthouse, reachable on foot via a natural ice bridge in winter—a quirk that delights curious visitors every year.

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62.2 km