Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About La Mauricie National Park

I live in and grew up in West Michigan, so I'm very familiar with lakes, forests, beautiful colors in the Fall (the reason so many of us take "color tours" where we drive around enjoying the Fall in all its beauty). So, if you, like me, enjoy trips where you are able to see lakes and forests and even amazing mountains (sadly something we do not have here in West Michigan), then a trip to La Mauricie National Park is a trip you are most certainly going to love!

• La Mauricie National Park is about a two-hour drive from both Montreal and Quebec City, it features over 150 lakes, dense forests, and deep valleys.
• Each Fall La Mauricie National Park is a place where you are certain to find beautiful Fall colors - it is the perfect place to take a "Color Tour" for sure!
• La Mauricie National Park is home to black bears, moose, beavers, and the threatened Canadian wood turtle.
• With more than 150 lakes, the park is famous for its nautical activities, including multi-day canoe-camping excursions.
• Road cyclists favor the hilly 63 km Promenade route, while the park also features 55 km of gravel bike trails - something people I love would enjoy for sure as they are avid cyclists!
• La Mauricie National Park is open in the colder months, offering pristine trails for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and winter hiking.
• Both accessible and wild, the park offers adventures for everyone, to the rhythm of the four seasons. Hike, camp, canoe, cycle, ski, or drive through the park to discover this protected territory, where Indigenous knowledge, vacationing and logging have all left their mark.

If you enjoy the opportunity to spend time in a place where nature surrounds you in all its beauty, La Mauricie National Park is definitely a place to visit! You will find more information about it at this link.