Reviews

Paul Parent

Réserve faunique La Vérendrye is a vast wilderness area in western Québec, renowned for its expansive canoe-camping network and pristine natural beauty. Spanning over 4,000 lakes and 800 km of interconnected waterways, it offers one of North America’s most extensive and least crowded paddling destinations. With nearly 20 established canoe-camping circuits and over 500 backcountry campsites, La Vérendrye is a haven for paddlers. These routes range from relaxed 2-day loops to challenging 6-day adventures, accommodating groups of up to 10 people per site. Each campsite is equipped with a fire pit and pit toilet, though drinking water must be filtered from nearby sources. Canoe and kayak rentals are available at the Le Domaine registration center, and shuttle services are offered for one-way routes. The reserve is a popular destination for fishing enthusiasts, offering abundant opportunities to catch species such as walleye and pike. A daily access fee applies for fishing, and visitors are required to hold a valid fishing license and adhere to local regulations.

Khalil U

Great for hunting and fishing. Very long and big forest. Many beautiful lakes inside

Danielle Birchstream

Beautiful place and so many routes. Perfect for all levels. I love the fact that there’s a campsite at the start point as well in case you arrive late but want to start early the next day. Getting canoes from rental is easy. They have paid showers too.

Adam Leach

Yes this is a wilderness Reserve and Provincial park, its not going to have amenities like resorts outside of its boarders. come prepared to spend time here without connectivity to the rest of the world. the closest urban center is 500 Km south. its going to be busy from May thru July. this park caters to people looking to enjoy a few days of fishing or hunting, the territory is vast there are many miles of roads and water to explore. be prepared to travel on them. Remember that the park attendants are there to make sure that you get what you paid for and have access to what you reserved. they are not your personal concierge. they don't have to bend over backwards to ensure that you have the best vacation possible. if you don't know what your doing or neglect to plan properly its your own fault. if you are a novice at camping and fishing I strongly recommend spending your time elsewhere. if you don't know what your doing this is not a good place to learn. I strongly infer that those who are high maintenance and need lots of help getting what they need to vacation at a resort or lodge and to hire a guild. this park is a DIY experience. the cabins on many of the lakes are rustic, there not private 5 star hotel suits. sometimes they are missing items, the beds don't have sheets and pillows. sometimes you have to bring your own water and source of power. your going to sacrifice convenience for solitude and quite, if your going to come here you have to be able to support yourself. there are no modern playgrounds or sports facilities, the interpretive center is small, there are no educational or summer programs for kids to be babysat. I would not recommend this park for large tour groups of family events, there are no pavilions with electricity and water to hold large social gatherings. washroom facilities are minimal and rustic.

Laurent Phaneuf

I went there during a 10 day canoe-camping trip and it was fabulous. The view of the different lakes were amazing with nice campsite for us to rest every evening. The portages trail were well maintained and were nice to walk. Overall, we got a total of 15 minute of rain during the whole 10 day. I would recommend to absolutely everyone.

Brunet Mario

Awesome , great wildlife , camping , fishing trip , hunting trip , love nature black fly protect your self LoL .....

Isabelle Carrier

Beautiful nature! To be far from everything on gorgeous lakes, this is the place! Camp sites are well maintained.

Ashley Bilodeau

Beautiful and northern

Felipe C

We went for the camping and the possibility to have a better view of the stars. We're a famiy that enjoys hiking and biking and we've been going around Quebec with our trailer. We paid for a 3-service spot for 2 nights at La Vieille. The good: - Nice little sandy beach by the lake La Vieille. - Nice piece of trail (what's left of it, see below) up to Lake Glaçon. - Lots and lots of blueberries. - We saw some falling stars, Jupiter and Saturn with its rings. The very bad: - our 3-service spot had a broken electrical pole laying next to the sewer spot (although with electricity), non-potable water and uneven terrain. - The pin for the fire grill was missing. - Too close to the 117 highway. We could hear the traffic and specially the loud vehicles. - apparently a tornado destroyed the majority of the only hiking trail on site in 2016 and SEPAQ didn't bother to rebuild it nor remove it from its maps. What's left is about 500m with the boardwalk to Lake Glaçon nearly falling apart. - no fire logs available. I had to hack some with my mini axe from what was left on the ground by the tornado. - but even if there was, you'd have to plan your visit to the reception shack, because there's only someone there to give you information or rent you kayaks around noon or around 17hs. It took me 3 tries at different wildlife reserves but I finally reached the conclusion that they're not worth it. Too expensive for so little return and so sad a lack of maintenance. I guess I'd better stick to the parks...

Abeer S

Very quite and beautiful place. I drove from Ottawa, so I arrived from the south, it took about 2.5 hours, roads are not that bad as described 'at least depending on driving from ottawa, there's like 7 or 10 km of a continuous bad road right before reaching the south gate, but that's just like driving on Carling or Bronson, not worse than that!'. If you are coming from Ottawa, my advice is to camp at De La Vieille , it's less than 10 minutes drive from the south gate on route 117. Note that the distance from the south gate to the north gate is 185km. Make sure to check which gate/campground is closer to where you are coming from so you don't end up driving from one side to the other. Staff were very helpful, speaking English and ready to guide and help whenever needed. The campsites with water access is something to look for 'note that those sites usually fully exposed to the sun'. Lake water is super clear and clean, washroom are not so fancy but well maintained and clean all the time. Showers are free not like other Sepaq parks. Be ready to many fun hikes and paddles too