Reserve Faunique la Verendrye/Camping Lac Rapide

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.

John Cornellier

Classic Quebec country experience: plenty of machines, plenty of noise, no respect for nature. Leisure first, conservation, uh, last.

dexxy

Due to proximity to the road, there are lauder traffic noises then my appartment with the windows open in the city, the beach is just for loading and unloading boats, as such it is not suitable for swiming. I did try to swim but the beach area was just sharp rocks. The water points are not suitable for drinking, not even boil water adversery, and the office building was sold out of water to buy. the sites are not well maintained, most camping sites of not all just have gravel and rocks on the ground, with underbrush making it's way aroubd the site. The ground is so dry and rocky we pegged the dog into the ground but was very easy to pull up. The toliets and showers by the front were broken when I was there. If you are just camping in a tent, do not go. A trailer or rv will work much better. Alot of the sites I saw had termite mound aswell.