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Mont-Tremblant National Park

Mont-Tremblant National Park
(in French) Parc national du Mont-Tremblant
IUCN category II (national park)
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Location Les Laurentides, Matawinie and Antoine-Labelle RCMs, Quebec, Canada
Nearest city Mont-Tremblant
Coordinates 46°26′00″N 74°21′00″W / 46.43333°N 74.35000°W / 46.43333; -74.35000Coordinates: 46°26′00″N 74°21′00″W / 46.43333°N 74.35000°W / 46.43333; -74.35000
Area 1,510.10 km2 (583.05 sq mi)
Established March 1, 1981
Governing body SEPAQ

Mont-Tremblant National Park (French: Parc national du Mont-Tremblant) is a provincial park in Canada located north of the town of Mont-Tremblant, and the village of Saint-Donat and Saint-Côme, in the administrative regions of Laurentides and Lanaudière, in Quebec, in Canada.

It is the second largest provincial park in Quebec after Kuururjuaq National Park and it is the oldest provincial park in Quebec. It takes its name from Mont-Tremblant. Several summer and winter activities include cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, short and long hiking hut, canoe lake and river kayaking, mountain biking, backcountry camping and swimming in lakes, such as Lake Lauzon clear water. The park is managed by the Quebec government and its Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (SÉPAQ).

This park covers 1,510.1 square kilometres (583.1 sq mi) and is located in the northeast of Mont-Tremblant and extends east to the north of Saint-Côme. Its territory is located in the regional county municipality (MRC) of Les Laurentides, Antoine-Labelle and Matawinie. The park includes eight municipalities and three unorganized territories. It is bounded on the north by the Rouge-Matawin Wildlife Reserve (réserve faunique Rouge-Matawin) and on the east by the Zec Lavigne.


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