Jacques-Cartier National Park

Jacques-Cartier National Park (French: Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier) is a provincial park located 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Quebec City. The park aims to protect wildlife in the Laurentian massif. It lies within the Eastern forest-boreal transition ecoregion.

This article is about the park north of Quebec City. For other parks named after Jacques Cartier, see Jacques Cartier (disambiguation).
Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier
IUCN category II (national park)
View of the Jacques-Cartier River valley in October
Location of Jacques-Cartier National Park in Quebec
LocationLa Jacques-Cartier and La Côte-de-Beaupré RCMs, Quebec, Canada
Nearest cityQuebec City
Coordinates47°20′00″N 71°21′00″W
Area670 km2
EstablishedNovember 25, 1981
Governing bodySépaq
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