CAMPING RÉSERVE FAUNIQUE LA VÉRENDRYE SECTEUR ABITIBI

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.

Lovely landscapes, eagles, cranes, hawks and loons were a near daily sight. The pickerel proved somewhat elusive, but the pike were obliging. Will visit again.

Amazing canoe camping spot, just be prepared for major bugs during June and July.

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...

Great spot to get away..plenty of wood and sites are clean..we saw a bald eagle when we first launched..and saw some large hares on our site late at night..very cool

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

Very Good drive, but there is no information available. All the information is in french. What should international tourists do? Get a google translate, but the network doesn’t work there

Four times we've been canoeing in Verendrie - vast expanse of land where crystal-clear lakes flow one into the next, and you can go days without seeing other people. Campsites on small islands - no moskitoes there, since there is no life on that island large enough for moskitoes to feed on. Breathtaking landscapes, wildlife, campfires... I could write a novel about Verendrie. Will be going there as long as I am capable of lifting a paddle.

Great place, really nice, calme were you can enjoy a good bbq. hunting and fishing or just relaxing this place is amazing. Thank you Sepaq.

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.