Facilities
La Mauricie National Park
Summer and winter, we provide you with comfortable and practical facilities adapted to your needs.
Rivière à la Pêche Service Centre
The Rivière à la Pêche Service Centre
The Rivière à la Pêche Service Centre is located five kilometres from the Saint-Jean-des-Piles entrance. In summer, it is the starting point for accessing our network of hiking trails of this sector. During winter season, it gives access to the network of cross-country skiing and snowshoe trails.
You will find:
- Washrooms, showers ($) and change rooms
- Waxing room
- Dining room with microwave
- Lounge with a fireplace
- Hiking and snowshoeing equipment rental
- WiFi access
- Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations
The service centre is open from May to October for the summer season and from December to March for the winter season.
Inclusive facilities
What is an inclusive facility?
Inclusive development is about creating spaces for everyone. Eliminating these unnecessary and segregating barriers allows everyone to participate confidently, independently, and equally in daily activities.
Reception centres and Service centre
- Saint-Mathieu Visitor Reception Centre
- inclusive washroom
- Rivière à la Pêche Service Centre
- inclusive washrooms
Rivière à la Pêche Campground
- Buildings A, B, C, D and E
- inclusive showers
Wapizagonke Campground
- Service building, walk-in loop
- inclusive showers
Picnic Areas
- Esker Picnic Area
- inclusive washrooms
- Shewenegan Picnic Area
- inclusive washrooms
- Inclusive washrooms
La Clairière group campground
- Inclusive washrooms
Boat rental
You can rent a variety of boats to suit your needs, from one-hour outings to multi-day canoe-camping trips.
- Canoe
- Single kayak
- Two-person kayak
- Stand-up paddleboard (SUP)
- Pedal boat
How to rent a boat?
- On line reservation (daily canoe or kayak rental only): LocationCanot.com
- On site:
- Shewenegan Picnic Area
- Wapizagonke Picnic Area
- Lac Edouard Picnic Area
Hours of operation
May 24 to June 20
- Friday and Saturday: 9 am to 7 pm
- Sunday to Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm
June 21 to September 2
- Every day: 8 am to 8 pm
September 3 to October 14
- Friday and Saturday: 9 am to 7 pm
- Sunday to Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm
For more information on boat rentals at the park.
Purchase of wood
Your camping trip is booked and you're dreaming of the sound of a crackling wood fire with marshmallows. Parks Canada would like to remind you that it is forbidden to import firewood into national parks because of the risk of spreading pests and diseases that are harmful to our forests.
It is important to purchase wood from the park and burn it on the site. Diseases and insects can survive in the wood and spread to the surrounding forest. A single log can destroy millions of trees.. It is also forbidden to light or maintain fires other than in fireplaces and to use dead or live wood from the park forest.
Learn more about the impacts of harmful pests and diseases from contaminated wood.
Firewood is available at these three wood yards near the campsites in the park.
| Wood yard at the Rivière à la Pêche campground | |||||||||||
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| May 17 to June 20, 2024 | Fridays, Saturdays and holidays | 1 pm to 9 pm | |||||||||
| June 21 to September 2, 2024 | Every day | 1 pm to 9 pm | |||||||||
| September 3 to October 14, 2024 | Fridays, Saturdays and holidays | 1 pm to 9 pm | |||||||||
| Wood yard at the Mistagance campground | |||||||||||
| May 31 to June 20, 2024 | Fridays, Saturdays and holidays | 1 pm to 9 pm | |||||||||
| June 21 to September 2, 2024 | Every day | 1 pm to 9 pm | |||||||||
| September 3 to October 14, 2024 | Fridays, Saturdays and holidays | 1 pm to 9 pm | |||||||||
| Wood yard at the Wapizagonke campground | |||||||||||
| May 31 to June 20, 2024 | Fridays, Saturdays and holidays | 1 pm to 9 pm | |||||||||
| June 21 to September 2, 2024 | Every day | 1 pm to 9 pm | |||||||||
| September 3 to October 14, 2024 | Fridays, Saturdays and holidays | 1 pm to 9 pm | |||||||||
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