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Percé Rock
Gaspésie's most recognizable symbol, this massive limestone rock pierced by a natural arch rises just a few hundred metres offshore, formed roughly 400 million years ago.
Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park
Accessible only by boat from the Percé wharf, Bonaventure Island is home to the largest and most accessible Northern gannet colony in the world, with more than 100,000 nesting birds.
Forillon National Park
At the peninsula's northeastern tip, where sea meets mountain, Forillon combines limestone cliffs, beaches, spectacular trails, and a rich fishing heritage across nearly 245 km².
Gaspésie National Park
A true sea of mountains at the heart of the peninsula, this park protects 25 summits over 1,000 metres, including Mont Jacques-Cartier, Québec's second-highest peak, and shelters the only woodland caribou herd south of the St. Lawrence River.
Paspébiac Fishing Bank National Historic Site
A witness to the golden age of cod fishing in Gaspésie, this site preserves a unique set of commercial buildings erected between the 18th and 20th centuries by major Jersey fishing companies that dominated the regional economy for nearly two centuries.
Anse-Blanchette Historic Site (Forillon sector)
A living recreation of an early-20th-century fishing and farming family operation, this sector of Forillon Park lets visitors, through the Dolbel-Roberts House and the exhibition "These Gaspesians from the Ends of the Earth," discover the daily life of the multicultural communities that shaped the coastline.
Pointe-à-la-Renommée Lighthouse
Perched on a mountainside with a spectacular sea view, the Pointe-à-la-Renommée lighthouse holds the distinction of being Québec's most-travelled lighthouse, repatriated to its original site in 1997 after twenty years of exile in Québec City.
Carleton-sur-Mer and Mont Saint-Joseph
Overlooking the Baie des Chaleurs from 555 metres, this summit—sacred to the Mi'kmaq before becoming a Catholic pilgrimage site in 1935—offers an exceptional lookout over the coastline and a sound-and-light show in its historic oratory.
Bioparc de la Gaspésie
Open since 1998, this educational wildlife park showcases about forty species native to Québec across five recreated Gaspésie ecosystems, complemented by an insectarium and the unique opportunity to spend the night alongside wolves.
Matane Wildlife Reserve and Salmon Watching
Known for hosting one of the province's largest concentrations of Atlantic salmon, the Matane wildlife reserve lets visitors watch these fish climb the rapids from an interpretation centre built right along the riverbank.
Percé Geopark (Geosite)
Designated a UNESCO Global Geopark, the Percé territory features an exceptional concentration of remarkable geological formations, from Percé Rock to fossil-bearing cliffs, recounting more than 500 million years of Earth's history.
Mont-Joli and the Matapédia Valley
A point of convergence between the maritime route along the St. Lawrence and the inland Matapédia Valley, this green corridor dotted with renowned salmon rivers and farming villages offers a scenic alternative to Gaspésie's coastal cliffs.
Murdochville and the Mont Miller Lookout
A former mining town founded in 1951 around copper extraction, Murdochville has reinvented itself as a wind-energy hub and offers, from the Mont Miller lookout, one of the most complete panoramas over the Chic-Chocs range and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Gaspé and the Musée de la Gaspésie
A founding town where Jacques Cartier took possession of the territory in the name of the King of France in 1534, Gaspé pairs this founding heritage with its regional museum, which traces five centuries of history of the First Nations, fishers, and settlers who shaped the peninsula's identity.