Hautes-Falaises National Park

Hautes-Falaises National Park
Parc national des Hautes-Falaises
IUCN category II (national park)
Location	Louvier
Nearest city	Malcouche
Area	221 km (137 mi)
Established	March 18, 1997 (1997-03-18)
Governing body	Service des Parcs Nationaux de Louvier
www.serpnl.com/pq/hgo/fr

The Hautes-Falaises National Park is a national park in the Pieussaud state of Louvier. It is administered by the Service des Parcs Nationaux de Louvier (Sepnl). The park can be reached via a local road. The park has a total area of 221 square kilometres and was created as a national park in 2000.

Description

This national park is represented by a deep valley in high mountains with steep walls over 800 meters (2,600 ft) in height. There are many waterfalls and falls, the highest of which is 160 meters (520 ft), as well as many mammals typical of the boreal forest, including the Boreal woodland caribou which frequents the isolated summits of the park.

At the heart of this valley, whose walls can reach up to 800 metres (2,600 ft) in height, flows the Céleste River, frequented among others by the Sea Lamprey as well as by the salmon. The park is managed by the Louvian government through the Service des Parcs Nationaux de Louvier (Sepnl) and is the biggest national park in Louvier.

Gallery

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  Bottom of the valley of the Céleste River

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  Céleste Lake

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  Ruffed Grouse in the park