Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve of Canada
How to get there
The Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve of Canada is comprised of some 1000 islands and islets scattered between the mouth of the Saint-Jean River (near Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan), to the west, and the Aganus River (near Aguanish), to the east. The park reserve has a surface area of about 110 km2 and extends for nearly 150 km along the north shore of the St. Lawrence.
Road Map
© Parks Canada
Getting to the region:
By car: take Highway 138 from Quebec (approximately 870 km from Quebec to Havre-Saint-Pierre)
By bus: Autobus Intercar links Quebec to Havre-Saint-Pierre via Sept-Iles (Information: Ste-Foy 418-650-0087; Quebec 418-525-3000; Baie-Comeau 418-296-6921; Sept-Iles 418-962-2126). http://www.intercar.qc.ca
By plane : Some airline companies serve the region. Up to Sept-Iles: Air Canada (1-888-247-2262) http://www.aircanada.ca. From Sept-Iles to Havre-Saint-Pierre: Air Labrador (1-800-563-3042), http://www.airlabrador.com
By boat : the Croisières Relais Nordik Inc. line links Rimouski, Sept-Îles, Port-Menier, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Anticosti island and the Lower North Shore with the Nordik Express (1-800-463-0680)
Please contact these companies to find out about routes and schedules.
Getting to the islands:
Maritime transport services to the islands are available from different points on the mainland. See the list of Maritime Transport Services.
Mingan Islands
Two distinct sectors in the park
The first sector includes most of the islands found in the Western region of the archipelago (the park's most frequented and well-used area). This portion contains the majority of the park's limestone islands and monoliths. It is situated between Ile aux Perroquets, facing Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, and Île Sainte-Genevieve.
Map of the Western sector of the Archipelago
© Parks Canada
Orientation of north on the map was inverted for easier reading
The second sector, the Eastern region of the park, comprises most of the granite islands, islets and keys-nearly 1000 in total-found east of Île Saint-Genevieve and extending to the mouth of the river Aganus, near Aguanish.
Map of the Eastern Sector of the Archipelago© Parks Canada Orientation of north on the map was inverted for easier reading