Facilities

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 cross-country ski 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.

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.

To enhance your visit to La Mauricie National Park, you can rent outdoor equipment on site.

Boat rental

In summer, you can rent a variety of watercraft to explore the park's many lakes. Canoes, single and double kayaks, paddleboards and pedal boats are available, whether for an hour's outing or several days of backcountry camping. Reservations can be made on site or online.

For more information on boat rental at the park.

Equipment rental

In winter, visitors can rent their outdoor equipment for a taste of winter fun at the Rivière à la Pêche Service Centre. Hikers can rent walking poles, crampons, snowshoes and a baby carrier. Visitors wishing to use the cross-country ski trails can rent cross-country skis, boots and poles on site.

For more information on equipment rental at the park.

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.

During the winter season, firewood is available at the Rivière à la Pêche Service Centre during opening hours.

During the summer season, firewood is available at these three wood yards near the campsites in the park.