Miguasha National Park
A park on the Gaspé coast of Quebec, facing the Restigouche River estuary. Its cliffs hold exceptionally well preserved fossil fish from the Devonian period, about 380 million years old, including Eusthenopteron.
- Where
- Carleton-sur-Mer, Quebec, Canada
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 48.1106, -66.3694
Get the Miguasha National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Miguasha National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Quebec volume with your photos and a note.
Near Miguasha National Park
Gaspé Peninsula 96 km
A peninsula on the south side of the Saint Lawrence in Quebec, circled by a road past cliffs and fishing villages. Percé Rock and Forillon National Park lie at its eastern end.
Hopewell Rocks 289 km
Sea stacks known as the Flowerpot Rocks, shaped by tidal erosion in a provincial park on the Bay of Fundy. At low tide visitors walk on the sea floor among them, and the huge tides cover the same ground a few hours later.
Confederation Bridge 290 km
A 12.9 kilometre bridge over Northumberland Strait linking Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick, opened in 1997. It is the longest bridge in the world over ice covered water. The crossing takes about ten minutes by car, and it replaced the ferry service that had linked the island for decades.
Anticosti Island 291 km
A large island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Quebec, with few residents and many white tailed deer. It is known for waterfalls, canyons and limestone cliffs with fossils from about 440 million years ago, and joined the World Heritage List in 2023.
Fundy National Park 300 km
A national park on the Bay of Fundy near the village of Alma, created on 10 April 1946 and officially opened on 29 July 1950. It shows a rugged coastline that rises into forested highlands, with waterfalls and tidal flats.
Joggins Fossil Cliffs 301 km
Sea cliffs along the Bay of Fundy that expose rocks and fossils from the Carboniferous coal age, about 310 million years ago. The fossils include upright tree trunks and some of the earliest known reptiles, and strong tides uncover new finds.
Prince Edward Island National Park 312 km
A national park along the island's north shore, fronting the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It stretches about 60 kilometres and takes in red sandstone cliffs, sand dunes, salt marsh and long beaches that are popular for summer swimming.
Bay of Fundy 349 km
A bay between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia with the highest tides in the world, which can rise about 16 metres. At low tide visitors can walk on the ocean floor at Hopewell Rocks.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Quebec
Questions
Where is Miguasha National Park?
Miguasha National Park is in Carleton-sur-Mer, Quebec, Canada. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Gaspé Peninsula (96 km), Hopewell Rocks (289 km), Confederation Bridge (290 km).
How do I get the Miguasha National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Miguasha National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Quebec volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Miguasha National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Quebec volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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