Fall Foliage at Quebec's National Parks in Canada, with moderate hikes

Location: Acadia National Park

Address: 25 Visitor Center Rd, Mount Desert Island, ME 04609

Date: 3 Oct

Let's discover the Quebec area, Canada, and explore some of its beautiful parks just in time when it all turns into fall colors.

The Canadian Quebec showcases natural beauty with pristine lakes, babbling brooks and pine-shaded hills. We do plan some hikes in every location we will visit.

These national parks (called "provincial parks" in Quebec) are currently in the plan: Parc national des Hautes‑Gorges-de-la-Rivière‑Malbaie, La Mauricie National Park, and Parc National du Mont-Tremblant, and National parks of Frontenac, Gatineau and Oka.

Besides the natural beauty we can explore and enjoy rated as the prettiest small towns of Trios-Rivieras, Champlain, and Bar Harbor. The larger towns we will visit are Buffalo, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal.

Crossing the Canadian border requires to have a valid US passport for the American citizens and a Canadian visa for non-US citizens.

Fall weather in this area is mild with day average temperatures 60-63 degree F (42 degree at night.) See updates of weather forecasts at: https://bit.ly/35gCCcY

Trip's summary:

• 7days/6nights trip for a small group of 6 explorers.
• The starting point is Toronto, ON, and the ending point is Montreal, QC.
• Level of activities: Easy to Intermediate.
• Hotel accommodations in Quebec, QC, Laval, QC. All locations in this event follow safety requirements by the state.

Clothes and gear recommended:

• good hiking shoes,
• warm jacket for evenings, be ready to layer up,
• be prepared for snowy hiking in some areas,
• hiking poles if you used to them,
• consider hydration bladder for hikes,
• sunglasses,
• sunscreen,
• hat,
• for personal protection: mask, carry-on sanitizer, gloves (by your choice.)

Tentative cost $760 (will be finally updated 2 months before the start.) Payment link through Eventbrite will be posted.

What is included:

• 7days/6nights stay in 2-people occupancy non-smoking room (two beds in room),
• Breakfasts at some hotels,
• Transportation by SUV (Chevrolet Tahoe or similar) covering approx. 950 mi of road-tripping total,
• Park entrance fees,
• Organized hikes in all days.

What is NOT included:

• Getting to Toronto, ON, and returning from Montreal, QC.
• Meals, snacks, water.

Sunrise: 5:20am. Sunset: 8:20pm. Everyday we want to start off from the hotel at 7 am or 7:30am, or 8am as the latest. If you are a night owl, please try to adjust yourself for an earlier getup during the trip - the purpose of it is to use more of daylight for activities.

UPD. Photo-album from the previous trip to the nearby area: https://www.meetup.com/u-s-national-parks-quest-group/photos/32009286/

If you see that the event is full/no tickets available, do not hesitate to contact the organizer about your interest as spots can become available.

Also, please check on the photo-album from our past trips and our future trips to U.S. National Parks and National Parks in Europe and Asia for 2024-2025. Thanks!

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ATTN. There will be a Zoom meeting on this trip and a WhatsApp group chat will be formed for the group to communicate and prepare for the trip. Please be available to connect by WhatsApp (provide the organizer with your WhatsApp contact info to be included in the chat.) Regular messaging will not work out for this trip, sorry.

ATTN. The $10 payment through Eventbrite is for reserving a spot in this small group event (it counts in toward the whole payment for the trip.) After you reserved your spot, you will be contacted by the organizer about a Zoom meeting with the group and joining a WhatsApp group chat. Meeting your future groupmates in a Zoom and being able to communicate by WhatsApp are mandatory steps to become a part of this trip and make the full payment. If any of these cannot be done/mind changed, the $10 reservation payment will be refunded in full though the initial means of payment, minus fees paid to Eventbrite/third parties. The outline of the trip will be communicated during a Zoom meeting and in WhatsApp group chat. The detailed, hour-by-hour, itinerary will be provided to the confirmed participants of the trip.