La Mauricie National Park
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Location: | Quebec , Canada | |
Next city: | Shawinigan , Trois-Rivières | |
Surface: | 244 km² | |
Founding: | 1970 | |
Visitors: | 217,252 (2016/2017) |
The La Mauricie National Park ( French Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie ; English La Mauricie National Park of Canada ) is a Canadian national park in the Laurentine Mountains in the province of Québec (eastern Canada ).
The park, founded in 1970, has an area of 536 km² and belongs geologically to the southern Canadian shield . It borders the lowlands of the St. Lawrence River . There are around 150 lakes as well as other ponds. The fauna includes elk among others . The name is derived from the Saint-Maurice river that crosses the park to the east.