Portneuf Regional Natural Park
Portneuf Regional Natural Park is a Quebec regional park (Canada) spanning five municipalities in the northwestern part of the Portneuf Regional County Municipality: Saint-Ubalde, Saint-Alban, Saint-Casimir, Portneuf and Rivière-à-Pierre. This park is administered on the basis of a social economy enterprise with the mission of showing visitors around an exceptional territory and contributing to its preservation and enhancement. The territory of the park is a place of observation, leisure and learning because of the particular geomorphological attractions. Officially inaugurated in the summer of 2014, this recreational and tourist park covers made  up of public land, municipal and private land. The park’s implementation team had gathered around a common objective: concerted regional management, creating positive spin-offs while preserving the park’s natural character. Main activities. The park's activities take place mainly in Saint-Alban, Saint-Ubalde and Saint-Casimir. A portion of Lac Montauban is located in the municipalities of Portneuf and Rivière-à-Pierre. In all seasons, this park offers various activities focused on nature, including: Note: Visitors can also snowmobile and drive their ATV / ATV on the trails. The park also offers group outings in nature. The  park has a picnic area, boat ramps, a room for receptions, meetings or conventions. Main attractions. This park has 70 km of hiking trails. The 15 trails in the park are: "Long and Montauban lakes sector" "Lakes sector" "Lake Carillon sector" Visitors can contemplate the picturesque landscape at the Carillon lake viewpoint or that of the Tour Mountain. Long and Montauban lakes are the main geomorphological attractions. All around, the park has many other small lakes and rivers where visitors find peace and a special relationship with nature. The imposing and immense cliff of Long Lake is worth the detour . The park offers an interpretation center, a visit to a former hydroelectric power station and a visit to Le Trou du Diable cave in St. Casimir. Fauna. Fauna and flora are omnipresent in the park. This territory is frequented in particular by the peregrine falcon. This park constitutes a containment area for white-tailed deer. In lakes and rivers, lake trout is present. Accommodation. This park provides visitors with: