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Gaspésie, Quebec
Gaspé and Percé
The far tip of the Gaspé Peninsula: Percé Rock rising from the sea, a huge gannet colony on Bonaventure Island, Forillon National Park's cliffs and the tallest lighthouse in Canada.
Photo: Percé Rock, Gilles Desjardins, CC BY-SA 4.0
Percé is a small village facing Percé Rock, a long limestone island with an arch at one end. Boats run out to Bonaventure Island, home to one of the largest northern gannet colonies in the world. Listen to them before you see them.
North of Gaspé town, Forillon National Park covers the end of the peninsula, with cliffs, beaches, whales offshore and the restored fishing village of Grande-Grave.
Outdoors and nature
Trails, lookouts, waterfalls, beaches and time on the water come first.
Bonaventure Island
Trails across the island to a northern gannet colony. Reached by boat.
Season Seasonal, check official site.
Forillon National Park
Cliffs, beaches and trails at the end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
Cap-Bon-Ami
A cove in Forillon with cliffs and a lookout, good for seeing seals.
Land's End trail
A walk to the Cap Gaspé lighthouse at the very tip of the peninsula.
Mont Sainte-Anne lookout
Trails above Percé with views of the rock and the village.
Sights and attractions
Museums, landmarks and the places people come here for.
Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse
The tallest lighthouse in Canada, on the coast north of Forillon.
Musée de la Gaspésie
Regional history on the Gaspé waterfront, next to the Jacques Cartier monument.
Markets, shops and festivals
Main streets, markets and the dates worth planning around.
Book a tour or activity
Cruises, tours and experiences people book here. Each one goes to the operator's official page, and you can still add it to your trip.
Boat trips to Bonaventure Island
Boats around Percé Rock and out to Bonaventure Island.
Season Seasonal, check official site.
Also bookable, listed above
These are in the lists above, so we don't repeat them here.
- Géoparc de Percé glass platform Tickets
Make it a weekend
Why stay the night
- It's a long drive, so stay at least two nights.
- Bonaventure Island takes half a day.
- Sunrise over Percé Rock is worth getting up for.
Nearby and worth the drive
Mont Albert and the Chic-Chocs.
The Baie des Chaleurs side.
Ready-made trips with Gaspé and Percé
Good to know
- Tourism: tourisme-gaspesie.com.
- Parks: Forillon is a Parks Canada park; Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé is a Québec national park (Sépaq). Both charge fees.
- We list only places we can check against an official source. Hours, seasons and prices change, so confirm before you go.
Photos on this page
Photo: Percé Rock, Gilles Desjardins, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Northern gannets on Bonaventure Island, Estcroissant, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Forillon National Park, abdallah, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Cap Bon-Ami, Forillon, Andrea Schaffer from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse, Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0