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This is one of few accessible places in North America to view an arctic landscape of taiga and tundra.
Grand Jardins National Park (Parc des Grands Jardins) is in the Charlevoix region about 74 miles northeast of Québec City.
This national park, which covers 120 square miles, supports a herd of caribou that was reintroduced to the region at the end of the 1960s.
The unique arctic vegetation of the park sustain the herd of caribou.
Within the park are black spruce forests lined with thick layers of lichen and moss called cladonia. The taiga, a moist subarctic forest dominated by dwarf birth trees, black spruce and fir, begins where the tundra ends.
One of the unique vistas of the Charlevoix area is from Mont du Lac des Cygnes, at 3,234 feet.
Many of the park’s lakes are prime fishing spots.
The park also offers camping, canoeing, rock climbing, hiking, wildlife watching, guided walks and mountain biking.
In winter, there is snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.
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