Miguasha National Park

National park · Nouvelle ·

Miguasha National Park

National park · Nouvelle ·

World-class Devonian fossil site with museum & trails

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231 Rte de Miguasha O, Nouvelle, QC G0C 2E0, Canada Get directions

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"I walked the Evolution of Life trail and toured a museum anchored by an extraordinarily fossil‑rich cliff on the UNESCO World Heritage list, marveling at specimens like the spiny Diplacanthus horridus and other Devonian fossils so beautiful they seemed sculptural." - Nina Caplan Nina Caplan Nina Caplan has been writing about the arts, wine, and travel for over 20 years. Her wine and lifestyle columns appear regularly in Club Oenologique, The New Statesman, and The London Times's luxury magazine, Luxx. She is the author of an award-winning travel memoir steeped in wine and history, "The Wandering Vine: Wine, The Romans and Me," which was published by Bloomsbury in 2018. She has followed her interests all over the world, from climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge and searching for Edo (19th-century Tokyo) to eating her way around Montreal and exploring the vineyards of Champagne. She is also a travel and wine consultant and an occasional podcaster. A lifelong Francophile and fluent French speaker, she lives between Burgundy, France, and London and has overflowing wine cellars in both places. She is working on a book about France. * Guild of Food Writers Drink Writer of the Year 2020 * Fortnum & Mason Drink Writer of the Year 2018 and 2014 * Louis Roederer International Food & Wine Writer of the Year 2016 * "The Wandering Vine" was Fortnum & Mason's Debut Drink Book of the Year 2019 and Louis Roederer Wine Book of the Year 2018 * Author of "The Gourmet London Restaurant Guide" * Former editor of Metropolitan, the trilingual magazine on Eurostar * Former features editor of Time Out London Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines

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Miguasha National Park

Mike M

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Very interesting visit to this cool fossil museum. The walking tour was pretty cool down to the beach and the museum itself was very informative! Was it worth $24 per person? That could be argued. But you only live once! 😊😊

CJ B.

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Not a very big park at all, but what’s nice about it is that there’s a little trail in the woods above the cliff to explain stuff, and the steps down to the beach so you can see the pancaked layers of geologic record very clearly. Come at sunset hour and double your fun with a very nice sunset perspective while you examine the exposed rock cliff for various earth-era strata.

Meghan

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Really cool park! We visited today with our puppy, and did the only pet-friendly trail, l'évolution de la vie. It took us just under an hour with stops to read the information along the trails. It's a very easy trail that follows the water and provides beautiful views! We noticed several birds and even a snake or two along the way! We didn't have the chance to explore other areas of the park, given dogs aren't allowed, but the Main Building seemed to have some cool fossil displays!

Colette G.

Google

Very interesting fossil exhibit-who knew our Canadian shores could unveil such treasures! Took the 3.5km trail along the cliffs also, very pretty.

Georgina

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We really loved our visit to Miguasha National Park. The fossil exhibit is really amazing. We did the walk before the museum because it was going to rain later. If you have the chance to do the museum first it will make the walk that much more special. Right now there are not informational signs along the walk because they are doing updates. Take the stairs down to the lake and search for fossils. Definitely worth the visit!

Si L

Google

I am not a big fan about fossils but I give them credit to have 2 ginkgo trees in front of them! For that they ARE qualified for their specialty for ginkgo is the living fossil. They have different prices for different accessibility of their resources. I chose the cheapest one so only had a walk on the beach to admire the cliff and rock. They have a short walking trail and outdoor activities for kids. Their service and activity guide were both in french, I didn’t check if they can speak English. They have a nice cafeteria that offers good clam chowder.

Guillaume V.

Google

The museum is super well thought and have plenty of resources. The employees are keen to answering all your questions with interesting insights. Loved the place!

Anush S.

Google

The walk was very nice! Next time will visit the museum for sure. It felt like I was missing some explanations about the fossils :)

Gabriel S.

Yelp

According to UNESCO, Miguasha National Park is considered to be the world's most outstanding illustration of the Devonian Period known as the 'Age of Fishes'. The museum is good, with a lot of information about and examples of fossils. The site itself has some information panels on the trail but nothing at the cliffs themselves (where the fossils were found). You definitely need to visit the museum and not just the site or you're probably going to be very confused unless you're an expert. The cliffs themselves are relatively compact, but you can follow a trail that goes on for a while too.

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Miguasha National Park

Mike M

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CJ B.

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Meghan

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Colette G.

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Very interesting fossil exhibit-who knew our Canadian shores could unveil such treasures! Took the 3.5km trail along the cliffs also, very pretty.

Georgina

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Si L

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Guillaume V.

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The museum is super well thought and have plenty of resources. The employees are keen to answering all your questions with interesting insights. Loved the place!

Anush S.

Google

The walk was very nice! Next time will visit the museum for sure. It felt like I was missing some explanations about the fossils :)

Gabriel S.

Yelp

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