La Mauricie canoe routes

La Mauricie National Park sits in the Laurentian Mountains near Shawinigan, Quebec, and its backcountry holds 132 canoe campsites spread over 12 lakes, all reachable by canoe, kayak or paddleboard. Routes range from easy trips with no portages to harder ones with longer carries between lakes.

A popular day outing starts at the Wapizagonke picnic area with a 4.6 km paddle up Lake Wapizagonke, followed by a 4 km hike to Waber Falls. Canoes, kayaks and paddleboards can be rented at the Shewenegan, Lac-Édouard and Wapizagonke picnic sites, and backcountry sites are booked through the Parks Canada Reservation Service. Anglers fish the lakes for lake trout and northern pike.