History and outdoor activities are the discoveries awaiting you at the Chute-à-Bull Regional Park. The park comprises six (6) kilometers of trails for hiking enthusiasts to enjoy. Along the way, you can discover the history of the forest industry and appreciate the replica of the village’s covered bridge. A stop at the Belvedere will allow you to admire Saint-Côme’s still wild nature. While you’re there, take a break at the top or at the foot of our 18-meter-high waterfall to relax with your feet in the water!
In the wintertime, strap on your snowshoes or crampons and discover our breathtaking waterfall with its icy coat on.
In summer and winter, you can extend your stay thanks to our three (3) available shelters. That way, nature enthusiasts can extend their journey and follow the park’s trails, which are connected to the National Trail and all the way to Saint-Côme!
NOTE: This service is only available in the Ouareau Forest Regional Park area (Massif trail).
Why tire yourself with your heavy backpack all day? Make the most of your stay in a refuge by using our luggage transportation service. Your luggage will be carried from the welcome station to the refuge of your choice or from refuge to refuge.
The following rules apply:
During the park’s opening periods, luggage transportation is available until 5:00 P.M. during the week and until 11:30 A.M. on weekends.
The minimum price is $75.00, taxes included, (for 4 bags) and $15.00 per additional bag. Rates are for one-way travel, from one service point to a shelter or from one shelter to another.
The bag must have a maximum capacity of 45 pounds. Only reasonably loaded bags will be accepted. Avoid large, heavy loads.
NOTE: This service is only available in the Ouareau Forest Regional Park area (Massif Trail).
Want to rent snowshoes to go on an adventure on the park’s trails? Snowshoe rentals are now available at the Massif front desk in Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci. Rate: $18 (including access fee) or $10 (with refuge rental).
Want to get to the beginning of your trail or back to your car at the end of your hike? You can contact our local businesses: Taxi Bruneau: 450-886-2331.
39,14 $ / site / night
30,44 $ per additional tent
Refuge
30,44 $ / night / person (Swaggin: minimum 4 pers. on weekends)*
In exclusivity
Swaggin Refuge (20)
208,74 $
Refuge Boule (8)
95,67 $
Refuge Bazinet (8)
95,67 $
Refuge Lavigne (8)
95,67 $
Note: Prices do not include taxes and can change without notice.
The National Trail generally offers free access for hiking except when the trail crosses a regional park, then you must pay the access fee in effect in the park. This fee ($9/adult) is applied in the Ouareau Forest Regional Park (Massif, Contreforts, and Pont-Suspendu sectors) and in every other Matawinie regional park.
Furthermore, hikers must also respect the rates of our partners, notably at the Domaine Bazinet outfitter. At the Domaine Bazinet outfitter, whether you are on a short or long hike, the parking fee is $10 per car per day.
Thank you for respecting these fees. It allows us to support the development of the National Trail and showcase exceptional natural areas.
*For one rental per person (45$/night/pers.), please call 1-866-266-2730 no later than 48 hours before your arrival date. Before this time, exclusivity takes precedence. Applies only to Paul-Perreault, Lavigne, Boule, and Bazinet huts.
Dogs are allowed on a leash, but they must not be allowed inside the buildings (welcoming station, non-designated huts, etc.)
Pay your access fee (Ouareau Forest) or camping fee (applicable only for the Ouareau Forest and the Swaggin Sector in St-Côme)
Territory of the Lavigne and des Nymphes ZECs
On the territory of the Lavigne and Nymphs ZECs (des Contreforts, Swaggin, de la Boule, and des Nymphes trails)
You have the right to walk on the National Trail by following the path and markings of the trail, but you cannot practice other hunting, fishing, or gathering activities without registering at the ZEC first.
It is important to respect trail closures during hunting season. Signs are posted at the start of the trails. Since the dates change yearly, check out the following website www.mrnf.gouv.qc.ca or our website every fall.
On the territory of the Pourvoirie du Domaine Bazinet (De l’Ours Trail and Des Perces-Brumes Trail), you must:
Pay the parking fee for your vehicle (10$/vehicle/day);
Respect the closing of the trails during the hunting season;
Respect the ban on outdoor fires.
Matawinie Regional Parks
ACCESS AND STAYING FEES
All persons accessing the regional park and using infrastructures or services for which a fee applies must register and pay the required fees.
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
Domestic animals are accepted in a regional park, provided that they are kept on a leash not exceeding two (2) meters in length at all times, with the exception of public beaches, as well as on the cross-country ski trails of the Ouareau Forest Regional Park during the winter period.
At all times, the owner must pick up their animal’s droppings and dispose of them in an appropriate place.
The animals must not enter the buildings (reception area, sanitary block, shelter, etc.) at any time.
Animals must be under the constant supervision of their owner.
CAMPING/REFUGE STAY
Camping in a regional park is prohibited other than in areas specifically designated for that purpose.
It is forbidden to camp in a regional park without having paid the camping fee.
The arrival time for short stays is between 3:00 P.M. and 10:00 P.M.
All persons camping in the park must vacate their campsite by 12:00 noon on the last day of their stay. The site must be left in the same condition as when you arrived.
CAMPING SITE
A campsite may contain one (1) piece of camping equipment, with the exception of sites determined by the park administration, which may receive additional equipment.
CURFEW AND QUIET TIME
The curfew is from 11:00 P.M. to 8:00 A.M. During that time period, no noise that could be heard from the neighboring sites is allowed within the campsites.
SPECIFIC MEASURES FOR DRONES
In order to minimize the impact on the guest experience and wildlife, the use of drones for recreational purposes is not permitted in regional parks.
Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci
This map shows all the trails in the Massif and Pont-Suspendu sectors of the Ouareau Forest Regional Park. An entrance fee applies to access these trails. The map includes the Massif trail from km 0 to km 23. The end of the trail (km 23 to km 25.5) is on the Contreforts Trail map (National Trail).
Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci and Saint-Côme
Note: This map also includes the end of the Massif trail from the 24th km to the 26.5 km as well as the Capucines, Haut-Perché and Pont-Suspendu refuges.
Highway 25 North, route 125 North to Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, route 347 South, follow directions, Ouareau Forest, Pont-Suspendu Sector
Access/Accommodation Entry fees (Ouareau Forest Regional Park)
Plowed parking lot (junction of 347 road and chemin de la Forêt Ouareau)
Pont-Suspendu ande Des Capucines Refuges
(West entrance of the trail, Swaggin refuge and bridge)
Highway 25 North, Route 125 North, Route 337 North, Route 343 North and Route 347 North to Saint-Côme, Chemin de la Ferme, Simon-Lussier street
Access/Accommodation Parking fees: 10$/car/day
Plowed parking lot
Swaggin and Lavigne refuges
(West entrance of the trail, Swaggin refuge and footbridge)
Highway 25 North, Route 125 North, Route 337 North, Route 343 North and Route 347 North to Saint-Côme, Chemin de la Ferme, Simon-Lussier street
Access/Accommodation Parking fees: 10$/car/day
Plowed parking lot
Swaggin campsite
Swaggin and Lavigne refuges
Saint-Côme Sector | Chute-à-Bull Park, connecting trail
Highway 25 North, Route 125 North, Route 337 North, Route 343 North and Route 347 North to Saint-Côme, Des Venne rang, Du Lac Guenard/Émile street.
Access/Accommodation This parking lot is only available to the Boule Trail and refuges customers users.
Plowed parking lot (you must park at the entrance of the second entrance of the Chute-à-Bull park, in front of the gate)
Lavigne and Boule refuges
To access the Chute-à-Bull park, you must park at 101, Théophile-Gauthier street, Saint-Côme.
(East entrance of the trail)
Route 131 North, 5 km after the village of Sainte-Émélie-de-l’Énergie, take the 5th row (in a curve), 4.5 km to the outfitter (pourvoirie)
Access/Accommodation Plowed parking lot and parking fees ($).
Check the opening hours on www.domainebazinet.com.
Bazinet Refuge
(North entrance of the trail)
Route 131 North, 5km after the Sainte-Émélie-de-l’Énergie village, take the 5th row (in a curve), continue driving 4.5 km until the outfitter (pourvoirie)
Access/Accommodation Plowed parking lot with parking fees ($).
Check the opening hours at www.domainebazinet.com.
Bazinet Refuge
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