The Park is open year-round. The parking lots are open on a variable schedule, detailed below.
Parking lots schedule
Open daily
Unless otherwise specified, the following parking lots are open daily. From mid-June to Labour Day*, vehicle access fees apply to parking lots at beaches and boat launches.
*With the exception of the Mackenzie King Estate, at which fees are in effect from June 18 to October 24, 2021.
On summer weekends and during Fall Rhapsody, certain parking lots often reach capacity, which can lead to intermittent road closures.
Because of the operation of the free NCC shuttle, parking lot P3 will close at 8 pm on Fridays and Saturdays (and on Sunday, October 10) until October 24. During this period, it will reopen at noon on Saturdays and Sundays (and on Monday, October 11).
| Gatineau and Old Chelsea | P1 P2 P3 Old Chelsea Picnic Area Visitor Centre P5 P6 - Mackenzie King Estate ($) P7A P7B - 7 am to 9 pm P8 P9 Dunlop Picnic Area P10 P11 - 5 am to 9 pm P12 - 7 am to 9 pm P13 - 7 am to 9 pm |
| Meech Creek Valley and Wakefield | P16 P17 |
| Pontiac | Luskville Falls Church Hill Picnic Area |
| Philippe Lake | P19 Breton Beach Parent Beach |
| La Pêche Lake | La Pêche Lake |
Until September 24: Open on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons
The following parking lots are open on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1 pm to 30 minutes after sunset*, until September 24. Starting September 25, they will be open daily, from noon until 30 minutes after sunset*. They are located within the parkway network, which is otherwise open exclusively for active use as part of a pilot project.
- Champlain Lookout
- Étienne Brûlé Lookout
- Fortune Lake
- Huron Lookout
- Keogan
- King Mountain
- Lauriault Trail
- Mulvihill Lake
- Penguin Picnic Area
- Pink Lake Lookout
- Pink Lake Trail
- Waterfall Trail
*Approximate closing time
- May 28 to July 30: 9:30 pm
- July 31 to August 20: 9 pm
- August 21 to September 6: 8:30 pm
- September 7 to 19: 8 pm
- September 20 to October 6: 7:30 pm
- October 7 to 24: 7 pm