Region

Gaspé Peninsula

Go only with a car and at least 5 nights; Route 132 is a 900 km loop, not a day trip.Go only with a car and at least 5 nights; Route 132 is a 559 mi loop, not a day trip.

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Visa: Depends on your passport
Currency: Canadian dollar (CAD, $)
Language: English and French
Plugs: A · B · 120 V
Time zone: Six zones: UTC−3:30 to UTC−8

Month by month hereIn detail ↓

Rules in force · 6Crossing between the US, Canada and Mexico by land needs …Cannabis is legal in Canada and in many US states, but ta…

North America ↗Crossing between the US, Canada and Mexico by land needs your passport even on a day trip; rental cars need the company's written permission to cross, and most US and Canadian rental insurance stops at the Mexican border.
North America ↗Cannabis is legal in Canada and in many US states, but taking any amount across the US, Canadian or Mexican border is a federal crime — including edibles and vapes.
North America ↗The busiest US and Canadian national parks need timed-entry, campsite or lodge reservations in summer; release dates are months ahead.
Canada ↗Visa-exempt travellers flying to or through Canada usually need an eTA; check your passport on the official Government of Canada site (canada.ca) and apply only there.
Canada ↗A Parks Canada pass is needed to stop in national parks such as Banff and Jasper; some spots (for example Moraine Lake) are reached only by shuttle or tour, so book ahead.
Canada ↗Keep well away from bears, elk and moose; carry bear spray on Rockies trails and follow trail closures.

The Gaspé is a coastal loop, not a single sight. Route 132 runs about 900 km around the peninsula; from Quebec City the tip at Percé is roughly a 9-hour, 750 km drive. Without a car you see a fraction of it. Budget 5–7 nights, drive one direction, and treat the Chic-Chocs and the coast as two different trips.

Sleep

Which bed, for how many nights, and what to do from it

Where to sleep

3 places in this region

GaspéCity guide
East tip; Forillon and Percé day trips.
Best Jun–Oct
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PercéCity guide
Percé Rock and Bonaventure Island; the marquee stop.
Best Jun–Sep
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Sainte-Anne-des-MontsCity guide
North coast base for Gaspésie National Park and the Chic-Chocs.
Best Feb–Mar, Jun–Sep
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Night sequences

5 nights: Matane 1 + Sainte-Anne-des-Monts 1 + Gaspé 2 + Percé 1, driving clockwise
7 nights: Add a full day in Gaspésie National Park and a second night in Percé

Doing the whole loop in 2–3 days is 6–8 hours of driving daily with no time off the road.
Fuel and food gaps are real on Route 132 and Route 299; fill up in towns.
Winter closes many services; the Chic-Chocs are a ski and snowshoe destination then.

Day-trips door to door

To	From	Door-to-door p50	Last return	Note
Percé Rock and Bonaventure Island	Percé	30 min	check	Boat to the island; gannet colony. Sailings are seasonal and weather-dependent.
Forillon National Park	Gaspé	25 min	unknown	Les Graves Trail to Cap Gaspé is about 8 km one way; go early.Les Graves Trail to Cap Gaspé is about 5 mi one way; go early.
Gaspésie National Park	Sainte-Anne-des-Monts	45 min	unknown	Route 299 into the Chic-Chocs; caribou herd south of the St. Lawrence.

Bags between cities

No luggage forwarding here; you carry your own bags between the small inns.

When and how

Months, arrival and passes

Seasons at a glance

From each city's month table

Pick a month to see where to go.

Only good-now countries

Country	JJan	FFeb	MMar	AApr	MMay	JJun	JJul	AAug	SSep	OOct	NNov	DDec
Gaspé	×	×	×	×	ok	go	go	go	go	go	×	×
Percé	×	×	×	×	ok	go	go	go	go	ok	×	×
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts	ok	go	go	×	ok	go	go	go	go	ok	×	ok
Canada (country-wide)	ok	ok	ok	ok	go	go	go	go	go	go	ok	ok

Go: the good monthsFair: workable, mixedPoor: heat, rain or hazeAvoid: storms, floods, closuresno data yet

Computed from each country’s own data; hover a country name for the source. Advisory countries are left out.

Climate strip

Month by month

Zone	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Coastal GaspéRoute 132 shore, Percé, Gaspé

Coastal Gaspé: Short warm season; July–August is peak and the only reliable beach weather. Sea fog is common in June.

Best months are July and August; June and September are quieter but colder and wetter.

Get in

Door-to-door p50, 2026 estimate

From	To	How	p50	Note
Montréal (YUL)	Gaspé (YGP)	Flight to Gaspé or Mont-Joli, then rental car	~1 h 30 flight	Small airports; rental desks are limited — reserve the car with the flight.
Québec City	Percé	Autoroute 20 then Route 132	~9 h / 750 km	Split it: Matane or Rimouski makes a sensible first night.
Montréal	Gaspé	Orléans Express bus	~13 h with transfers	About $130 one way; transfers in Québec City and Rimouski. Two checked bags free.
Baie-Comeau / Godbout (North Shore)	Matane	Québec ferry, car ferry	~2–3 h crossing	Year-round; fares per person plus per car. Bikes travel free.

Regional passes

Verdict first

Parks Canada Discovery Pass

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Pays only if you visit Forillon plus other Parks Canada sites on the same trip; Gaspésie and Miguasha are provincial parks with separate fees.

Eat and move on

Regional food

Where and when it works

Dish	Where	Timing / trap
Fish and seafood	Percé, Gaspé, Matane	Look for local cod, crab and shrimp; kitchens close early outside July–August.
Casse-croûte poutine and fried clams	Roadside stands on Route 132	Cheap lunch stop; many shut by 19:00.Cheap lunch stop; many shut by 7:00 PM.
Maple and berry products	Farm stands, Matapédia Valley	Cash is useful at small stands.

Go next

Land's End

planned

Route 132 east to Gaspé then Cap Gaspé

Forillon and the eastern tip; the marquee end of the loop.

Chaleur Bay

planned

Route 132 west from Percé along the south shore

Warm-water bay and Acadian villages on the return leg.

Gaspesian Coast

planned

Route 132 north shore, Matane to Sainte-Anne-des-Monts

The St. Lawrence shore leg; sea, not river.

Upper Gaspé

planned

Route 132 east of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts

Approach to the tip; fuel and food gaps widen.

Matapédia Valley

planned

Route 132 inland via Amqui and Pointe-à-la-Croix

Farmland route back toward New Brunswick.

Bas-Saint-Laurent

planned

Autoroute 20 / Route 132 west from Matane

First-night stop on the drive in from Québec City.

Canada best time to visit

planned

Reference

Compare July–August peak with shoulder months.

Canada itineraries

planned

Reference

Slot the Gaspé loop into a longer Canada trip.

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Deep dive

Photos, reading and every source

Sources

officialTourisme Gaspésie
officialParks Canada — Forillon National Park
officialSociété des traversiers du Québec
officialOrléans Express
secondaryWikivoyage: Gaspé Peninsula, revision 5061634 (CC BY-SA 4.0)