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 Location
Parc national du Mont-Mégantic is located in the enchanting village of Notre-Dame-des-Bois, approximately 75 km to the east of Sherbrooke. Do not confuse it with the City of Lac-Mégantic, located roughly 50 km northeast of the park. Here is the distance in kilometres between the main urban centres and the park:
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Montréal |
Québec City |
Sherbrooke |
| Discovery and Visitor Centre |
225 |
250 |
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Climate
Since the mountain is at a high altitude, temperatures are colder in the park than in the cities. We strongly recommend that you bring warm clothing, no matter what the season. Hats and scarves are a must for stargazing, even in the summer!
For your information, since the temperature decreases by 1 ºC for each 100 m of altitude, it is 6 º colder at the park entrance than in Montreal and 11 º colder at the summit of the mountain than in Montreal!
 Access and Operating Period
Discovery and Visitor Centre
Open: Year round. The park is open from 9 AM to 4 PM, Monday to Thursday, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Friday to Sunday, and until 11 PM on astronomy evenings. L'ASTROLab is open weekends in the fall and the spring, and daily in the summer.
Access:
From Montréal: Sherbooke - East Angus - Cookshire - Notre-Dame-des-Bois
Take Highway 10 East to Exit 143. Take Route 112 East to the junction of Route 253 South, then follow Route 253 South to Cookshire. From Cookshire, take Route 212 East toward La Patrie and Notre-Dame-des-Bois. In Notre-Dame-des-Bois, follow the signs for "Parc du Mont-Mégantic, secteur de l'observatoire.
From Québec City: Saint-Georges - Lac-Mégantic - Woburn - Notre-Dame-des-Bois
Take Highway 73 South, then the 173 South to Saint-Georges. From there, take Route 204 West to Lac-Mégantic and then Route 161 South to Woburn. From Woburn, take Route 212 West to Notre-Dame-des-Bois. Follow the signs for "Parc du Mont-Mégantic, secteur de l'observatoire."
From Sherbrooke: Via Highway 10, take Route 112 to East Angus, Route 253 to Cookshire, then Route 212. Via Lennoxville, take 108 East to Cookshire, then take the 212.
Public Transit
The cities of Sherbrooke and Lac-Mégantic offer public transit service, but no bus goes to the park.
 Access for the Mobility Impaired
The following places have been set up to facilitate access for the mobility impaired:
- Parc du Mont-Mégantic ASTROLab
- The park's restaurant
- Mont-Mégantic Public Observatory
- Pavillon de la Voie Lactée
- Discovery and Visitor Centre
| To make tourism and culture accessible to persons with limited physical ability. |
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