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Les Escoumins and the Saguenay Marine Park

Cold-water anemone gardens, seasonal shore diving, and whales watched from land.

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Destination Guide Sources For Les Escoumins and the Saguenay Marine Park

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39 sources • Updated Oct 29, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Oct 29, 2026.

Parks Canada: Diving activities - Official Nordic snorkeling, cold-water scuba, seasonal guidance and dive-base services.
Parks Canada: 2026 opening schedule - Dates for 2026 interpretive centres and seasonal whale-watching departures.
Parks Canada: Marine Park fees - Official published interpretation-centre and underwater-diving admission categories; some values differ from operator page.
Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park: Les Escoumins Dive Base - Marine park partner describes Nordic snorkelling, scuba and generic freediving availability, without documenting a dedicated breath-hold product.
Quebec Subaquatique: Les Escoumins dive sites - Anemone Bay, West Cove, permanent East Cove closure, cold-water conditions and gear.
Quebec Subaquatique: Reservations and 2026 rates - Official 2026 activity and fill prices, dive-base access fee, tide-only Nordic activity, seasonal dates; cashless claim conflicts with contact page.
Quebec Subaquatique: Les Escoumins contact and opening dates - Verified site location, 2026 opening days, last entry time, contact methods and site facilities.
Quebec Subaquatique: Les Escoumins dive centre - Land-based seasonal operation; no access after closing and no overnight stay at the dive-base facility.
Quebec Subaquatique: Les Escoumins French contact details - Operator explicitly says public transportation does not reach the dive base; earlier payment statement differs from reservation page.
Government of Quebec: Recreational scuba qualification rules - Legal qualification classes, specialty limits and temporary equivalencies for divers trained outside Quebec.
Quebec Subaquatique: Recreational scuba regulations - Federation guidance on Quebec recreational diving qualifications and temporary equivalencies.
Parks Canada: Marine Activities Regulations guide - Official marine-activity regulations summary, bans on swimming with marine mammals, protected species distances; statutory regulations prevail.
Parks Canada: Discovery activities - Official shoreline whale viewpoints, marine discovery activities and interpretive programming.
Parks Canada: Whale watching - Whale watching from the Marine Environment Discovery Centre and Cap-de-Bon-Desir.
Parks Canada: Wildlife safety - Beluga protection, sensitive summer calf season, keep clear of marine mammals.
Parks Canada: Deep-Sea Reveries - Indoor 20-minute immersive interpretation, 2026 timetable and accessibility.
Parks Canada: Marine Park annual and seasonal activities - The Marine Park offers shore observation, guided learning, water activities and whale watching.
Marine Park: Whale-viewing seasonal guidance - Official area information on the early May to late October period for observing whales from shore or tour boats.
Parks Canada: Canada Strong Pass 2026 ended - Clarifies that free Parks Canada admission ended September 7, 2026 and regular fees resumed September 8.
GREMM: Marine Mammal Interpretation Centre - Tadoussac indoor marine mammal education, admission and 2026 open dates.
Croisieres AML: 2026 Tadoussac whale cruise - Seasonal May to November 1, 2026 day-cruise program, not a dive-liveaboard.
Municipality of Les Escoumins: Accommodation - Locally listed lodging such as inns, cottages and campgrounds in Les Escoumins.
Societe des traversiers du Quebec: Tadoussac ferry schedule - Ferry operates without advance reservations, with variable departures and traffic delays.
Societe des traversiers du Quebec: Tadoussac ferry fares - Official statement that the Route 138 ferry is free.
Quebec maritime: Tadoussac ferry - Independent tourism listing describes a 24-hour year-round ferry.
Intercar: September 2026 Cote-Nord schedules - Operator timetable for Quebec City, Tadoussac and Grandes-Bergeronnes, not a shuttle to the dive base.
Environment Canada: St. Lawrence marine weather - Official marine forecast and warnings; select local St. Lawrence sector for conditions.
Canadian Hydrographic Service: Les Escoumins tide station 02900 - Official predicted high and low tides for Les Escoumins.
Sante Quebec Cote-Nord: Les Escoumins health services - Official address and telephone for the Les Escoumins multi-service health centre.
Quebec Health Ministry: Escoumins facility registry - Government facility register names Les Escoumins clinic and lists urgent-care service, but does not prove specific rescue or hyperbaric capability.
Government of Quebec: What to do in a medical emergency - Emergency 911 number and dispatch procedure in Quebec.
Canadian Coast Guard: Marine Communications and Traffic Services - Marine emergency contact on VHF channel 16 or *16 on a cellphone where available.
Divers Alert Network: Emergency Assistance - 24-hour diver medical hotline; call local emergency services first.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: Entry requirements - Nationality-specific passport, visitor visa and eTA requirements.
Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport - Confirms Quebec City Jean Lesage airport YQB and air service; flights change.
Montreal Trudeau International Airport - Montreal gateway, useful for international air connections; onward road or intercity transport required.
Tourisme Cote-Nord: Haute-Cote-Nord - Accommodation and general visitor infrastructure in Les Escoumins, Les Bergeronnes and Tadoussac.
Destination hero photo by Nichole Ouellette/ouellette001.com (historical) - Pilot boats at Anse aux Basques wharf, Les Escoumins, on the St. Lawrence River, Quebec.. Photo: Nichole Ouellette/ouellette001.com / Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Cropped and resized.
Destination hero photo by Alex Guillaume - Waterfront at the Saguenay and St. Lawrence meeting point in Tadoussac, Quebec, Canada. Unsplash License (https://unsplash.com/license). Photographer: https://unsplash.com/@alx2bgx. Cropped and resized for the cover.