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Gaspé Peninsula Road Trip – A Coastal Symphony of Sea & Forests

🚗🍁 Gaspé Peninsula Road Trip – A Coastal Symphony of Sea & Forests 📍 Route: Quebec City → Campbellton → Percé → Gaspé → Sainte-Anne-des-Monts → Quebec City 🛣️ Highway: Route 132 (the only road that loops the peninsula!) 📅 Best Time: September-October (fall colors peak) | June-August (whales & puffins) 🌊 Why This Drive is Epic ✅ Right Side: Atlantic Ocean – Whales breaching, lighthouses, salty sea spray. ✅ Left Side: Maple Forests – Fiery reds & golds in fall, moose grazing at dawn. ✅ No Traffic – Just you, the road, and Quebec’s wildest coastline. 📍 Must-Stop Highlights 1️⃣ Percé Rock & Bonaventure Island ✔ Walk to the rock at low tide (June-Sept). ✔ Boat tour to see 300,000 puffins/gannets (bring a telephoto lens!). 2️⃣ Forillon National Park ✔ Hike Cap-Gaspé – Cliffs + whales + the iconic white-red lighthouse. ✔ Secret Beach: Anse-aux-Amérindiens – Pebble cove with turquoise water. 3️⃣ Sainte-Anne-des-Monts ✔ Exploramer Aquarium – Touch starfish + learn about Gulf of St. Lawrence marine life. ✔ Dine at: Café du Centre – Seafood chowder in a retro diner. 4️⃣ Campbellton (NB Side) ✔ Salmon Sculpture – Giant 30ft steel salmon by the bay. ✔ Sugarloaf Mountain – Short hike for panoramic views of Chaleur Bay. 🍽️ Local Flavors 🦞 Lobster Shack (Percé): Eat a whole lobster on the dock ($25!). 🍁 Maple Taffy: Stop at a cabane à sucre (sugar shack) near Sainte-Anne. 🛌 Where to Sleep ✔ Riotel Percé – Oceanfront rooms + Percé Rock views. ✔ Gîte du Mont-Albert (Gaspé) – Cozy lodge near hiking trails. ⚠️ Road Trip Tips ⛽ Gas Up: Stations sparse between Gaspé and Sainte-Anne (fill up in Gaspé!). 📶 No Signal: Download offline maps (Google Maps works). 🧥 Pack Layers: Coastal winds are cold even in summer. 📸 Best Photo Ops 📷 Percé Rock at sunrise – Pink sky + golden cliffs. 📷 Forillon’s Cap-Gaspé cliffs – Whales + crashing waves. 📷 Route 132 hairpin turns – Forests on one side, ocean on the other. 🏆 Why Gaspé? "This drive is Quebec’s best-kept secret—like Norway’s fjords, but with more poutine and fewer tourists." #GaspesieRoadTrip #Route132 #QuebecByCar #FallColors #AtlanticCanada

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Gaspé Peninsula Road Trip – A Coastal Symphony of Sea & Forests

🚗🍁 Gaspé Peninsula Road Trip – A Coastal Symphony of Sea & Forests 📍 Route: Quebec City → Campbellton → Percé → Gaspé → Sainte-Anne-des-Monts → Quebec City 🛣️ Highway: Route 132 (the only road that loops the peninsula!) 📅 Best Time: September-October (fall colors peak) | June-August (whales & puffins) 🌊 Why This Drive is Epic ✅ Right Side: Atlantic Ocean – Whales breaching, lighthouses, salty sea spray. ✅ Left Side: Maple Forests – Fiery reds & golds in fall, moose grazing at dawn. ✅ No Traffic – Just you, the road, and Quebec’s wildest coastline. 📍 Must-Stop Highlights 1️⃣ Percé Rock & Bonaventure Island ✔ Walk to the rock at low tide (June-Sept). ✔ Boat tour to see 300,000 puffins/gannets (bring a telephoto lens!). 2️⃣ Forillon National Park ✔ Hike Cap-Gaspé – Cliffs + whales + the iconic white-red lighthouse. ✔ Secret Beach: Anse-aux-Amérindiens – Pebble cove with turquoise water. 3️⃣ Sainte-Anne-des-Monts ✔ Exploramer Aquarium – Touch starfish + learn about Gulf of St. Lawrence marine life. ✔ Dine at: Café du Centre – Seafood chowder in a retro diner. 4️⃣ Campbellton (NB Side) ✔ Salmon Sculpture – Giant 30ft steel salmon by the bay. ✔ Sugarloaf Mountain – Short hike for panoramic views of Chaleur Bay. 🍽️ Local Flavors 🦞 Lobster Shack (Percé): Eat a whole lobster on the dock ($25!). 🍁 Maple Taffy: Stop at a cabane à sucre (sugar shack) near Sainte-Anne. 🛌 Where to Sleep ✔ Riotel Percé – Oceanfront rooms + Percé Rock views. ✔ Gîte du Mont-Albert (Gaspé) – Cozy lodge near hiking trails. ⚠️ Road Trip Tips ⛽ Gas Up: Stations sparse between Gaspé and Sainte-Anne (fill up in Gaspé!). 📶 No Signal: Download offline maps (Google Maps works). 🧥 Pack Layers: Coastal winds are cold even in summer. 📸 Best Photo Ops 📷 Percé Rock at sunrise – Pink sky + golden cliffs. 📷 Forillon’s Cap-Gaspé cliffs – Whales + crashing waves. 📷 Route 132 hairpin turns – Forests on one side, ocean on the other. 🏆 Why Gaspé? "This drive is Quebec’s best-kept secret—like Norway’s fjords, but with more poutine and fewer tourists." #GaspesieRoadTrip #Route132 #QuebecByCar #FallColors #AtlanticCanada

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