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Route
Route
Rte 132 north to campground in Grande-Vallée (see route map below)
Rte 132 north to campground in Grande-Vallée (see route map below)
Miles Traveled
Miles Traveled
73.0
73.0
Road Conditions
Road Conditions
Single lane, flat along water, otherwise moderately hilly to mountainous, with significant 10-12% climb then decent just before Grande-Vallée (90 kph). No truck lanes for that last climb. Road surface fairly good heading north up the peninsula; several gravelly washouts for southbound traffic though.
Single lane, flat along water, otherwise moderately hilly to mountainous, with significant 10-12% climb then decent just before Grande-Vallée (90 kph). No truck lanes for that last climb. Road surface fairly good heading north up the peninsula; several gravelly washouts for southbound traffic though.
Tolls
Tolls
None
None
Campground
Campground
Camping au Soleil Couchant // Site # 74
Camping au Soleil Couchant // Site # 74
Address/Phone
Address/Phone
75 Rue Saint François Xavier E, Grande-Vallée, QC G0E 1K0 // 418-393-2489
75 Rue Saint François Xavier E, Grande-Vallée, QC G0E 1K0 // 418-393-2489
Hookups
Hookups
Electric (30A), Water, Sewer
Electric (30A), Water, Sewer
Average Cost per Night (USD)
Average Cost per Night (USD)
$28.79 (cash only)
$28.79 (cash only)
Site Surface
Site Surface
Grass
Grass
Site Type
Site Type
Back-in
Back-in
Site Exposure
Site Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Showers
Showers
free
free
Laundry
Laundry
$1,75 wash; $1,75 dry.
$1,75 wash; $1,75 dry.
Campground Notes
Campground Notes
Cash only. Easy access from Rte 132. Beautiful campground and not too busy probably because Forillon and Gaspe are so close. Level, all-grass sites, many with a view atop a small cliff overlooking a beautiful rocky beach. Lots of sea birds and occasional whale spouts can be viewed from your camper! Separate m/f toilets and showers. Hot showers are free. Fire rings at each site. Staff are bilingual.
Cash only. Easy access from Rte 132. Beautiful campground and not too busy probably because Forillon and Gaspe are so close. Level, all-grass sites, many with a view atop a small cliff overlooking a beautiful rocky beach. Lots of sea birds and occasional whale spouts can be viewed from your camper! Separate m/f toilets and showers. Hot showers are free. Fire rings at each site. Staff are bilingual.
Destination Notes
Destination Notes
We loved our view and the rocky beach so much that we didn't really explore beyond the campground during our 2 nights here, other than to walk along the rocky beach the 2 km to the center of Grande-Vallée. It looks like there is a busy mechanic in downtown to fix all of the blown transmissions and worn brakes from the route coming from the south/west. This town has no boulangerie (bakery), no patisserie (pastries), and no brasserie (beer bar), but there are two epicieries (small grocery stores), one of which had super-sweet locally-grown strawberries..
We loved our view and the rocky beach so much that we didn't really explore beyond the campground during our 2 nights here, other than to walk along the rocky beach the 2 km to the center of Grande-Vallée. It looks like there is a busy mechanic in downtown to fix all of the blown transmissions and worn brakes from the route coming from the south/west. This town has no boulangerie (bakery), no patisserie (pastries), and no brasserie (beer bar), but there are two epicieries (small grocery stores), one of which had super-sweet locally-grown strawberries..
Camping au Soleil Couchant's water-front property are illustrated in the photos above. Other views in or around Grande-Vallée are shown below from uppermost to bottom: Grande-Vallée's working harbor; a large bolder on an inlet, a section of the International Appalachian Trail is on the beach from Grande-Vallée to Pettite-Vallée.
Camping au Soleil Couchant (image from Google Satellite).
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