The fjord
High cliffs.
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Saguenay Fjord National Park is a park in Quebec, Canada, along the eastern stretch of the Saguenay River, bordering the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park for over 100 km. The fjord is a deep glacial valley filled by river and sea water, one of Quebec's finest landscapes. The Innu and other Indigenous peoples lived around the fjord for thousands of years before Europeans arrived. Jacques Cartier was the first European to visit, in 1535. The park was called Saguenay National Park until it was renamed in 2011, and it offers hiking, kayaking and boat trips. You see a wide, dark blue river running between high rocky cliffs covered in pine and spruce, with rounded hills rolling to the horizon. Granite rocks and small beaches line the shores, and in autumn the forests turn red and gold. It is about 56 km from the city of Saguenay in a straight line. You may see beluga whales near the fjord's mouth at Tadoussac.
High cliffs.
Pine and spruce.
Red and gold.
Saguenay Fjord National Park, Quebec, Canada
You may see belugas near the mouth at Tadoussac.
Hiking, kayaking and boat trips.