Campgrounds and RV parks near Port-Daniel-Gascons, QC

Port-Daniel-Gascons sits on the south shore of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, along Chaleur Bay, roughly halfway between Percé and New Richmond on Route 132. The municipality is best known as the home of the Réserve faunique de Port-Daniel, a wildlife reserve managed by SEPAQ that protects trout lakes and a salmon river. Most RV travellers use the area as a mid-route base for touring the Gaspé loop. Campgrounds cluster along the coast and near the reserve entrance, with a mix of provincial, municipal, and private sites. The closest option to the village core is Port Daniel Reserve, the SEPAQ campground at the wildlife reserve, which offers a mix of serviced and unserviced wooded sites with drinking water, showers, laundry, and a common room. Other nearby options give access to beaches on Chaleur Bay and to archaeological or heritage sites. These include Camping Municipal St-Godefroi to the west, Camping Du Parc du Bourg de Pabos to the east near Chandler, and further afield, Camping Colibri sur Mer and Maison Touristique Dugas Camping.

Port Daniel Reserve is booked through SEPAQ, the provincial network that manages Quebec's wildlife reserves and national parks. Reservations are made online or by phone, and separate transactions are used for camping, cabins, and fishing days. Day-fishing spots on the lakes and salmon river open on a fixed date in spring, and unsold lake days can also be reserved the day before or on-site the morning of. Private campgrounds each use their own booking systems. Camping Du Parc du Bourg de Pabos takes reservations exclusively through the Anémone Camping platform, a non-refundable deposit is required at the time of booking, and cancellation without penalties is possible up to 7 days before the scheduled arrival date. Municipal campgrounds and smaller operators such as Camping Municipal St-Godefroi, Camping Colibri sur Mer, and Maison Touristique Dugas Camping generally take phone or email bookings directly.