Parc marin du Saguenay–Saint-Laurent / Centre d'interprétation et d'observation de Pointe-Noire

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Accessibility features

Establishment category:

Sub-categories:
National park of Canada

Region:
Accessibility:
Partial access





Evaluation year by Kéroul: 2024

Parc marin du Saguenay–Saint-Laurent / Centre d'interprétation et d'observation de Pointe-Noire
141, route 138
Baie-Sainte-Catherine, (Québec)
G0T 1A0

Phone 1: 418 237 4383
Website : parcs.canada.ca/
Email: saguenay@pc.gc.ca

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Accessibility

Parking

Number of reserved places
 Reserved seat(s) for people with disabilities: : 1

Reserved seat location
 Near the entrance

Route leading from the parking lot to the entrance
 Asphalted ground

Additional information

Chemical toilet for the disabled in the parking lot.

No paint to delineate reserved space.

Temporary kiosk : Kiosque d’accueil et billetterie

Aisle leading to the kiosk
 On a gentle slope
 Circulation corridor at least 1.1 m wide
 Drink

Counter
 Counter surface : 107 cm above the ground
 No clearance under the counter
 Fixed payment terminal : 107 cm above the floor

Washroom

Access
 On a steep slope: : 10 %
 Restricted Traffic Corridor : 0,9 m wide
 Obstacle : Sentier escarpé et inégal

Door
 Interior Maneuvering Space : 90 m wide x 1,5 m depth in front of the door / baffle type door
 Difference in level between the exterior floor covering and the door sill : 2 cm
 Round exterior handle
 Opening requiring significant physical effort

Switch
 Raised : 1,4 m

Accessible toilet cubicle door
 Difficult to use latch

Accessible washroom bowl
 Transfer area on the side of the toilet bowl : 51 cm

Accessible toilet stall grab bar(s)
 Horizontal to the left of the bowl
 Horizontal behind the bowl

Other components of the accessible toilet cubicle
 Garbage can in the clear floor space

Additional information

In the event of rain, the toilet is extremely difficult to reach as the path is rough.

Showroom : Maison du gardien

Indoor circulation
 Circulation corridor of at least 92 cm
 Maneuvering area of at least 1.5 m in diameter available

Exposure
 Objects displayed at a height of less than 1.2 m

Additional information

Interpretive guides give presentations on the surrounding wildlife. Presentations are often given at non-accessible lookouts, but can be given at the janitor's house (accessible) on request.

Doors open at all times (89 cm), no threshold.

Viewpoint accessible from the house's terrace.

Trail : du stationnement à la maison du gardien

Trail
 Slope : 7 %
 Wood cladding
 Width over 1.1m
 Well marked trail
 Handrail : 107 cm

Outdoor furniture
 Accessible bench

Additional information

There is an observation lookout on this trail.

Trail : de la maison du gardien aux belvédères inférieurs

Trail
 Slope : 10 %
 Bodyguard

Additional information

Path with dozens of steps and steep slopes

Rugged trail requiring great mobility: uneven rocks with no support for balance

Rest areas

Several observation lookouts and interpretive guides