Parc national Forillon / Centre récréatif Petit-Gaspé

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Accessibility features

Establishment category:

Sub-categories:
National park of Canada

Region:
Accessibility:
Not accessible





Evaluation year by Kéroul: 2024

Parc national Forillon / Centre récréatif Petit-Gaspé
2342, boulevard de Grande-Grève
Gaspé, (Québec)
G4X 6L7

Phone 1: 418 368 5505
Phone 2: 1 888 773 8888
Website : parcscanada.gc.ca/forillon
Email: information@pc.gc.ca

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Activities and related services

Parc national Forillon
Partial access

Description

The swimming pool is accessible and adapted equipment is available for loan.

IMPORTANT: Most of the building's washrooms are non-accessible. Only the women's washroom in the changing rooms has an adequate transfer area. The other three washrooms have a transfer area less than 77 cm wide. We recommend that you consult the washroom cards before planning your visit. 

Accessibility

Parking

Number of reserved places
 Reserved seat(s) for people with disabilities: : 2

Reserved seat identification
 On the ground only

Route leading from the parking lot to the entrance
 Unsafe route : Pente entre 5% et 10%

Outdoor activity* : Tennis, jeux pour enfants et randonnée pédestre


 Walking trail on compacted stone dust
 Walking trail on grass
 Walking trail on jagged surface

Additional information

Access ramp from terrace: gentle slope and handrails 113 cm from ground

Non-accessible tennis court: gently sloping grass path, 75 cm gate, uneven, rock-dusted surface

Footpath with non-accessible surface (coarse gravel)

Children's playground equipment: cedar chip surfacing, no adapted play modules, 3 cm swing and 15 cm playground equipment #2 thresholds

Access ramp to playground: gentle slope, no handrails, no ledge, 10 cm threshold at bottom.

Building* Centre récréatif à Petit-Gaspé

Front door
 Difference in level between the exterior floor covering and the door sill : 6 cm
 Door equipped with an electric opening mechanism
 Electric opening door not equipped with a safety detector stopping the movement of the door in the presence of an obstacle

Front door
 Interior maneuvering area : 110 m width x 1,5 m depth in front of the door
 Steep Slope Bevel Level Difference : 17 %
 When you have to push the door: lateral release on the side of the handle : 10 cm
 Exterior round or thumb-latch handle

Additional information

The washer (110 cm) and front dryer (100 cm) controls are accessible.

Countertop is partially accessible (67 cm clearance and 89 cm height).

Maneuvering space of 1.2 m.

Interior access ramp
 On a steep slope : 8 %
 Handrails on each side

Counter
 Counter surface : 106 cm above floor
 No clearance under the counter

Additional information

Easily identifiable signage, but use of the international pictogram of accessibility is preferred.

Front door
 Clear Width : 78 cm

Interior maneuvering area
 Maneuvering area : 1 m width x 1 m depth

Grab bar to the right of the toilet
 L-shaped grab bar
 Horizontal component located at : 54 cm above the ground

Grab bar behind the toilet
 A horizontal grab bar

Sink
 Faucets located at a distance of : 45 cm from the edge of the sink

Shower: grab bar on left side wall
 Horizontal, oblique or L-shaped bar

Shower: grab bar on the wall facing the entrance
 Horizontal, vertical or oblique bar
 Horizontal element located at : 110 cm above the ground

Additional information

Pool access door with 2.5 cm threshold and 9% bevel.

The shower knob is 1.2 m high.

Front door
 Clear Width : 78 cm

Interior maneuvering area
 Maneuvering area : 1 m width x 1 m depth

Toilet bowl
 Transfer zone on the side of the bowl : 77 cm width x 1,46 m depth

Grab bar to the left of the toilet
 L-shaped grab bar
 Horizontal component located at : 53 cm above the ground

Grab bar behind the toilet
 A horizontal grab bar

Sink
 Faucets located at a distance of : 45 cm from the edge of the sink

Shower: grab bar on right side wall
 Horizontal, oblique or L-shaped bar
 Lower end located at : 84 cm above the ground

Shower: grab bar on the wall facing the entrance
 Horizontal, vertical or oblique bar
 Horizontal element located at : 110 cm above the ground

Additional information

Pool access door with 2.5 cm threshold and 9% bevel.

The shower knob is 1.2 m away.

Door
 Insufficient clear width : 75 cm

Washbasin
 Faucets away from the rim of the sink : 45 cm

Accessible washroom(s)
 Interior Maneuvering Space : 0,8 m wide x 0,8 m deep

Accessible toilet cubicle door
 Clear door width : 78 cm

Accessible washroom bowl
 Transfer area on the side of the toilet bowl : 76 cm
 Toilet bowl seat : 49 cm

Accessible toilet stall grab bar(s)
 L-shaped right
 Horizontal behind the bowl

Additional information

Very dark lighting.

Door
 Interior Maneuvering Space : 1 m wide x 1,5 m depth in front of the door / baffle type door
 Insufficient clear width : 75 cm

Washbasin
 Faucets away from the rim of the sink : 45 cm

Accessible washroom(s)
 Interior Maneuvering Space : 0,6 m wide x 0,6 m deep

Accessible toilet cubicle door
 Clear door width : 78 cm

Accessible washroom bowl
 Transfer area on the side of the toilet bowl : 62 cm

Accessible toilet stall grab bar(s)
 L-shaped left
 Horizontal behind the bowl

Payment
 Removable Terminal
 Counter surface : 111 cm above floor
 No clearance under the counter

Additional information

The menu may be difficult to read for the visually impaired.

Displays
 Majority of items at hand

Cash counter
 Counter surface : 102 cm above floor
 No clearance under the counter

Additional information

At the time of the evaluation, the store had not been set up and the traffic corridors could not be assessed.


 Entrance: no curb on sides of access ramp


 Entrance: access ramp: gentle slope


 Entrance: access ramp: no handrail


 Swimming pool: equipment adapted for disabled persons : Fauteuil roulant aquatique (MAC) et marchette aquatique

Additional information

The wooden ramp has a slope of 4% and a bevel of 11%.

The pool access ramp has a 5.5% slope.

The wading pool entrance is inaccessible.

The emergency exit has a 7 cm threshold.

Entrance door to the locker room
 Clear Width : 74 cm
 Opening requiring significant physical effort

Lockers
 Handle difficult to use

Benches or chairs
 Surface of the bench or chair located : 50 cm above the ground

Additional information

Metal pole for easy bench lifting.


 Access by the building: no step


 Access by the building: no outside door sill


 Access by the building: door larger than 80 cm


 Table: clearance under table insufficient  : 66 cm

Additional information

The automatic door opener button is difficult to locate.