Fort Péninsule
Fort-Péninsule
The remains of a coastal battery that guarded the mouth of Gaspé Bay in the Second World War, with its surviving naval gun, magazine and underground shelters.
During the Second World War, German submarines penetrated deep into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, so Canada built batteries such as Fort-Péninsule at the mouth of Gaspé Bay to protect its naval base. The site lies on the north shore of Forillon Park and retains a 4.7-inch naval gun, an ammunition magazine and underground passages, with interpretive signs. It takes about 30 minutes on foot to see everything, and it can be included in the same itinerary as Penouille.
Opening hours
Open all day (during park opening hours)
Nearby sights
- Penouille Peninsula
- Forillon National Park
- Haldimand Beach
- Musée de la Gaspésie
- Christ-Roi Cathedral of Gaspé
- Gespeg Mi'gmaq Interpretation Site
- Mont Saint-Alban Lookout Tower
- Forillon Whale-Watching Cruise