Plage de Coin-du-Banc: Rockhounding in Le Rocher-Percé, Québec

Plan your visit

Confirm rules before collecting

County

Le Rocher-Percé

Province

Québec

Nearest road

Rue de la Plage

Coordinates

48.55968, -64.29173

Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground and access before you head out.

Land & collecting status

Confirm rules before collecting

Land status here is not confirmed. National and provincial parks prohibit collecting, while Crown land and many beaches allow it. Verify with the managing agency before you collect.

Access note: Beach at Coin-du-Banc in Percé where agate and jasper turn up, best searched at low tide. The local mineral club says the seashore is public, but the regional tourism board asks visitors not to collect agates, so taking them here is unconfirmed. Collecting is banned in the parks nearby.

Collecting rules in Canada are set provincially and by land owner. Crown land and many public beaches allow casual hand collecting, while provincial and national parks are off-limits. Confirm the rules for this site before you dig.