Forillon National Park is located on the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec. The park includes forests, sea coast, salt marshes, sand dunes, cliffs, and the northern end of the Appalachians. Created in 1970, Forillon was the first national park in Quebec. It covers 244 km2.
The word forillon is thought to have referred to a flowerpot island or sea stack which used to be a landmark in the area but has since collapsed into the ocean.
The park includes nesting colonies of sea birds and whales, seals, black bears, moose, and other woodland animals.
The creation of the Park in 1970 was preceded by the removal through expropriation of several families that had settled within the boundaries of the proposed area. Several of the foundations of the demolished houses remain today hidden in the underbrush of several sections of the park. Several families in the Gaspe Peninsula region were forced to re-settle in the surrounding areas and hold a vivid memory of the events that unfolded during those times. Forillon National Park does not mention these unfortunate events anywhere within their exhibits and fail to acknowledge the existence of a community within the park.
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Image:Forillon_National_Park_of_Canada_1.jpg|Cap Bon-Ami, on the North side of the Forillon peninsula
Image:Forillon_National_Park_of_Canada_2.jpg|Cap Bon-Ami at sunset
Image:Forillon_National_Park_of_Canada_3.jpg|The Forillon peninsula
Image:Forillon_National_Park_of_Canada_4.jpg|Rock formation called "Le Vieux" (the Old Man) and Cap Gaspé lighthouse
Image:Forillon_National_Park_of_Canada_5.jpg|Reproduction of a traditional salt cod fishery installation created for the 1998 TV series, "L'ombre de l'épervier"
Image:Forillon_National_Park_of_Canada_6.jpg|Stepped cascade along the "La Chute" hiking trail
Image:Forillon_National_Park_of_Canada_7.jpg|Waterfall along the "La Chute" hiking trail
Image:Forillon_National_Park_of_Canada_8.jpg|Water splashing over mossy rocks. Close-up of waterfall along the "La Chute" hiking trail
Image:Phoca_vitulina_1.jpg|Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) near Cap Gaspé
Image:Phalacrocorax_auritus_1.jpg|Double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) near Cap Bon-Ami
Image:Halichoerus_grypus_2.jpg|Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) near Cap Bon-Ami
Image:Erethizon_dorsatum_1.jpg|North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) at Cap Gaspé
