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I've been doing some rail trails on the "green roads" (routes vertes) to visit my parents for the last three weekends and I stopped at the park for overnights as I didn't want to cycle the full 140 km in one shot and then back. It's getting greener!
The Yamaska National Park is a small park located around a reservoir in southern Québec. From there it's possible to access multiple rail trails and "linear parks" going in all directions.
More pictures in the comments.
Yes, there's always a fire pit that comes with a camp site in a national park, but you can't always use it. There's an organization in charge of fighting forest fires and they are the ones saying what region can have fires and what region can't. It can change from one day to another. The park will tell you that day if you can build a fire or not. They can mostly be used in the spring and autumn/fall, while usually being restricted during the hottest weeks of the year.
Speaking about Europe, I'm planning a trip to go cycle the Vennbahn and the surrounding rail trails in Belgium/Germany/Lux and around the Ardennes/Eifel as my next international trip. In fact, from what I can gather (I'm slowly going through your posts here), you're currently in Spain making your way north?! I wish you exactly the same!
Yeah i also wish there were summer vibes in spain other than my shorts and sandals, haha.
If you really plan this as a trip to europe i could join in for a weekender or something, i live kinda close to that whole area. If you're down hit me up. I have done a lot of shorter trips there (mostly ardennes belgium, it is a quick "exotic" place for me to get to), maybe i could give you some tips. But to be completely honest, if you make a trip to europe for cycling, there might be nicer places to go, but you may have your reasons to go there. There's a lot of car free routes or so few cars that they really don't that are not necessarily rail trails.
Rode a long rail trail today though here in spain, i am now at the atlantic coast in san sebastian, drinking a beer. Cheers!