A true four-season playground, the ZEC offers a wide range of activities such as fishing, hunting, hiking, canoe camping, kayaking, snowmobiling, ATV riding, as well as wild berry picking. Visitors can stay in cottages or enjoy various types of camping, from serviced sites to rustic locations deep in nature.

Accommodation: CITQ 294282

• Huard Cottage, located at Lac Tortue
• Refuge du Lac Marie
• Refuge du Lac Muff

Short-stay campgrounds: CITQ 327837

• Bras‑Coupé Campground
• Tortue Campground
• Tomasine Campground
• Lac David Campground
• Baie Fournier Campground
• Tortue‑des‑Bois Campground
• Croche Campground

Users can register at the following stations:

• Tortue Station: (819) 441‑3991 or tortue.desert@reseauzec.com
• Tomasine Station: (819) 438‑2549 or tomasine.desert@reseauzec.com
• Virtual reception desk

Administrative Office:

• 163 Laurier Street, Maniwaki, QC, J9E 2K6
  Phone: 819‑449‑3838
• Email: administration.desert@reseauzec.com

Fish species:

• Bass
• Northern pike
• Walleye (yellow and black)
• Sturgeon
• Brook trout and Arctic char
• Lake trout (touladi) and splake

Game species:

• Moose
• Black bear
• Ruffed grouse
• Snowshoe hare
• And more

A bit of history:
The name Bras‑Coupé–Désert comes from two waterways that run through the territory: the Désert Lake and River, as well as the Bras‑Coupé Lake and River. These names have been in use since the second half of the 19th century. The word “Désert” is believed to be an adaptation of the Algonquin name Kitigan Zibi, meaning “river of the garden” or “farm river.” There was once a clearing at the mouth of the Désert River, where the town of Maniwaki now stands. As for the name “Bras‑Coupé,” it refers to the distinctive shape of Bras‑Coupé Lake.