Camp de Base
- May–Jun, Aug–Sep
- best months
- At 2,404 ft
Camp de Base is an unstaffed wilderness hut in Quebec, Canada, at about 2,400 ft (733 m) above sea level. It is inside Parc régional du Massif-du-Sud. Trails within about a mile include Sentier de la Slousse, Sentier du Versant Sud and Sentier des Sources. The nearest town is Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland, about 4.7 miles southeast of the hut. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mont du Midi, Mont Chocolat and Mont Saint-Magloire. For camping, Secteur du Versant and Village Médiéval are within about 6 miles. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
- Refuge du MilieuHut camping · ~3 min drive
- Secteur du VersantCamping · Next door
- Refuge des PasserellesHut camping · ~4 min drive
- Village MédiévalCamping · ~3 min drive
- Refuge des MéandresHut camping · ~5 min drive
- Secteur BeaudoinCamping · ~4 min drive
- Mini-Pod BucklandHut camping · ~5 min drive
- Secteur des MerisiersCamping · ~4 min drive
- Refuge des CascadesHut camping · ~5 min drive
- Secteur des PeupliersCamping · ~4 min drive
Also worth it near here
Sentier Des GéantsHiking · Next doorPhoto: Pierre-Arnaud KOPP from REIGNIER, France, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mont du MidiSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Richard Coté, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Sentier ASki touring · ~3 min drive
- Saint-Leon De StandonRock climbing · ~20 min drive
- Plage CaronBeach · ~26 min drive
Best time to visit Camp de Base
Best months: May–June and August–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
20° / -4°
10 wet
Feb
23° / -4°
9 wet
Mar
34° / 7°
9 wet
Apr
46° / 25°
10 wet
May
61° / 37°
11 wet
Jun
71° / 47°
12 wet
Jul
76° / 52°
13 wet
Aug
74° / 50°
10 wet
Sep
66° / 41°
10 wet
Oct
51° / 31°
12 wet
Nov
38° / 22°
11 wet
Dec
26° / 7°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Clayton Lake, ME, 44.5 mi away at 1,000 ft. The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Camp de Base for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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