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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here- I've gone down a rabbit hole lol.  I could EASILY plan a 3 week trip with a mix of camping and other lodging but alas, my husband only has about 12 days but could *possibly* add 2 days onto the beginning of the trip for a full 2 weeks. I have 6 straight weeks off this summer and starting next summer will have 8 but we don't have unlimited funds.

My 9-year-old is interested in a mix of city life and the outdoors (30/70 mix) and my 6-year-old will be super happy to be on a boat, play on beaches, short, hikes, biking, and food. (I think about 4-5 flat miles in cooler weather is all he can do right now until he learns how to not stop-go and conserve energy).

Here's one rough itinerary I've got.
1 night Lake George or Burlington, VT 
3 nights QC 
2 nights baie-st-paul
2 night Tadoussac
1 night Rimouski or National Park du Bic 
2 nights gaspespie
2 night Perce 
1 nights somewhere return

I'm not sure about the Gaspe region part....

After reading more about the Zodiak tours, my kids are not ready so we have to stick with a regular tour, preferably late afternoon.  We also want to do hiking, beach play (yes it will be cold), eat seafood, maybe some kayaking, and I'd love to go into Gaspesie National Park to look for Caribou.

If we do this, we may try to make our way back down through Maine with at least 1 overnight (in Maine), maybe 2.

My sis did a similar camping road trip with her kids so I'll def check with her too but if anyone has done something like this, I'd love suggestions.  I also considered just going to National Park du Bic for 2 nights and turning around but at that point...you might as well keep going and see some other spectacular sites lol.

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This looks like a great itinerary! I'm a PP from earlier who did Acadia/Maine last summer. I've planned something very similar to you for early this summer.  Kids are 5 and 7:

2 nights Burlington (we can't leave until the afternoon of the first day so will need a full day to recharge after the long late drive)
4 nights at Malbaie, using it as a base to do day trips including to Tadoussac.  We're splurging and staying at the Fairmont, which also seems to offer a lot to do on-site.
1 nights Quebec City
3 nights Lake George (we visit every summer and love it there)

I looked into the Gaspe region and it looks gorgeous but feels like a lot for us to pull off given our time constraints (our trip is 11 days including departure and arrival home days, so really only 9 "vacation" days).  We could cut a night in Malbaie or Lake George to allow some wiggle room around Gaspe, but I much prefer to not be getting back in the car every other day or so for long drives with the kids.  Packing and unpacking itself takes a decent amount of time, hence why I'm leaning more towards day trips from Malbaie.  But eager to hear from others who have done similar thought exercises!
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