Basses Gorges du Verdon, Canyon and Natura 2000 protected area in Quinson and Esparron-de-Verdon, France.

Basses Gorges du Verdon is a limestone canyon downstream of Quinson, where the Verdon flows through narrow walls of pale grey and beige rock broken into ledges. The water filling the canyon floor is opaque turquoise-green, and green shrubs and small trees grow on the slopes and rims. The gorge forms the upstream extension of the Lac d'Esparron, whose waters reach back to Quinson.

The Verdon canal was built in the mid-19th century to carry water from the Verdon to Aix-en-Provence and other towns. It runs along the left bank a few metres above the river through the lower gorges. The Gréoux dam later raised the water level, forming Lake Esparron, whose waters reach back to Quinson.

The Verdon canal, built in the 19th century, runs along the left bank a few metres above the water for the whole length of the lower gorges. The GR 99 and the Tour du Lac d'Esparron long-distance paths follow the river on the same bank in the upper part. The Pont de Quinson marks the symbolic entrance to the gorges.

The GR 99 and the Tour du Lac d'Esparron long-distance paths follow the river on the left bank in the upstream part of the gorges, from the Pont de Quinson. The Verdon canal runs along the same left bank a few metres above the water over the whole length of the gorges.

The Verdon canal runs along the left bank a few metres above the water for the whole length of the lower gorges; it begins upstream of them. The GR 99 and the Tour du Lac d'Esparron long-distance paths follow the river on the left bank in the upper part.