Crown Land on North Vancouver Island

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 8 campgrounds

North Vancouver Island, past Campbell River, is logging and salmon country with three small towns, Port McNeill, Port Hardy and Port Alice, and this page is anchored on Port McNeill. Lower Nimpkish Park is about 8 km away, Nimpkish Lake Park 29 km and Marble River Park 33 km, and offshore, Cormorant Channel Marine Park (19 km) and the 11,751 ha Broughton Archipelago Park (32 km) are kayak destinations. Robson Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve, about 41 km east in Johnstone Strait, protects the beaches where orcas rub and is closed to visitors. Recreation site campgrounds include Clint Beek on Keogh Lake (13 km, 14 sites), Marble River (26 km, 35 sites) and Kaikash Creek (29 km, 10 sites); 14 lie within 50 km. Cape Scott Park, at the northern tip of the island, is about 80 km away in a straight line. This page rounds up the region's public land, fishing spots, campgrounds and road trips.

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Crown Land Nearby

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LOWER NIMPKISH PARK
PROVINCIAL PARK
8 km
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Bere Point - Beautiful Bay Trail
Recreation Reserve
9 km
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Clint Beek (Keogh Lake)
Recreation Site
12 km
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MISTY LAKE ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
13 km
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Beaver Lake
Recreation Site
16 km
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Three Isle Lake
Recreation Site
18 km
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CORMORANT CHANNEL MARINE PARK
PROVINCIAL PARK
19 km
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Blinkhorn Peninsula
Recreation Site
22 km
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Maynard Lake
Recreation Site
24 km
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GLORY 'OLE
Recreation Reserve
24 km
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IDA LAKE
Recreation Reserve
24 km
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ROUND ISLAND
Recreation Site
25 km

Nearest Fishing Spots

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Mills Creek
3 km
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Hyde Creek
4 km
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Cluxewe River
7 km
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Nimpkish River
7 km
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Thiemer Creek
9 km
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Roselle Lake
10 km
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Thiemer Lake
11 km
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Willow Creek
12 km

Nearest Campgrounds

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Clint Beek (Keogh Lake)
Port Mcneill
13 km
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Three Isle Lake
Port Mcneill
18 km
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Blinkhorn Peninsula
Port Mcneill
21 km
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Maynard Lake
Port Mcneill
24 km
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Kathleen Lake
Port Mcneill
25 km
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Marble River
Port Mcneill
26 km
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Kaikash Creek
Port Mcneill
28 km
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Spruce Bay
Port Alice
34 km

Road Trips Nearby

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Road Trip Campbell River to Telegraph Cove – Orcas
Telegraph Cove
200 km
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Road Trip North Vancouver Island – Campbell River to Cape Scott
Cape Scott
290 km

Crown land by city on North Vancouver Island

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Much of it is Crown forest under logging tenure, reached by active logging roads; near Port McNeill, Lower Nimpkish Park is 8 km away, and Nimpkish Lake and Marble River parks about 30 km.

Recreation sites are the main option: Clint Beek on Keogh Lake is about 13 km from Port McNeill and Marble River, with 35 sites, about 26 km; 14 lie within 50 km. Crown land camping is limited to 14 days at one site.

Yes, with a BC freshwater licence, except upstream of the Davie River from December 1 to May 15. The Cluxewe River, about 7 km away, is closed above the West Main logging road bridge from December 1 to May 31.

No. Misty Lake, about 13 km out, is inside an ecological reserve, and fishing there is not allowed.

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Public land near North Island runs well past the last cell tower. Export the area as a geo-referenced PDF and read it in BorealMaps to keep your GPS position on the map when the signal drops.

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Regulations

Lakes and rivers need a BC freshwater fishing licence (Region 1, Vancouver Island); salt water needs a Fisheries and Oceans Canada tidal licence. Recreation site and Crown land camping is limited to 14 days at one site. Most roads here are active logging mainlines, so check the forest company's road access information before driving them on weekdays.

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