Crown Land in the Interlake

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 8 campgrounds

The Interlake is the strip of farmland, bush and marsh between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba. Its lakeshores have their own pages (Gimli, Hecla-Grindstone and Lake Manitoba), so this one is centred inland, on Fisher Branch, where the public land is a patchwork of wildlife management areas and game bird refuges. The Roy Lake refuge is about 8 km away, Broad Valley WMA 13 km and Ewonchuk WMA 19 km, and the Sleeve Lake, Lee Lake, Sharpewood and Mantagao Lake WMAs are 24 to 34 km out. The Moose Creek Provincial Forest starts about 27 km away. The fishing is mostly small lakes and creeks, Roys Lake (9 km), Blind Creek (10 km), Otter Lake (16 km) and the East Fisher River (22 km), with 15 on our map within 25 km. The Interlake Forest Centre campground at Hodgson is about 10 km away and Arborg's Old Town Campground 35 km. 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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Roy Lake
Game Bird Refuge
8 km
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Broad Valley Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife Management Area
13 km
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Ewonchuk Wildlife Managment Area
Wildlife Management Area
19 km
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Lee Lake
Game Bird Refuge
23 km
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Sleeve Lake Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife Management Area
24 km
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Lee Lake Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife Management Area
25 km
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Sleeve Lake
Game Bird Refuge
25 km
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Moose Creek Provincial Forest
Provincial Forest
27 km
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Sharpewood Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife Management Area
30 km
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Skylake Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife Management Area
32 km
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Little Birch Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife Management Area
33 km
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Mantagao Lake Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife Management Area
34 km

Nearest Fishing Spots

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Roys Lake
9 km
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Blind Creek
10 km
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Switzer Creek
14 km
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Otter Lake
16 km
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Bottle Creek
17 km
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Hunter Lake
19 km
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Wonder Lake Creek
20 km
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Cartier Lake
21 km

Nearest Campgrounds

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Interlake Forest Centre - Wayside Park Campground
HODGSON
10 km
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Old Town Campground
ARBORG
35 km
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Bifrost Riverton Campground
Riverton
44 km
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Hnausa Beach Provincial Park
Winnipeg Beach
48 km
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Sharptail Park
Ashern
52 km
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Spruce Sands R.V. Resort
ARNES
55 km
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Hecla Provincial Park
Riverton
58 km
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Beaver Creek Provincial Park
Riverton
58 km

Road Trips Nearby

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Road Trip Winnipeg to Narcisse – World's Largest Snake Den
Narcisse
130 km

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Frequently Asked Questions

Mostly wildlife management areas and game bird refuges. From Fisher Branch, the Roy Lake refuge is about 8 km away, Broad Valley WMA 13 km and Ewonchuk WMA 19 km, and the Moose Creek Provincial Forest starts about 27 km out.

The Interlake Forest Centre campground at Hodgson is about 10 km from Fisher Branch and the Old Town Campground at Arborg about 35 km. Manitoba sets no fixed night limit for a short tent stay on vacant Crown land, but wildlife management areas post their own camping rules.

Winnipeg to Narcisse, about 130 km, goes to the Narcisse Wildlife Management Area, where tens of thousands of red-sided garter snakes leave their winter dens each spring.

Offline maps around Interlake

Public land near Interlake 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

A Manitoba angling licence and barbless hooks are required; the Interlake is in the Southern Division, where walleye close April 6 to May 8 and ice fishing shelters must be off by March 31, 2027. Refuges restrict hunting, and each wildlife management area posts its own hunting, vehicle and camping rules. Open fires need an approved pit or a burning permit from April 1 to November 15.

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