Crown Land in Algoma Country

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 1 campgrounds

Algoma Country is the Lake Superior coast and the vast boreal interior between Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa. Highway 17 threads past Pancake Bay's white-sand beach into Lake Superior Provincial Park — the Agawa Rock pictographs, Old Woman Bay, the Coastal Trail — while inland, crown land runs unbroken toward the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve, the largest game preserve in the world. Steelhead run the Superior tributaries in spring and fall, and brook trout fill the interior lakes. 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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NORTH MONTREAL RIVER MORAINE CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
14 km
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RANGER NORTH CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
18 km
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Integrated Multiple Resources Management
General Use Area
18 km
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Algoma Headwaters Forest Reserve
Forest Reserve
22 km
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HARMONY FOREST CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
24 km
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O'CONNOR CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
27 km
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ALGOMA HEADWATERS PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLASS)
Provincial Park
29 km
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BATCHAWANA RIVER PROVINCIAL PARK (WATERWAY CLASS)
Provincial Park
30 km
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Tikimaganda Recreation Access Area
Enhanced Management Area
31 km
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LA VERENDYRE/OGIDAKI CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
32 km
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TIKAMAGANDA LAKE CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
33 km
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ALM LAKE FOREST CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
34 km

Nearest Fishing Spots

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Pan Lake
4 km
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St. Clair Lake
4 km
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Marshy Lake
4 km
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Old Woman Lake
7 km
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Old Man Lake
7 km
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Grey Owl Lake
8 km
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Rotunda Lake
9 km
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Redcliff Lake
9 km

Nearest Campgrounds

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Sunset Shores Resort
Batchawana Bay
48 km

Road Trips Nearby

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Road Trip Sault Ste. Marie – Agawa Canyon Tour Train, Algoma
Agawa Canyon
184 km
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Road Trip Sault Ste. Marie to Wawa – Wild Lake Superior
Wawa
230 km
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Road Trip Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie – North Shore of Lake Huron
Sault Ste. Marie
300 km
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Road Trip Sault Ste. Marie to Thunder Bay – Lake Superior Drive
Thunder Bay
700 km
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Road Trip Ottawa to Petawawa – Upper Ottawa Valley
Petawawa
170 km

Crown land by city in Algoma Country

Sault Ste. Marie Wawa Elliot Lake Blind River

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Lake Superior

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — outside the provincial parks, most of the region is crown land, reachable from Highway 17 and the network of logging roads running inland.

Yes — dispersed crown-land camping is free for Canadian residents for up to 21 days at any one site (paid permit for non-residents of Canada); Lake Superior and Pancake Bay provincial parks charge their own campground and backcountry fees.

No — hunting and trapping are prohibited throughout the preserve, which is why wildlife viewing there is exceptional. Fishing is allowed with a valid Ontario licence.

Sault Ste. Marie to Wawa on Highway 17 through Lake Superior Provincial Park — about 230 km of coastline many consider Canada's most scenic drive — or the Agawa Canyon by rail from the Sault.

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Public land near Algoma 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 valid Ontario fishing licence is required everywhere, and several Superior tributaries have special steelhead regulations and seasonal closures — check the zone rules. Lake Superior and Pancake Bay provincial parks charge camping and day-use fees; crown land camping is free for Canadian residents (21-day limit), with a paid permit for non-residents of Canada. Hunting is prohibited in the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve, and Superior's weather can turn dangerous fast — plan coastal paddling carefully.

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