Crown Land Near Calabogie

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 8 campgrounds

Calabogie is the lake-and-ski village on the Madawaska River an hour west of Ottawa, where the Ottawa Valley farmland gives way to the Madawaska Highlands. Public land is close on every side: the Constant Creek swamp and fen conservation reserve lies 6 km away, the Darling crown land blocks 14 km east, the White Lake conservation reserve 18 km northeast, and Centennial Lake and Alexander Stewart provincial parks — both non-operating nature reserves — about 23 km southwest, where the big Madawaska Highlands general-use crown land takes over toward Griffith. The fishing is on the doorstep: Black Bay and Grassy Bay on Calabogie Lake are 2 km from the village, Norway Lake is 4 km, White Lake 16 km and Black Donald Lake 20 km, with 245 mapped spots inside 25 km. Calabogie's own lakeside campground is 3 km out and Black Donald's tent and trailer park 17 km. This page rounds up the closest public land, fishing spots, campgrounds and road trips around Calabogie.

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Crown Land Nearby

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CONSTANT CREEK SWAMP AND FEN CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
6 km
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Darling ANSI (Resource Management Zone)
General Use Area
14 km
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Darling ANSI (Core Protection Zone)
General Use Area
14 km
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WHITE LAKE CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
18 km
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CENTENNIAL LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURE RESERVE CLASS)
Provincial Park
23 km
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ALEXANDER STEWART PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURE RESERVE CLASS)
Provincial Park
23 km
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Area A
General Use Area
25 km
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Summit Lake ANSI (Core Protection Zone)
General Use Area
29 km
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Centennial Lake ANSI (Resource Management Zone)
General Use Area
29 km
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Centennial Lake ANSI (Core Protection Zone)
General Use Area
29 km
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Madawaska Highlands General Resource Area
General Use Area
29 km
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Summit Lake ANSI (Resource Management Zone)
General Use Area
29 km

Nearest Fishing Spots

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Black Bay
1 km
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Grassy Bay
2 km
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Martell Lake
3 km
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Legrees Bay
3 km
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Norway Lake
4 km
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Balmer Lake
5 km
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Little Sand Bay
5 km
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Camerons Bay
5 km

Nearest Campgrounds

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Calabogie’s Lakeside Camping and RV Resort
Calabogie
3 km
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Reid Lake – Daiva RV Resorts
Renfrew
14 km
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Black Donald Tent & Trailer Park
Calabogie
17 km
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Bayview Lodge
White Lake
19 km
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White Cedars on Constant Lake
Eganville
24 km
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Serenity Hills RV Park
Renfrew
25 km
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Steamboat Bay RV Resort
Haley Station
30 km
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Pinewood Park
Haley Station
32 km

Road Trips Nearby

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Road Trip Ottawa to Gatineau Park – Loop
Parc de la Gatineau
60 km
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Road Trip Ottawa to Petawawa – Upper Ottawa Valley
Petawawa
170 km
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Road Trip Ottawa to Kingston – Rideau Canal
Kingston
190 km
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Road Trip Ottawa to Algonquin Park
Algonquin Provincial Park
260 km

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — the Constant Creek conservation reserve is 6 km from the village, the Darling crown land blocks are 14 km east, and the Madawaska Highlands general-use area, the largest free-camping crown land in the Ottawa Valley, spreads southwest from Centennial Lake about 23 to 29 km away toward Griffith and Denbigh.

Calabogie Lake is a Madawaska River reservoir known for walleye, smallmouth and pike, with Black Bay and Grassy Bay 2 km from the village. Norway Lake at 4 km, White Lake at 16 km and Black Donald Lake at 20 km add lake trout and bass — all under Zone 15 rules with a valid Ontario licence.

Yes — on the Madawaska Highlands general-use crown land southwest of Centennial Lake, free for Canadian residents for up to 21 days at one site (non-residents of Canada need a paid permit). Centennial Lake and Alexander Stewart are nature-reserve parks without campgrounds; for services, Calabogie's lakeside campground is 3 km away and Black Donald's park 17 km.

Very much — the Eagle's Nest lookout above Calabogie Lake, the K&P rail trail along the river and the Madawaska's paddling reach below the dam keep the village busy from ice-out to fall colours, and the crown land lakes toward Black Donald are at their quietest in early June and September.

Offline maps around Calabogie

Public land near Calabogie 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

Every lake around Calabogie sits in Fisheries Management Zone 15, so a valid Ontario fishing licence and Outdoors Card are required and the zone's walleye slot sizes and lake trout seasons apply — several highland trout lakes close for the winter. Centennial Lake and Alexander Stewart provincial parks are non-operating nature reserves with no facilities and no camping; on the Madawaska Highlands and Darling general-use crown land, camping is free for Canadian residents for up to 21 days at any one site, with a paid permit for non-residents of Canada. Calabogie Lake is a hydro reservoir whose levels change without notice, and Renfrew County posts fire bans through most dry springs — check before lighting anything.

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