Crown Land around Marten River

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 7 campgrounds

Marten River is the gateway hamlet where Highway 64 meets Highway 11, about 45 minutes north of North Bay on the road to Temagami — a scatter of lodges around Marten River Provincial Park, whose recreated 19th-century logging camp and stand of old-growth white pine tell the story of the Ottawa Valley timber trade. Public land is everywhere at once here: the park sits 2.5 km from the junction, the McLaren Forest Conservation Reserve is next door at 2.7 km, the Marten River enhanced management area and its esker kames surround the hamlet, and Kenny Forest Provincial Park lies 7 km out, while Laroche Bay, Beach Lake and Christie Lake all fish within a couple of kilometres. 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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MARTEN RIVER PROVINCIAL PARK (RECREATIONAL CLASS)
Provincial Park
2 km
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MCLAREN FOREST CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
3 km
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Marten River
Enhanced Management Area
3 km
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McLaren Forest Conservation Reserve Addition
Recommended Conservation Reserve
3 km
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Marten River Kames
Enhanced Management Area
4 km
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KENNY FOREST PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLASS)
Provincial Park
7 km
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HOLDRIDGE CREEK CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
11 km
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McCallum Peninsula/Thistle Township
Enhanced Management Area
12 km
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Hangstone Lake
General Use Area
16 km
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Boyce Lake
Enhanced Management Area
16 km
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Milne Lake
General Use Area
17 km
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TEMAGAMI RIVER PROVINCIAL PARK (WATERWAY CLASS)
Provincial Park
17 km

Nearest Fishing Spots

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Laroche Bay
1 km
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Beach Lake
1 km
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Laroche Lake
1 km
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Christie Lake
2 km
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Conross Lake
3 km
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Frawley Lake
4 km
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Zadow Lake
4 km
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Finlayson Lake
4 km

Nearest Campgrounds

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Cache Bay Trailer Park
Cache Bay
43 km
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Glenrock Cottages & Trailer Park
Sturgeon Falls
46 km
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Panorama Camp
Lavigne
54 km
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Ratter Lake Campground
Hagar
55 km
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Fairview Park Camping & Marina
North Bay
61 km
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Booth Landing Camping & Cottages
Chisholm
79 km
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Noelville Family Resort
Noelville
80 km

Road Trips Nearby

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Road Trip North Bay to Temagami – Old-Growth Forest
Temagami
110 km

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — outside the small park and reserve parcels, virtually the whole area is crown land, from the McLaren Forest reserve 3 km away to the lake country stretching east toward Kenny Forest and north toward Temagami.

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); Marten River Provincial Park runs a serviced campground with reservable sites for those wanting showers and a beach.

Walleye and northern pike are the staples in Marten Lake and the river system — Laroche Bay and Beach Lake fish within a kilometre of the hamlet — with smallmouth on the rocks and brook trout in colder waters, all under Zone 11 rules with a valid Ontario licence.

The recreated logging camp with its original camboose shanty gear, a surviving stand of 300-year-old old-growth white pine on the Old Growth Trail, and a sandy swimming beach on Marten Lake — an easy stop on the drive between North Bay and Temagami.

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Public land near Marten River 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 with an Outdoors Card is required everywhere, under Zone 11 rules — walleye slots and seasonal closures apply on many lakes in the Temagami-Marten River country, so check before fishing. Marten River Provincial Park charges campground and day-use fees; on the surrounding crown land, camping is free for Canadian residents (21-day limit at any one site), with a paid permit for non-residents of Canada. Highway 11 is the only services corridor — fuel and supplies are in North Bay or Temagami — and snowmobile trails, not roads, open much of the backcountry in winter.

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