Crown Land around Chapleau

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 0 campgrounds

Chapleau is a railway town deep in the boreal forest at the end of Highway 129, best known for the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve on its doorstep — at roughly 7,000 square kilometres the largest crown game preserve in the world, where a century-old hunting and trapping ban makes moose, bear and other wildlife remarkably easy to see. Crown land begins at the town limits, the Kebsquasheshing River and Chapleau Lake fish within a few kilometres of downtown, and a ring of parks sits about a half hour out: The Shoals and Five Mile Lake on Highway 129, the Windermere Goldie Lake complex, Ivanhoe Lake to the northeast, and the Chapleau-Nemegosenda waterway park carrying a classic multi-day canoe route north. 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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Chapleau Urban Area
General Use Area
1 km
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Waterway Recreation Corridors
General Use Area
20 km
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Unorganized Communities
General Use Area
29 km
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THE SHOALS PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLASS)
Provincial Park
33 km
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FIVE MILE LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK (RECREATIONAL CLASS)
Provincial Park
34 km
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WINDERMERE GOLDIE LAKE COMPLEX CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
35 km
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General Mixed Use Areas
General Use Area
37 km
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Ivanhoe Lake Forest Reserve
Forest Reserve
40 km
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IVANHOE LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLASS)
Provincial Park
44 km
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CHAPLEAU-NEMEGOSENDA RIVER PROVINCIAL PARK (WATERWAY CLASS)
Provincial Park
47 km
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ALM LAKE FOREST CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
50 km
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Chapleau-Nemegosenda River Provincial Park (Waterway Class) Addition
Recommended Provincial Park
50 km

Nearest Fishing Spots

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Chartrand Lake
2 km
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Kebsquasheshing River
3 km
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Nebskwashi River
4 km
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Freeborn Lake
4 km
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Chapleau Lake
4 km
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Sandbar Lake
4 km
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Mulligan's Bay
4 km
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Clarity Lake
4 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

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — nearly everything outside the townsite is crown land, from the general use areas at the town limits to the waterway corridors radiating out, with The Shoals and Five Mile Lake provincial parks about 33 km down Highway 129.

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); The Shoals, Five Mile Lake and Ivanhoe Lake are operating parks with paid campgrounds.

No — hunting and trapping have been banned throughout the preserve since 1925, which is exactly why wildlife viewing along the Chapleau-Nemegosenda corridor is so good. Fishing is allowed with a valid Ontario licence, and camping follows normal crown-land rules.

Walleye and northern pike in Chapleau Lake, the Kebsquasheshing River and hundreds of surrounding lakes, with brook trout in the colder creeks and stocked lakes — all under Zone 8 rules with a valid Ontario licence.

Offline maps around Chapleau

Public land near Chapleau 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 8 rules. Hunting and trapping are prohibited throughout the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve — fishing and camping remain legal inside it. Crown-land camping is free for Canadian residents (21-day limit at any one site), with a paid permit for non-residents of Canada; The Shoals, Five Mile Lake and Ivanhoe Lake provincial parks charge campground fees. Services are far apart up here — fuel up in Chapleau, expect rough logging roads, and check fire restrictions in dry spells.

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