Crown Land Near Hearst

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 2 campgrounds

Hearst is the last real town on Highway 11 before the long empty run west to Longlac, a largely francophone mill town where the Hearst Urban Area and Agricultural Resource Area general use blocks begin under 2 km from downtown. Ste. Therese Ground Moraine Conservation Reserve is 13.8 km out, the Hearst Chain of Lakes general use area 15.9 km, Fushimi Lake Provincial Park with its walleye lake and campground 24.6 km northwest, and Dube Creek Iceberg Keel Marks Conservation Reserve 28.6 km. The Missinaibi Provincial Park waterway (44 km) passes east of town at Mattice, and Nagagamisis Provincial Park is 70 km west. Fishing is spread through the chain of lakes north of town: Craignaivie Lake is 8.4 km away, Lac Ste. Thérèse 12.2 km, Baie des Veilleux 12.5 km, Casgrain Lake 13.1 km, Lac Pivabiska 14.3 km and Fushimi Lake 22.1 km, for 29 mapped spots within 25 km. Veilleux Camping & Marina is 11.5 km from town and Gibb's at Mattice-Val Côté 28.2 km. This page rounds up the closest public land, fishing spots, campgrounds and road trips around Hearst.

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Crown Land Nearby

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Hearst Urban Area
General Use Area
2 km
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Agricultural Resource Area
General Use Area
2 km
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STE. THERESE GROUND MORAINE CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
14 km
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Hearst Chain of Lakes
General Use Area
16 km
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FUSHIMI LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK (RECREATIONAL CLASS)
Provincial Park
25 km
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DUBE CREEK ICEBERG KEEL MARKS CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
29 km
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Resource Utilization Area
General Use Area
31 km
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SANKEY TOWNSHIP NATURE RESERVE WILDERNESS AREA
Wilderness Area
34 km
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Aggregate Resource Areas- Gill, Studholme, Nassau, Storey, Casgrain, Devitt Township.
General Use Area
43 km
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MISSINAIBI PROVINCIAL PARK (WATERWAY CLASS)
Provincial Park
44 km
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Allan and Zadi Lake Area
General Use Area
65 km
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Missinaibi Provincial Park Addition
Recommended Provincial Park
66 km

Nearest Fishing Spots

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Craignaivie Lake
8 km
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Bennet Bay
12 km
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Lac Ste. Thérèse
12 km
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Papillon's Lake
12 km
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Baie des Veilleux
12 km
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West's Bay
13 km
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Little Casgrain Lake
13 km
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Arkinstall Bay
13 km

Nearest Campgrounds

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Veilleux Camping & Marina
Hearst
11 km
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Gibb’s Camping & RV Resort
Mattice Val Coté
28 km

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — the Hearst Urban Area and Agricultural Resource Area general use blocks start within 2 km of downtown, Ste. Therese Ground Moraine Conservation Reserve is 13.8 km out, the Hearst Chain of Lakes block 15.9 km and Fushimi Lake Provincial Park 24.6 km.

Yes — walleye and northern pike on Fushimi Lake (22.1 km), Lac Ste. Thérèse (12.2 km) and Casgrain Lake (13.1 km), with Craignaivie Lake the closest mapped spot at 8.4 km and 29 spots within 25 km.

Yes — camping on crown land is free for Canadian residents for up to 21 days at a site (paid permit for non-residents of Canada), and the Hearst Chain of Lakes and Agricultural Resource Area blocks are reached by bush roads off Highway 11 and Highway 583; for hookups, Veilleux Camping & Marina is 11.5 km from town and Fushimi Lake Provincial Park has a car campground 24.6 km out.

Hearst calls itself the Moose Capital of Canada, and the muskeg and cutovers along Highway 11 and around the Hearst Chain of Lakes are prime moose country — drive slowly at dawn and dusk; the Missinaibi waterway park (44 km) and Nagagamisis Provincial Park (70 km) are the classic canoe trips from town.

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Regulations

A valid Ontario fishing licence and Outdoors Card are required on every Hearst-area lake, which sit in Fisheries Management Zone 8 — confirm the walleye and pike limits and the spring closure in the zone summary. Fushimi Lake and Nagagamisis provincial parks charge Ontario Parks fees and the Missinaibi interior needs a backcountry permit; on crown land, camping is free for Canadian residents (21-day limit at any one site) and requires a paid permit for non-residents of Canada. This is working forest and moose country — watch for logging trucks on the Highway 583 and Fushimi roads, keep a clean camp because black bears are common, and respect Restricted Fire Zones when they are declared.

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