Crown Land in Gaspésie
12 crown land sites
8 fishing spots
8 campgrounds
Inland Gaspésie is a wall of public mountains: Parc national de la Gaspésie and its 1,000-metre Chic-Chocs summits, flanked by Réserve faunique de Matane — Quebec's moose capital — and Réserve faunique des Chic-Chocs, with legendary salmon rivers (Cascapédia, Bonaventure, Matane, Sainte-Anne) pouring off the plateau to both coasts. The International Appalachian Trail threads it all together. This page rounds up the peninsula's public land, fishing spots, campgrounds and road trips.
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Crown Land Nearby
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22 km
Parc national de la Gaspésie
National parks
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26 km
Réserve faunique de la Rivière-Sainte-Anne
Wildlife reserves
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29 km
Zec de la Rivière-Cap-Chat
ZEC
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30 km
Réserve faunique de Dunière
Wildlife reserves
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31 km
Zec Cap-Chat
ZEC
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34 km
Réserve faunique des Chic-Chocs
Wildlife reserves
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41 km
Réserve faunique de Matane
Wildlife reserves
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47 km
Réserve faunique de la Rivière-Cascapédia
Wildlife reserves
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58 km
Zec de la Rivière-Madeleine
ZEC
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59 km
Zec de la Petite-Rivière-Cascapédia
ZEC
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63 km
Zec de la Rivière-Nouvelle
ZEC
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69 km
Zec de la Rivière-Matane
ZEC
Nearest Campgrounds
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes — the peninsula's whole interior spine is public: the Gaspésie park, the Matane and Chic-Chocs reserves, several ZECs on the salmon rivers, and crown land in the unorganized highlands.
Yes, on crown land in the interior highlands outside the park, reserves and ZECs — the coastal strip is mostly private, so head up the valley roads.
Réserve faunique de Matane has one of the highest moose densities in North America; the Gaspésie park's Mont Albert sector is famous for sightings too — and it also shelters Quebec's last caribou herd south of the St. Lawrence.
Yes — a Quebec sport fishing licence plus a salmon licence, and most pools are managed by ZECs or river associations with reserved daily access.
Offline maps around Gaspésie
Public land near Gaspésie 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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A valid Quebec sport fishing licence is required at every spot on this page, plus a salmon licence and reserved access on the salmon rivers. The Matane and Chic-Chocs reserves charge Sépaq daily fees; Parc national de la Gaspésie prohibits hunting and restricts backcountry travel in caribou habitat — respect closures. Weather turns fast above treeline in the Chic-Chocs, even in summer.
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