Crown Land in the Bas-Saint-Laurent
12 crown land sites
8 fishing spots
8 campgrounds
Behind the Bas-Saint-Laurent's riverside villages, the Appalachian plateau holds a quiet wealth of public land: Parc national du Lac-Témiscouata, Réserve faunique Duchénier and Réserve faunique de Rimouski, and Zec du Bas-Saint-Laurent — one of the largest ZECs in Quebec. It's brook trout and white-tailed deer country, with salmon running the Rimouski river and gravel backroads linking hundreds of lakes. 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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6 km
Parc national du Lac-Témiscouata
National parks
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29 km
Zec Owen
ZEC
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59 km
Réserve faunique Duchénier
Wildlife reserves
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71 km
Réserve faunique de Rimouski
Wildlife reserves
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73 km
Parc national du Bic
National parks
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75 km
Zec de la Rivière-Rimouski
ZEC
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75 km
Pourvoirie le Chasseur inc.
Outfitters
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77 km
Baronnie de Kamouraska
Outfitters
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86 km
Zec du Bas-Saint-Laurent
ZEC
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87 km
Zec Chapais
ZEC
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87 km
Pourvoirie Baie-Sainte-Catherine
Outfitters
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87 km
Pourvoirie des Lacs Roger et Faucille inc.
Outfitters
Nearest Campgrounds
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes — the inland plateau between Témiscouata and Rimouski is largely public: Zec du Bas-Saint-Laurent alone covers over 1,000 km², alongside the Duchénier and Rimouski wildlife reserves.
Yes, on crown land outside the ZEC and reserves — mainly in the unorganized townships toward the New Brunswick border. Managed territories charge for their maintained sites.
Brook trout in most plateau lakes, lake trout and landlocked salmon in Lac Témiscouata, and Atlantic salmon in the Rimouski river (with a salmon licence).
Yes — the Bas-Saint-Laurent and neighbouring Témiscouata are among Quebec's best white-tailed deer sectors, with strong moose populations in the reserves as well.
Offline maps around Bas-Saint-Laurent
Public land near Bas-Saint-Laurent 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 on the salmon rivers. Zec du Bas-Saint-Laurent and the Duchénier and Rimouski reserves charge daily access and camping fees with per-lake rules; Parc national du Lac-Témiscouata charges Sépaq access fees and prohibits hunting. Check zone seasons and fire bans before heading out.