Crown Land in Estrie
9 crown land sites
8 fishing spots
8 campgrounds
Estrie — the Eastern Townships — is mostly private farm and forest land, which makes its pockets of public territory all the more valuable: Parc national du Mont-Mégantic and its dark-sky summits, Mont-Orford, Frontenac on the shores of Grand lac Saint-François, and Zec Louise-Gosford's crown-land mountains hugging the Maine border. It's the closest hiking-and-trout country to the Sherbrooke area, with border-country backroads worth the drive alone. 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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5 km
Parc national du Mont-Mégantic
National parks
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10 km
Parc régional du marécage des Scots
Public lands
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27 km
Zec Louise-Gosford
ZEC
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30 km
Zec Saint-Romain
ZEC
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51 km
Parc national de Frontenac
National parks
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51 km
Parc régional du Mont-Ham
Public lands
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81 km
Zec Jaro
ZEC
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83 km
Parc national du Mont-Orford
National parks
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115 km
Parc régional des Grandes Coulées
Public lands
Nearest Campgrounds
Road Trips Nearby
Frequently Asked Questions
Less than in regions further north — most of Estrie is private. The main public blocks are the three Sépaq parks (Mont-Mégantic, Mont-Orford, Frontenac) and Zec Louise-Gosford along the Maine border.
Rarely — free crown-land camping is limited to the small public parcels around Zec Louise-Gosford's sector. The parks and the ZEC offer paid rustic and serviced camping instead.
Brook trout in the border-country streams and ZEC lakes, plus lake trout and landlocked salmon in the big lakes — Memphrémagog, Massawippi and Grand lac Saint-François.
Yes — a valid Quebec sport fishing licence everywhere, plus ZEC access fees in Louise-Gosford and park fees in the Sépaq parks.
Offline maps around Estrie
Public land near Estrie 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. The Sépaq parks (Mont-Mégantic, Mont-Orford, Frontenac) charge daily access fees and prohibit dispersed camping; Zec Louise-Gosford charges access and camping fees with per-lake rules. Much of the surrounding land is private — stick to mapped public parcels, and be mindful of the international border along the Gosford sector trails.