Crown Land in Mauricie
12 crown land sites
8 fishing spots
8 campgrounds
Mauricie is Quebec's crown-land heartland: from La Mauricie National Park near Shawinigan, public territory runs essentially unbroken past La Tuque to the Gouin reservoir. Réserve faunique Mastigouche and du Saint-Maurice, Zec Tawachiche, Zec de la Bessonne and Zec Kiskissink frame hundreds of walleye and brook trout lakes, and the agglomeration of La Tuque — one of the largest municipalities in Canada by area — is mostly crown land threaded with forest roads. 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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13 km
Parc régional des Trois-Soeurs
Public lands
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20 km
Pourvoirie Waban-Aki 2008 inc.
Outfitters
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23 km
Réserve faunique du Saint-Maurice
Wildlife reserves
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25 km
Zec Wessonneau
ZEC
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30 km
Pourvoirie Club Hosanna inc.
Outfitters
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30 km
Pourvoirie J.E. Goyette inc.
Outfitters
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32 km
Zec Tawachiche
ZEC
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33 km
Club Odanak (La Tuque) inc.
Outfitters
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37 km
Pourvoirie du lac DuMoulin
Outfitters
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39 km
Zec Bessonne
ZEC
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39 km
Club de chasse et pêche B. & B. 1997
Outfitters
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40 km
Aventure Nature Okane inc
Outfitters
Nearest Campgrounds
Frequently Asked Questions
More than almost anywhere in southern Quebec — the whole northern half of the region around La Tuque is crown land, on top of two large wildlife reserves and several ZECs.
Yes — the crown land around La Tuque and along the Saint-Maurice corridor allows free dispersed camping outside the ZECs, reserves and the national park, which all charge fees.
The Gouin reservoir at the region's northern tip is a legendary walleye and pike fishery, reached by long forest roads or by outfitter fly-in — plan fuel and supplies from La Tuque.
Yes — a valid Quebec sport fishing licence everywhere, plus access fees inside ZECs and réserves fauniques; the federal national park has its own fishing permit.
Regulations
A valid Quebec sport fishing licence is required at every spot on this page. The Mastigouche and Saint-Maurice reserves and the ZECs charge daily access and camping fees with per-lake rules; La Mauricie National Park (Parks Canada) has its own entry and fishing permits. On free crown land, respect stay limits, fire bans — often strict in this heavily forested region — and logging-truck priority on forest roads.