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Title: Camping spots plz plz plz
Post by: chuckmw on June 21, 2011, 03:51:14 PM

Hi,

Does anybody know a few good camping spots near ottawa (Ont or Qc)?

Ideally free...

would be greatly appreciated.

(I know its not directly whitewater related, but it could help a few other people too...)

Chuck

Title: Re: Camping spots plz plz plz
Post by: ChristianG on June 21, 2011, 04:04:33 PM

How near? Lac du Poisson Blanc is crown land, i.e. free.

http://www.parcdupoissonblanc.com/fr/le-reservoir-poisson-blanc

There are also a few spots at Lac La P?che, parc de la Gatineau.

Title: Re: Camping spots plz plz plz
Post by: chuckmw on June 21, 2011, 04:16:21 PM

Well I'm hoping to find something within a 45 min drive from ottawa or gatineau...

And the gatineau parc is NCC so its about 40$ + camping entering fees, I'm not that down with that...

Will keep Poisson blanc in mind for another time, it looks nice, thanks.

Chuck

Title: Re: Camping spots plz plz plz
Post by: coolfarmer816 on June 21, 2011, 05:04:28 PM

Salut Chuck

? la fin de la route Pontiac Station, la mun de Pontiac a un droit d'acc?s pour le service d'incendie et si tu met ? l'eau et tu vas en aval,
tu trouveras plein de canaux (channel) et des ?les  (45.475781,-76.287174)

J'organise, ? l'occasion, des sorties de kayak de mer la.  C'est beau incroyable et plein d'histoire juste en haut du barrage Chats Falls

Chats falls: viens du fait que les coureurs des bois se faisaient d?chirer leurs canaux par les roches! mais maintenant il y a un barrage et plus de rapides...

http://maps.google.ca/maps?saddr=Quyon,+Qu%C3%A9bec&daddr=Chemin+de+Pontiac+Station&hl=fr&ie=UTF8&sll=45.49581,-76.282625&sspn=0.088802,0.15398&geocode=FS-UtgIdJ7l0-ykrGC2NXY3RTDFytrlP-hv34Q%3BFajXtQId71Bz-w&mra=ls&dirflg=w&t=h&z=13

Bonne visite

Daniel

Title: Re: Camping spots plz plz plz
Post by: Larry W on June 21, 2011, 09:25:55 PM

http://www.ottawacampground.ca/ (http://www.ottawacampground.ca/)
it's not free.

Quote from: chuckmw on June 21, 2011, 03:51:14 PM

Hi,

Does anybody know a few good camping spots near ottawa (Ont or Qc)?

Ideally free...

would be greatly appreciated.

(I know its not directly whitewater related, but it could help a few other people too...)

Chuck

Title: Re: Camping spots plz plz plz
Post by: JohnCyr on June 21, 2011, 10:09:28 PM

Free camping (like campgrounds i mean) is hard to find these days if not near impossible..

Since they shut down the camping du rocher fendu where the dam is on the Ottawa below McKoys, I just head out there with a canoe and find an island to camp on.. there are millions...About an hour from Aylmer.

Otherwise...not sure....