Group camping

The campground is reserved for your group only.

Mandatory reservation

Start of reservations: February 5, 2025 from 8 am / Eastern Time
Internet: www.reservation.pc.gc.ca
Telephone: 1 877 737-3783 (1 877 RESERVE) from 8 am to 6 pm
Téléphone (Outside of North America) : 1 519 826-5391

Fees

Schedule

From June 28 to October 14, 2024

Check-in time: starting at 2 pm.

Upon arrival at the park, the person responsible for the group must report to the Saint-Mathieu Visitor Center during opening hours.

Check-out time: by 11 am

To view La Clairière group campground, please consult the map.

On the site

Kitchen shelters

There are two kitchen shelters, each equipped with picnic tables, a wood-burning stove and storage cabinets for the use of campers. They are ideal for shelter in bad weather, and essential for storing coolers and food.

Service building

The sanitary building includes access to drinking water, toilets and free showers and accessible to people with reduced mobility. Two sinks have been set up outdoors for washing dishes.

Campfires

The campground has a campfire site. Wood is no longer provided for camping. To purchase firewood, campers must go to the Mistagance semi-serviced campground or the Shewenegan picnic boat rental site and bring it to their site. In order to limit the spread of disease and insects, it is forbidden to bring wood from outside the park.

Parking

For safety reasons, a maximum of 10 vehicles may park on site. Parked vehicles must allow access for emergency vehicles at all times. All excess vehicles must park in the Esker Parking Lot. A 700m-long forest hiking trail reserved for campers only links Esker Parking Lot to the La Clairière group campground.

Please note that vehicles are not permitted on the grassy areas of La Clairière campground at any time.

Activities

A grassy area can be used for a number of activities. Access to Wapizagonke Lake is ideal for swimming and water sports. It is also possible to rent canoes for the duration of your stay.

La Clairière campground sector is located 3 kilometres away from the Shewenegan picnic area and Saint-Mathieu entrance.

Services

No electricity or cell phone signal available on site.

Trails

Access to Saint-Mathieu hiking trails.

Campers must see to bringing whatever other supplies and equipment are required for their entire length of stay. The following is a non-exhaustive list of things to bring:

• Sleeping bag or bedding, blankets and pillows
• Food, drink and container for water
• Clothing
• Dishware and cooler
• Flashlight
• Stuff required for the fire (Firewood, matches or lighter, fire starter, kindling paper, charcoal or coconut briquettes)
• Insect repellent
• Personal effects, equipment and leisure accessories
• First aid kit

In addition to the national parks' general rules, La Clairière group campground users must follow a few additional rules:

• The following schedule must be complied with:
  • Check-in time: starting at 2 pm. Upon arrival at the park, the person responsible for the group must report to the Saint-Mathieu Visitor Center during opening hours.
  • Check-out time: by 11 am
  • Quiet time (curfew) is from 11 pm to 7 am
• Subject to fine and/or expulsion, it is forbidden to:
  • behave in a way that disturbs others (partying, etc.);
  • keep one's site in a condition deemed unsatisfactory by the park superintendant.
• It is forbidden to light or maintain a fire anywhere except in fireplaces. It is forbidden to use dead wood or wood taken from the forest to light or maintain a fire.
• You must leave your garbage in the receptacles designed for that purpose.
• Coolers must be stored inside the cabinets inside the kitchen shelters in order to prevent any conflict with wild animals.
• No pets are allowed.
• Only tents may be used at this campground (no RV or vanlife).
• In order to protect this nesting site for the wood turtle, it is forbidden to dig holes or make sandcastles on the beach.
• Camping regulations and the safe storage of food and items likely to attract wildlife must be respected.
• A valid daily admission is required for all visitors.