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Km 37
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Matagami Lake campground. 76 camping sites, running water, sewage
system (for RVs), showers, restrooms, fire places, beach, shelters,
pavilion, boat launching ramp, fishing, playground, picnic tables. Open
mid-June to Labour Day. There's a fee for camping here. (819) 739-4473.
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Km 48
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Junction with bush road R1025, running east from the Road. Leads to
Olga Lake (Waswanipi River)(10 km) and Goeland (Gull) Lake (28 km).
Campground on Olga Lake/Waswanipi River (10 km), with boat launch ramp,
picnic tables and shelters(2), toilets(2). Nice campground, limited
space.
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Km 80
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Ouescapis Lake
campground, 1.5 km east off the Road. Picnic tables, shelters,
toilets, boat launching ramp, fishing. Nice campsite, many sites. Note
that the boat launch is
¾km from the actual campsite, and no camping is allowed at the
boat launch itself. There appears to be an "overflow" camping area part
way along the road to the boat launch, on the left. There's no tables or
anything there, but it is an open area where you can park or place a
tent.
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Km 189
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Rodayer Lake campground, 0.5 km west of the Road. Picnic tables,
toilets, no shelters, boat launching ramp, fishing. This is a very basic
campground, little more than a parking lot.
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Km 257
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Rupert River campground, 1.2 km
east of the Road. Boat launching ramp, fishing picnic tables, toilet, no
shelters. This is a very basic campground, little more than a parking
lot. It's also a pull-out place for canoes and kayaks who are heading
downstream. The rapids downstream are impossible to negotiate and are
deadly. Be aware of this if you put your boat in here. At
least 2 people have been killed by these enormous rapids. They got
"swallowed" by the rapid, hence the name, Oatmeal Rapid. See the
Rupert River website.
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Km 323
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Mirabelli Lake campground, 2.5 km east of the Road (the sign is wrong -
it says 4 km). Picnic tables, toilet(1), no shelters, boat launching
ramp, fishing. Large informal campground. Nice view of the lake from the
hilltop. Forest fire here in 2005. This site was originally a road
construction camp.
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Km 372
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Lac des Saules (Willow Lake) - former campground on the east side of
the Road (now closed). No sign. This campground has been decommissioned.
If you drive in here beware of nails in the gravel in the right half of
the area.
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Km 394
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Eastmain River campground, 2.5 km west of the Road. Picnic table(1),
toilet(1), no shelters, fishing. A trail along a small road leads to
viewpoint under the Eastmain River bridge (200 m). This is a very basic
campground, little more than a parking lot.
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Km 440
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Chaine du Lacs (Chain of Lakes) campground, 2 km east of the Road.
Picnic tables, toilet(1), no shelters, boat launching ramp. This is a
very basic campground, little more than a parking lot.
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Km 467
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Lac Vieux Comptoir (Old Factory Lake) - rest area right alongside the
Road. Very nice view of Old Factory Lake to the west, especially at
sunset. This area was called the "Painted Hills" by the Cree.
Picnic tables, toilets, no shelters, camping. No fires. This is a very
basic campground.
Information panels.
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Km 503
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Miron Lake, 1 km east off the Road. Campground, picnic tables,
toilet(1), boat launching ramp, fishing, no shelters. This is a very
basic campground, little more than a parking lot. Down the access road a
ways, turn left at the Indian hunt camp. This area was used as a
trapper's camp and worker's camp in the past. Miron Lake was called "The
crosswise house lake" in the past by the Cree.
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Km 574
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Duncan Lake campground, 6km west off the Road. Campground, picnic
tables, toilets(2), boat launching ramp. Nice campground. Forest fire
here in 1996-98 or thereabouts.
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Km 617
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Junction with the access road to
Radisson. Campground in town: lots of space, showers, no shelters,
fee charged ($20).
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