Manitoba Crown land guides

These guides cover the questions Manitobans ask before heading out: where you can camp on Crown land, how to tell it apart from private, leased or First Nation land, and what the angling and hunting rules require. Each one is written for Manitoba specifically and lists the official provincial sources it was checked against.

Once you know the rules, pick a spot. Start with the interactive map, look up what is near your town, or browse campgrounds by region: the interactive map, the Crown land near your town pages and the Manitoba campground directory.

Camping on Crown land in Manitoba

What Manitoba law actually says about camping on vacant Crown land, in provincial forests and inside provincial parks, plus fire rules, ATVs, bears and a before-you-go checklist.

How to find Crown land in Manitoba (and confirm it before you go)

Why Manitoba has no open Crown parcel map, which provincial offices and tools confirm land status, how TLE, reserves, leases and traplines affect access, and a worked example off PR 304.

Fishing in Manitoba: licences, barbless hooks and the rules that trip people up

Who needs a Manitoba angling licence and what it costs in 2026–27, the province-wide barbless hook rule, fishing divisions and possession limits, bait rules ahead of the April 2027 live bait ban, AIS Control Zones and watercraft inspections, ice shelter deadlines, and why Riding Mountain needs a Parks Canada permit.

Provincial parks, provincial forests, WMAs and Crown land in Manitoba: what's the difference?

A field guide to every land designation you meet in Manitoba, from undesignated Crown land and provincial forests to parks and their land use categories, ecological reserves, WMAs, refuges, First Nation and TLE lands and national parks, with who manages each, the 2026 park vehicle permit, and what the map's colours do and don't show.

Hunting on Crown land in Manitoba: GHAs, licences and where you can go

How licensed hunting works on Manitoba Crown land in 2026: hunter education, the new e-licensing platform and fees, Game Hunting Areas and moose closures, moose and elk draws, hunter orange, hours and the night hunting ban, WMAs, refuges and parks, private land and trespass law, mandatory CWD sampling, and treaty and Métis harvesting rights.