I did the Border route last year and had a permit for the nights we expected to pass through the non-operational provincial park (from Quetico -Saganaga to Fort Charlotte).
You need a permit to stay in La Verendrye (LV) overnight if not a Canadian resident. Details
HERE. You buy the permit online, print it off and carry with you, there isn’t any place to pick it up. You can’t pick it up at a Ranger Station in Quetico. If I recall correctly, you could only purchase the within a few months of the start date of the permit…but I may have that wrong. And of course you need the RABC permit as well.
You can enter the LV for day trips w/o a permit, but you still need the RABC to step on Crown land (other than to use a portage on the border lakes).
Below is the email exchange I had last summer with Trevor Gibb (Quetico Park Superintendent) on the matter prior to my trip.
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Question:
June 29, 2024
Hi, I will be traveling the border by canoe this coming September and as such I am wondering about camping in Le Verendrye along the way. Very little info on La Verendrye online given it's a non-operational Provincial Park. I assume a non-resident crown land camping permit for the nights I'm in that area is needed for camping. Is this correct? Do I need any other permit type or registration? I have a current RABC permit (I'm from the US).
Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for the response.
Regards, Peter
Response:
June 29, 2024
Hi Peter, you are correct that crown land camping permits are required for non-residents of Canada. In addition to that and your RABC, you need a fishing licence if you plan to fish on the Ontario side. Since it is a non-operating park you do not require a park permit like you do at Quetico Provincial Park for instance. The crown land camping permit acts as your permit.
Since LaVerendrye is a non-operating park the portages and campsites are not maintained.
Thanks,
Trevor Gibb | Park Superintendent – Quetico Provincial Park