A Traditional Northern Ontario Fishing & Hunting Camp

The Housekeeping Cabin Experience

Every cabin at Rousseau’s Landing is designed around a true Northern Ontario housekeeping model. That means private cabins with no shared hallways or lodge rooms, full kitchens with stove, refrigerator, and essential cookware, private bathrooms with shower, and outdoor living space with a deck, BBQ, picnic table, and fire pit.

Cabins are rented on a weekly, per-person structure, making the experience affordable for families and fishing groups alike. You bring your groceries and personal gear — we provide the basecamp.

This setup gives guests freedom. You control your schedule. Cook when you want. Fish at sunrise. Stay out late. Relax around the fire in the evening and celebrate your day.

The Lodge — Your Welcome Point on Sandbar Lake

The lodge at Rousseau’s Landing serves as the central hub of the property — your first stop upon arrival and the anchor point of the entire camp.

It reflects the classic Northern Ontario fishing camp style: red siding, simple architecture, and a practical layout built around outdoor living.

Fishing on Sandbar Lake and Beyond

Rousseau’s Landing is an excellent choice for Walleye and Northern Pike fishing.

You can start fishing as soon as you arrive on the home lake.

You also have a daily choice of surrounding lakes including Kukukus, Dibble, Arethusa, and many more to fish for Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Perch, and Smallmouth Bass.

We have boat caches on over 15 different lakes. Sandbar and Kukukus offer 16ft boats with Yamaha 4-stroke engines.

All other lakes have 16ft boats with 2-stroke engines.

Our fish house is one of the largest in the area, featuring a walk-in freezer, running water, and a large fish cleaning area with stainless steel sinks.

Hunting Basecamp — Moose & Bear

Rousseau’s Landing has access to Wildlife Management Units 15A, 15B, 12, and 13, giving hunters flexibility to position across multiple zones based on current activity patterns.

Bear hunters are guaranteed an active stand with pre-baited sites maintained throughout the season.

We will help you track your bear and retrieve it for harvest.

For moose hunters, our location provides access to some of the highest-density moose territory in the province, with hundreds of square miles of prime moose country accessible by logging roads, cutovers, and highway corridors.

A Community That Keeps Coming Back

What sets Rousseau’s Landing apart is not just the fishing, hunting, or the location — it’s the community. With a 90–95% repeat customer rate, guests return year after year because the structure works.

Families build traditions here. Fishing groups maintain annual dates. Hunters rely on this dependable basecamp season after season.

From the guest who caught his first fish here at age seven and still returns, to multi-generational families who’ve been visiting for decades, to professional groups who trust us with their annual retreats — Rousseau’s Landing is where lasting memories are made.

How to Reach Rousseau’s Landing

From the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 17), take Highway 599 north from the town of Ignace. Watch for our sign just four miles north of town. Travel half a mile down our sandy, all-weather road to arrive at camp. The address is 0 Flayers Road, Ignace, Ontario.

Ignace is accessible from the United States via several border crossings. Most American guests cross at International Falls, Minnesota into Fort Frances, Ontario, then drive east on Highway 11/17. Because you’re driving to camp, there are no gear weight limits — bring everything you need, including your own boat and trailer if you wish.

Driving Distances

Rousseau’s Landing is a drive-to destination — no fly-in logistics required. Guests from the Midwestern United States and across Ontario and Manitoba regularly make the drive with their boats, gear, and families.

Ignace is located on the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 17) between Thunder Bay and Kenora in Northwestern Ontario. The town offers bait shops, grocery stores, a pharmacy, medical clinic, LCBO, and a garage — all within a 5-minute drive of the resort.

What Makes Us Different

Rousseau’s Landing is a traditional Northern Ontario fishing camp built around , privacy, affordability, direct lake access, and an authentic outdoor experience. The cabins are clean and comfortable.

The location offers good highway access and is less than four hours from the US border. The surrounding area is above average for moose and bear hunting, and the property borders on multiple hunting boundaries.

The cabins provide comfort without distraction. The lake provides opportunity. The setting provides quiet. The lake is waiting.