Collingwood will head to Ararat, Stawell and the Cities of Darebin and Manningham for its 2016 AFL Community Camp.

The Magpies will spend 9 and 10 February in the rural and suburban regions, staging training sessions, clinics and school visits as the club immerses itself in the local communities.

The Camp will take place more than a fortnight out from the team's first match of the NAB Challenge against Geelong.

Simon Lethlean, the AFL's General Manager Game and Market Development, says the Community Camps are an important way for players to give back to local communities.

"Before the first Sherrin is bounced in season 2016, the Community Camps start the year with players visiting over 60 locations right across the country allowing them to share their collective passion for the game by bringing people together and promoting participation at the grassroots level," Lethlean said.

"More than ever before, we are seeing players drafted from all corners of Australia so it’s important that the next generation get the chance to meet their heroes and maybe even take part in an AFL super clinic run by them.

"But overall, the most important people in our game are no doubt the fans and the camps are a chance for the clubs and players to recognise the support they receive first-hand."

Past Magpies to hail from the west-north-west Victorian town of Stawell include Chris Perry (27 games) and Brent Tuckey (19 games), while club legend Barry Price (158 games) is a product of Ararat, in the state's south-west.

Stawell is also represented by Bill Twomey Senior, who played 54 games across five seasons with Collingwood before claiming the 1924 Stawell Gift. He went on to become the playing-coach of Stawell in the Wimmera Football League.

More details of Collingwood's visits to the Ararat, Stawell and the Cities of Darebin and Manningham communities will be available in the lead up to the Camps.