Crown Land around Turtle Mountain

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 8 campgrounds

Turtle Mountain is a wooded upland on the US border south of Boissevain, dotted with small lakes and potholes. Turtle Mountain Provincial Park covers about 186 km² and the provincial forest around it about 190 km², and the International Peace Garden, on the border, is about 6 km from this page's centre point between Adam and Max lakes. William Lake Provincial Park is 9 km away, and the Wakopa, Turtle Mountain and Whitewater Lake wildlife management areas are 16 to 27 km out. Our map shows 113 lakes, ponds and creeks within 25 km. Adam Lake holds walleye, pike and perch, Max Lake adds largemouth bass, and Bower Lake has rainbow trout. The Adam Lake and Max Lake campgrounds are within 4 km, the Peace Garden campground 6 km and William Lake 9 km, and Turtle Mountain Adventure Huts rents micro-cabins near the trailhead. This page rounds up the region's public land, fishing spots, campgrounds and road trips.

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Crown Land Nearby

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Turtle Mountain Provincial Forest
Provincial Forest
2 km
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Turtle Mountain Provincial Park
Provincial Park
2 km
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William Lake Provincial Park
Provincial Park
9 km
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Wakopa Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife Management Area
16 km
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Turtle Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife Management Area
24 km
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Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife Management Area
27 km
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Holmfield Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife Management Area
47 km
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Souris River Bend Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife Management Area
50 km
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Pembina Valley Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife Management Area
51 km
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Riverside Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife Management Area
51 km
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Tiger Hills Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife Management Area
55 km
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Lauder Sandhills Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife Management Area
64 km

Crown land by city around Turtle Mountain

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Turtle Mountain Provincial Park covers about 186 km² and the Turtle Mountain Provincial Forest about 190 km², William Lake Provincial Park is about 9 km away and the Wakopa Wildlife Management Area 16 km.

Turtle Mountain is in Area B of the Southern Division, where every walleye shorter than 35 cm must be released, and live bait fish are not allowed in the park. William Lake has its own smallmouth bass limit of two, with only one over 40 cm.

The Adam Lake and Max Lake campgrounds are within 4 km, the International Peace Garden has a campground about 6 km away and William Lake Provincial Park 9 km. In winter, the James Lake Cabin can be booked through the Boissevain district office.

In Area B, shelters must be off the ice by March 15, 2027, about two weeks earlier than most of the Southern Division.

Offline maps around Turtle Mountain

Public land near Turtle Mountain runs well past the last cell tower. Export the area as a geo-referenced PDF and read it in BorealMaps to keep your GPS position on the map when the signal drops.

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Regulations

A Manitoba angling licence and barbless hooks are required; Turtle Mountain is in the Southern Division and Area B, where walleye close April 6 to May 8 and ice shelters must be off by March 15, 2027. Live bait fish are already banned in Turtle Mountain Provincial Park and will be banned province-wide from April 1, 2027. The park needs a vehicle permit all year, and the International Peace Garden sits on the US border, so bring ID.