Crown Land Near Bobcaygeon

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 8 campgrounds

Bobcaygeon is built on the islands between Sturgeon and Pigeon lakes, around Lock 32 of the Trent-Severn Waterway, and it is the point where the Kawartha cottage belt meets the granite of the Shield. Public land starts at the edge of that granite: the Kawartha Highlands signature site forest reserve and the Kawartha Barrens enhanced management area both begin about 19 km north, where crown-land camping is free, and the Kawartha Highlands park itself lies 32 km out. Emily, Wolf Island and Indian Point provincial parks are 23 to 24 km away and Balsam Lake Provincial Park 26 km. The fishing is in the village: the Bobcaygeon River and Stumpy, Green and Crane bays are all within 2 km of the locks, Pigeon Lake opens up at 9 km and Sturgeon, Big Bald and Buckhorn lakes at 13 to 14 km, with 73 mapped spots inside 25 km. Seventeen campgrounds sit within the same radius, the closest 4 km from the locks. This page rounds up the closest public land, fishing spots, campgrounds and road trips around Bobcaygeon.

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Crown Land Nearby

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Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Forest Reserve
Forest Reserve
19 km
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Kawartha Barrens
Enhanced Management Area
20 km
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EMILY PROVINCIAL PARK (RECREATIONAL CLASS)
Provincial Park
23 km
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WOLF ISLAND PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLASS)
Provincial Park
23 km
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INDIAN POINT PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLASS)
Provincial Park
24 km
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BALSAM LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK (RECREATIONAL CLASS)
Provincial Park
26 km
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KAWARTHA HIGHLANDS SIGNATURE SITE PARK (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLASS)
Provincial Park
32 km
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MARK S. BURNHAM PROVINCIAL PARK (RECREATIONAL CLASS)
Provincial Park
35 km
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General Resource Management
General Use Area
37 km
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SHARPE BAY FEN CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
38 km
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CARDEN ALVAR PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLASS)
Provincial Park
41 km
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PETROGLYPHS PROVINCIAL PARK (CULTURAL HERITAGE CLASS)
Provincial Park
42 km

Nearest Fishing Spots

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Stumpy Bay
1 km
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Green Bay
1 km
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Crane Bay
2 km
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Bobcaygeon River
2 km
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Kawartha Lakes
4 km
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Nogies Creek Bay
5 km
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Long Point Bay
5 km
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Hawkers Bay
6 km

Nearest Campgrounds

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Birch Cove Campgrounds
Bobcaygeon
4 km
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Caygeon Cove Resort
Trent Lakes
5 km
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Pigeon Hollow Park
Trent Lakes
5 km
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Bell Haven Park
Trent Lakes
5 km
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Camp Fisherman
Lakehurst
8 km
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Camp Ashtabula
Lakehurst
8 km
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Anchor Bay Camp
Lakehurst
10 km
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Woodland Camp Site
Lakehurst
10 km

Road Trips Nearby

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Road Trip Kawartha Lakes – Peterborough, Fenelon Falls, Bobcaygeon
Fenelon Falls
80 km

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, north of the village — the Kawartha Highlands forest reserve and the Kawartha Barrens enhanced management area begin about 19 km up County Road 36 toward Catchacoma and Crystal Lake, and the Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park backcountry is 32 km away. South and east it is cottage-lined private shoreline, with Emily and Wolf Island provincial parks 23 km off.

Muskie, walleye, largemouth and smallmouth — the Bobcaygeon River between Sturgeon and Pigeon lakes is a famous spring walleye run right below the lock, 2 km from the anchor point. Pigeon Lake at 9 km, Sturgeon Lake at 13 km and Big Bald Lake at 13 km follow Zone 17 rules with a valid Ontario licence.

Not on the Kawartha lakes themselves, which are private cottage shoreline and paid campgrounds — 17 of them within 25 km. Free crown-land camping starts on the Kawartha Barrens and forest reserve 19 km north, for Canadian residents up to 21 days at one site (paid permit for non-residents of Canada); Kawartha Highlands park sites at 32 km are paid, reserved backcountry.

About 32 km to the park centroid, roughly 40 minutes north via Catchacoma, though the forest reserve on its southern flank starts at 19 km. It is a canoe-in park with no car campgrounds, so pack for a paddle-and-portage trip rather than a drive-up site.

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Public land near Bobcaygeon 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

The Kawartha lakes around Bobcaygeon are in Fisheries Management Zone 17, where a valid Ontario fishing licence and Outdoors Card are required and the muskie season, walleye slot and bass opener differ from the Shield zones just north — the spring walleye closure below the lock is strictly enforced. Emily, Balsam Lake and Kawartha Highlands are operating provincial parks with fees paid to Ontario Parks, and the Kawartha Highlands backcountry requires an advance reservation for every campsite. On the Kawartha Barrens and forest reserve crown land north of town, camping is free for Canadian residents for up to 21 days at any one site, with a paid permit for non-residents of Canada. Parks Canada lock stations along the Trent-Severn charge mooring fees, and fire bans in the City of Kawartha Lakes apply to crown land as much as to campgrounds.

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