Crown Land Near Elliot Lake

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 7 campgrounds

Elliot Lake was carved out of the bush as a uranium-mining town in the 1950s, and the bush never left — general-use crown land starts just 3 km from town along the Elliot Lake waterway, and the whole plateau north of the Highway 17 corridor is public land laced with lakes. Matinenda Provincial Park is 17 km west, the Glenn N. Crombie Conservation Reserve 19 km out, and enhanced management areas along the Serpent River and around Matinenda Lake cover the country in between. The fishing numbers are absurd by southern standards: Horne Lake is 1 km from town, and Porridge, First, Spillane, Beaver and Second lakes are all within 3 km. This page rounds up the closest public land, fishing spots, campgrounds and road trips around Elliot Lake.

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Crown Land Nearby

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Elliot Lake Waterway
General Use Area
3 km
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Uranium Mines
General Use Area
10 km
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Serpent River
Enhanced Management Area
12 km
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Aggregate Sites
General Use Area
15 km
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MATINENDA PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLASS)
Provincial Park
17 km
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GLENN N. CROMBIE CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
19 km
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Matinenda Lake Area
Enhanced Management Area
19 km
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Whiskey-Quirke Lakes
Enhanced Management Area
21 km
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Serpent River West
General Use Area
23 km
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Glenn N. Crombie Forest Reserve
Forest Reserve
23 km
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North Channel East
General Use Area
23 km
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McCarthy Lake
Enhanced Management Area
24 km

Nearest Fishing Spots

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Horne Lake
1 km
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Porridge Lake
2 km
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First Lake
2 km
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Spillane Lake
3 km
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Beaver Lake
3 km
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Second Lake
3 km
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Penelope Lake
3 km
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Slipper Lake
4 km

Nearest Campgrounds

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South Bay Park
Elliot Lake
10 km
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Serpent River Campground
Spragge
20 km
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Brennan Harbour RV Park
Spanish
30 km
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Spanish River Resort Camp; Campground
Spanish
32 km
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The Yellow Butterfly Trading Post and Campground
Iron Bridge
49 km
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Green Acres Manitoulin
, Sheguiandah, Ontario
79 km
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Batman’s Cottages and Campground
Sheguiandah
80 km

Road Trips Nearby

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Road Trip Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie – North Shore of Lake Huron
Sault Ste. Marie
300 km
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Road Trip Sudbury to Killarney – La Cloche Mountains
Killarney Provincial Park
110 km
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Road Trip Sudbury to Manitoulin Island – World's Largest Freshwater Island
Manitoulin Island
180 km

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — it essentially surrounds the town. General-use crown land starts about 3 km out, with Matinenda Provincial Park 17 km west and the Glenn N. Crombie Conservation Reserve 19 km away.

Yes — dispersed camping on the general-use crown land around town is free for Canadian residents for up to 21 days at any one site; non-residents of Canada need a paid crown land camping permit.

Everywhere — Horne Lake is 1 km from town and five more lakes (Porridge, First, Spillane, Beaver, Second) sit within 3 km, holding walleye, pike, bass and trout. A valid Ontario fishing licence is required.

Elliot Lake sits just off the Highway 17 North Channel corridor — the Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie route runs past the turnoff, and Sudbury to Manitoulin Island via Espanola is about two hours east.

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Public land near Elliot Lake 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 valid Ontario fishing licence (with an Outdoors Card) is required on all Elliot Lake-area lakes, which fall under Fisheries Management Zone 10 — walleye and lake trout limits and seasons are zone-specific, so check the summary. Dispersed crown land camping is free for Canadian residents for up to 21 days at any one site; non-residents of Canada need a paid crown land camping permit. Enhanced management areas along the Serpent River carry extra access and use rules, and fire bans are common in dry summers — check ontario.ca before heading out.

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