Crown Land Near Perth

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 8 campgrounds

Perth is the heritage stone town on the Tay River in Lanark County, an hour southwest of Ottawa on Highway 7, and public land starts closer than in most of eastern Ontario: the Area C and Area B general use blocks are 9.8 and 11 km out, and Murphys Point Provincial Park on Big Rideau Lake is 13.9 km south. Silver Lake Provincial Park is 26.9 km west along Highway 7, Sharbot Lake Provincial Park 39.6 km, Burnt Lands Provincial Park 41.2 km, and Crotch Lake Conservation Reserve, the biggest wild block in the area, 43.7 km. Fishing is close and varied: Otty Lake is 6.8 km from downtown, the Tay River 11.1 km, Big Rideau Lake 16.8 km, Christie Lake 18.4 km and Mississippi Lake 19.1 km, with 111 mapped spots within 25 km. Campgrounds cluster on the lakes — Mal's Camping at Lanark (13.4 km), Moonlight Bay on Otter Lake (18 km), McGowan Lake (20.2 km) and Rideau Mac Resort at Portland (22.4 km) — nine of them within 35 km. This page rounds up the closest public land, fishing spots, campgrounds and road trips around Perth.

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Crown Land Nearby

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Area C
General Use Area
10 km
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Area B
General Use Area
11 km
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MURPHYS POINT PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLASS)
Provincial Park
14 km
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SILVER LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK (RECREATIONAL CLASS)
Provincial Park
27 km
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Area A
General Use Area
34 km
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SHARBOT LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK (RECREATIONAL CLASS)
Provincial Park
40 km
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BURNT LANDS PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURE RESERVE CLASS)
Provincial Park
41 km
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Burnt Lands Provincial Park Addition
Recommended Provincial Park
42 km
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Kemptville District Crown Lands
General Use Area
43 km
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CROTCH LAKE CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
44 km
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Darling ANSI (Core Protection Zone)
General Use Area
44 km
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Darling ANSI (Resource Management Zone)
General Use Area
44 km

Nearest Fishing Spots

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Thoms Mud Lake
4 km
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Doctor Lake
5 km
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Andrew Lake
6 km
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Otty Lake
7 km
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Little Otty
8 km
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McLaren Lake
9 km
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McLeans Bay
9 km
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McVeetys Bay
9 km

Nearest Campgrounds

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Mal’s Camping
Lanark
13 km
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Moonlight Bay on Otter Lake Campground
Smiths Falls
18 km
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McGowan Lake Campground
Maberly
20 km
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Rideau Mac Resort
Portland
22 km
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Mississippi Lake Seasonal Resort
Carleton Place
26 km
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Sunnyside Family Retreat
Westport
26 km
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Paul’s Creek Camping Ltd.
McDonalds Corners
27 km
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Indian Lake Marina and Campground
Elgin
34 km

Road Trips Nearby

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Road Trip Kingston to Prince Edward County
Prince Edward County
75 km
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Road Trip Ottawa to Kingston – Rideau Canal
Kingston
190 km
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Road Trip Toronto to Kingston – The Thousand Islands
Kingston
260 km

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — the Area C and Area B general use blocks are 9.8 and 11 km from town, Murphys Point Provincial Park on Big Rideau Lake is 13.9 km south, Silver Lake Provincial Park 26.9 km west, and Crotch Lake Conservation Reserve 43.7 km.

Otty Lake (6.8 km) and the Tay River (11.1 km) are the closest, Big Rideau Lake (16.8 km) adds lake trout to the bass and pike, and Christie Lake and Mississippi Lake are both under 20 km, for 111 mapped spots within 25 km.

Only in patches — crown-land camping (free for Canadian residents up to 21 days at a site, paid permit for non-residents of Canada) is possible on the scattered Area B and Area C general use lands 10 to 11 km out and in the Kemptville District crown lands (42.9 km), but most people book Murphys Point (13.9 km) or one of the nine campgrounds within 35 km.

13.9 km south on Big Rideau Lake, with a car campground, the Silver Queen mica mine trail and boat access to the Rideau Canal; Silver Lake Provincial Park, 26.9 km west on Highway 7, is the fallback when it is full.

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Regulations

Perth and the Rideau lakes are in Fisheries Management Zone 18, where an Ontario fishing licence with an Outdoors Card is required and the lake trout and bass seasons differ from the pike and panfish — check the zone summary before your first cast. Murphys Point, Silver Lake and Sharbot Lake charge Ontario Parks day-use and camping fees and Parks Canada charges for lockage on the Rideau Canal, while the small general use crown-land blocks follow the standard rule: free for Canadian residents, 21-day limit at any one site, paid permit for non-residents of Canada. Nearly every shoreline here is private cottage frontage, so launch and land at public access points only and obey Lanark County burn bans.

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