Crown Land around Kirkland Lake

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 1 campgrounds

Kirkland Lake grew up on the Mile of Gold — the stretch of Highway 66 that produced some of the richest gold mines in Canadian history and, along the way, an outsized share of NHL hockey players. The bush never left: crown land runs along the Highway 66 corridor from 10 km out, the Round Lake and Kenogami-Sesekinika crown blocks follow Highway 11 to the southwest, and Esker Lakes Provincial Park — a chain of clear kettle lakes strung along the sandy Munro Esker — sits 15 km northeast. Fishing starts inside town limits, with Gull Lake and the Kirkland lakes themselves a couple of kilometres from Government Road. 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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Highway 66E Corridor
General Use Area
10 km
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MASONVILLE BERNHARDT MUSKEG MAPLE MORAINE CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
11 km
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Esker Lakes Forest Reserve
Forest Reserve
14 km
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ESKER LAKES PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLASS)
Provincial Park
15 km
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Round Lake
General Use Area
15 km
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Kenogami Lake-Sesekinika Lake
General Use Area
15 km
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Aggregate Areas
General Use Area
16 km
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SOUTH GRASSY LAKE CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
18 km
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South Grassy Lake Conservation Reserve Addition
Recommended Conservation Reserve
19 km
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Great Clay Belt
General Use Area
21 km
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Howard-Misema Lake Chain
General Use Area
21 km
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GEM LAKE MAPLE BEDROCK PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURE RESERVE CLASS)
Provincial Park
27 km

Nearest Fishing Spots

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Kirkland Lake
2 km
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O'Connell Lake
2 km
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Gull Lake
3 km
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Lower Kirkland Lake
3 km
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Gami Lake
4 km
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Young Lake
4 km
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South Arm
5 km
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Greylava Lake
5 km

Nearest Campgrounds

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Parc Sutton Bay Park
New Liskeard
73 km

Road Trips Nearby

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Road Trip Cochrane – Polar Bear Express to James Bay
Moosonee
300 km
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Road Trip North Bay to Temagami – Old-Growth Forest
Temagami
110 km
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Road Trip Toronto to Cochrane – Polar Bear Express
Cochrane
700 km

Crown land by city around Kirkland Lake

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — general-use crown land follows the Highway 66 corridor east of town from about 10 km out, and larger blocks around Round Lake and the Kenogami-Sesekinika lakes lie 15 km southwest along Highway 11, most reachable by gravel roads and old mining trails.

Yes — on the crown land, free for Canadian residents for up to 21 days at any one site (non-residents of Canada need a paid permit). Our listings show no private campgrounds within an hour, so the practical alternatives are the Esker Lakes Provincial Park campground 15 km northeast or crown-land sites down the bush roads.

Gull Lake, right at the edge of town, is a local favourite for walleye and pike; the Kenogami and Sesekinika lakes along Highway 11 add more of both plus perch; and Esker Lakes' kettle lakes are stocked with trout — all with a valid Ontario fishing licence.

The strip of Highway 66 through downtown Kirkland Lake, under which seven historic mines produced gold for most of a century. The Museum of Northern History at the Sir Harry Oakes Chateau tells the story of the camp and its mining barons.

Offline maps around Kirkland Lake

Public land near Kirkland 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 every lake, and stocked trout lakes in Esker Lakes Provincial Park carry their own seasons and gear rules — check the zone regulations for the gold belt before fishing. Esker Lakes charges camping and day-use fees; on the crown land, camping is free for Canadian residents (21-day limit at any one site), with a paid permit for non-residents of Canada. Watch for active and historic mine workings off the trails — stay out of fenced or posted areas — and expect rough gravel on the back roads.

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