Crown Land in the Land O' Lakes

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 8 campgrounds

The Land O' Lakes is the lake-stippled country along Highways 7 and 41 between Kingston and Bancroft, where the Canadian Shield first rises out of eastern Ontario's farmland. Its centrepiece is Bon Echo Provincial Park and Mazinaw Rock — a 100-metre cliff dropping straight into Ontario's second-deepest lake, painted with more than 260 Indigenous pictographs — but the quieter draw is the crown land around Cloyne, Flinton and Ardoch, where lakes like Skootamatta, Weslemkoon and the upper Mississippi River hide free campsites and solid bass, lake trout and walleye water. 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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BON ECHO PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLASS)
Provincial Park
2 km
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KISHKEBUS LAKE WILDERNESS AREA
Wilderness Area
3 km
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Mazinaw Lake
Enhanced Management Area
6 km
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Bon Echo Area
Enhanced Management Area
13 km
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Area A
General Use Area
14 km
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Lingham Lake
Enhanced Management Area
17 km
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ELZEVIR PEATLANDS CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
19 km
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Weslemekoon Lake
Enhanced Management Area
20 km
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LINGHAM LAKE CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
23 km
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Area B
General Use Area
24 km
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HUNGRY LAKE CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
25 km
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MATAWATCHAN PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURE RESERVE CLASS)
Provincial Park
26 km

Nearest Fishing Spots

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Bon Echo Lake
2 km
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Snyder Bay
2 km
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Kishkebus Lake
3 km
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Lower Mazinaw Lake
3 km
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German Bay
3 km
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Upper Mazinaw Lake
4 km
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Semicircle Lake
4 km
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McDowall Lake
4 km

Nearest Campgrounds

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Sherwood Park Campground
Cloyne
4 km
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Bon Echo Family Campground
Cloyne
6 km
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Loon’s Call Campground & Cottage Resort
Cloyne
8 km
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Twin Cedars Park
Cloyne
8 km
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Woodcrest Resort Park
RR 1, Harlowe
12 km
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Glen Haven Resort
Arden
16 km
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Tiny Village Bon Echo
Ardoch
22 km
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Tiny Village Woodland Park
Arden
29 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

Crown land by city in the Land O' Lakes

Belleville Kingston Brockville Cornwall

Explore the region

Rideau Lakes Prince Edward County Thousand Islands

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — the belt from Kaladar north through Cloyne and Flinton to Denbigh holds substantial crown land blocks, among the closest free-camping country to Kingston, Belleville and even Toronto.

Yes — on crown land, free for Canadian residents for up to 21 days at any one site (non-residents of Canada need a paid permit). Bon Echo is an operating park with reserved, paid campgrounds.

Yes — the more than 260 paintings sit at water level along Mazinaw Rock in Bon Echo Provincial Park, best viewed by canoe, kayak or the park's interpretive boat tour.

Mazinaw holds lake trout in its deep basin; Skootamatta and Weslemkoon are strong smallmouth and pike lakes; and the Mississippi River system adds walleye — all with a valid Ontario fishing licence.

Offline maps around Land O' Lakes

Public land near Land O' Lakes 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 several lake trout lakes here have winter closures and slot limits — check Zone 18 rules. Bon Echo Provincial Park charges day-use and camping fees with reservations essential in summer; on the surrounding crown land, camping is free for Canadian residents (21-day limit at any one site), with a paid permit for non-residents of Canada. Much of the shoreline outside the crown blocks is private cottage land — verify boundaries before setting up.

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