Crown Land Near North Bay
12 crown land sites
8 fishing spots
8 campgrounds
North Bay sits on the shores of Lake Nipissing in Northern Ontario, where provincial parks and trout lakes start within 10 km of downtown — Manitou Islands Provincial Park and Widdifield Forest Provincial Park are both close in, and Delaney and Jennings lakes are barely 2 km from the city. Temagami's crown land and canoe-tripping country begins about an hour north. This page rounds up the closest public land, fishing spots, campgrounds and road trips around North Bay.
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Crown Land Nearby
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2 km
Urban Areas
General Use Area
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7 km
Nipissing and Himsworth Area
General Use Area
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10 km
MANITOU ISLANDS PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURE RESERVE CLASS)
Provincial Park
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11 km
CALLANDER BAY WETLAND CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
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19 km
WIDDIFIELD FOREST PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLASS)
Provincial Park
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22 km
SOUTH BAY PROVINCIAL PARK (RECREATIONAL CLASS)
Provincial Park
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22 km
FISH BAY CONSERVATION RESERVE
Conservation Reserve
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25 km
Critical Aggregate Areas
General Use Area
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25 km
South River-Veuve River Area
General Use Area
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26 km
Trout Lake Mattawa-River Area
General Use Area
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27 km
Lake Nipissing Area
General Use Area
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27 km
Tomiko Lake Area
General Use Area
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes — Manitou Islands Provincial Park is about 10 km out, with Widdifield Forest and South Bay provincial parks a bit further, between 19 and 22 km.
Yes, with a valid Ontario fishing licence — Delaney Lake and Jennings Lake are both about 2.5 km from downtown, part of the many small lakes ringing the city.
North Bay to Temagami, about an hour north, is the classic route into genuine crown land canoe-tripping and backcountry camping country.
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Public land near North Bay 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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A valid Ontario fishing licence is required at every spot on this page. Nature reserve and natural environment class provincial parks restrict camping to designated sites only; check Ontario Parks for reservations and current fire bans before heading out.
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