Crown Land Near Tobermory

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 8 campgrounds

Tobermory is the harbour village at the very tip of the Bruce Peninsula, where Highway 6 ends at the Chi-Cheemaun ferry dock for Manitoulin Island. Public land here means parks, not open crown land: Little Cove Provincial Park, a nature reserve on the Georgian Bay shore, is 4.2 km from the village, Cabot Head Provincial Park is 19.4 km and Johnston Harbour-Pine Tree Point 19.8 km, and Bruce Peninsula National Park with Fathom Five's shipwrecks and Flowerpot Island is the big draw in between. Fishing runs from Dunks Bay on Georgian Bay 1.9 km from the docks to inland Cameron Lake (9.3 km), Cyprus Lake (10.7 km) and Emmett Lake (16.7 km), with 36 mapped spots inside 25 km. Three campgrounds sit within 3 km of the village and another cluster around Miller Lake, 27 km south. This page rounds up the closest public land, fishing spots, campgrounds and road trips around Tobermory.

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Crown Land Nearby

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LITTLE COVE PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURE RESERVE CLASS)
Provincial Park
4 km
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CABOT HEAD PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURE RESERVE CLASS)
Provincial Park
19 km
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JOHNSTON HARBOUR-PINE TREE POINT PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURE RESERVE CLASS)
Provincial Park
20 km
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IRA LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURE RESERVE CLASS)
Provincial Park
34 km
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SMOKEY HEAD-WHITE BLUFF PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURE RESERVE CLASS)
Provincial Park
37 km
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BLACK CREEK PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLASS)
Provincial Park
39 km
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LION'S HEAD PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURE RESERVE CLASS)
Provincial Park
46 km
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BLUE JAY CREEK PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLASS)
Provincial Park
50 km
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HOPE BAY FOREST PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURE RESERVE CLASS)
Provincial Park
55 km
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Lake Manitou, Michael's, Providence and Srigley Bays
General Use Area
61 km
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Urban Cores
General Use Area
71 km
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SAUBLE FALLS PROVINCIAL PARK (RECREATIONAL CLASS)
Provincial Park
72 km

Nearest Fishing Spots

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Shoal Bight
1 km
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Little Dunks Bay
2 km
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Dunks Bay
2 km
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Ragged Bight
3 km
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Hay Bay
3 km
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Barney Lake
5 km
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Hopkins Bay
7 km
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Warner Bay
8 km

Nearest Campgrounds

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Lands End Park
Tobermory
2 km
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Happy Hearts Park
Tobermory
2 km
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Tobermory Village Campground & Cabins
Tobermory
3 km
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Summer House Park
Miller Lake
27 km
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Mountain Trout Camp
Miller Lake
27 km
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Miller’s Family Camp
Miller Lake
27 km
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Heron Point
Stokes Bay
37 km
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By the Bay Campground & Resort
Northern Bruce Peninsula
51 km

Road Trips Nearby

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Road Trip Bruce Peninsula – Wiarton, Lion's Head, Tobermory
Tobermory
100 km
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Road Trip Toronto to Tobermory – Turquoise Waters of the Bruce
Tobermory
300 km

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Frequently Asked Questions

Very little open crown land: the peninsula is mostly national and provincial park or private land. The closest public parcels are Little Cove Provincial Park (4.2 km), Cabot Head (19.4 km) and Johnston Harbour-Pine Tree Point (19.8 km), all nature reserves for hiking and paddling rather than camping.

Dunks Bay on Georgian Bay is 1.9 km from the village for shore and boat fishing, and the inland lakes start at Cameron Lake (9.3 km), Cyprus Lake (10.7 km) and Emmett Lake (16.7 km), part of 36 mapped spots within 25 km.

No, there is no free crown-land camping on the northern Bruce; the nature-reserve parks do not allow camping. Lands End Park (2.3 km), Happy Hearts Park (2.4 km) and Tobermory Village Campground (2.9 km) are the paid options in the village, plus Cyprus Lake campground in the national park.

Flowerpot Island is reached by tour boat from Little Tub Harbour in the village, and the Grotto is at Cyprus Lake, about 10.7 km south off Highway 6, where Parks Canada requires timed parking reservations in summer.

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Public land near Tobermory 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

Fishing around Tobermory spans two zones: Georgian Bay and Lake Huron waters are Fisheries Management Zone 13 while the inland lakes are Zone 14, and an Ontario fishing licence with an Outdoors Card is required on both. Little Cove, Cabot Head and the other nature-reserve parks are free and day-use only, with no camping or fires. Bruce Peninsula National Park and Fathom Five charge Parks Canada entry, parking and campsite fees and require reservations for the Grotto lot. Non-residents of Canada need a paid permit to camp on any crown land elsewhere in Ontario, and the peninsula is often under a fire ban in July and August.

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