Nature discovery
Research 8 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Kawartha Lakes, grouped across 3 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Kawartha Lakes. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Kawartha Lakes. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Kawartha Lakes, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Showing all 8 places.
Chemong Lake is a lake reachable from Kawartha Lakes as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Chemong Lake, about 12 km (7 mi) from Kawartha Lakes
Image credit: Image: P199 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lower Buckhorn Lake is a lake reachable from Kawartha Lakes as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lower Buckhorn Lake, about 16 km (10 mi) from Kawartha Lakes
Image credit: Image: P199 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cameron Lake is a lake reachable from Kawartha Lakes as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Cameron Lake, about 26 km (16 mi) from Kawartha Lakes
Image credit: Image: Brookie / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Four Mile Lake is a lake reachable from Kawartha Lakes as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Four Mile Lake, about 31 km (19 mi) from Kawartha Lakes
Image credit: Image: Scott Gooding / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Balsam Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park of Canada reachable from Kawartha Lakes as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Balsam Lake Provincial Park, about 37 km (23 mi) from Kawartha Lakes
Image credit: Image: RichardBH / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Lake Scugog is a lake reachable from Kawartha Lakes as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lake Scugog, about 48 km (30 mi) from Kawartha Lakes
Image credit: Image: SimonP / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Thorah Island is a island reachable from Kawartha Lakes as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Thorah Island, about 63 km (39 mi) from Kawartha Lakes
Image credit: Image: P199 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sibbald Point Provincial Park is a provincial park of Canada reachable from Kawartha Lakes as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Sibbald Point Provincial Park, about 73 km (45 mi) from Kawartha Lakes
Image credit: Image: OwenX / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0