CrownAccess guides
Ontario Crown land guides
Every guide pairs the legal background — the statute or regulation the rules come from — with the CrownAccess map layer that shows where those rules apply.
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What is Crown land?
The foundations: who manages Ontario's public land, where the 77% and 87% figures come from, what you can usually do, and the treaty history and obligations behind the label.
Camping on Crown land
The 21-day rule, camping units, non-resident permits, and the section of the Public Lands Act that makes free camping legal — plus the map layer that shows where it applies.
Fishing zones
Why Ontario uses 20 Fisheries Management Zones, and a map that shows the species currently open in each zone today.
Crown land roads
The Public Lands Act right of passage, what SFL and LRB responsibility labels mean, and how to read MNRF road segments on the map.
Forestry
How Ontario plans its managed Crown forests, and a map of each forest's current harvest schedule and reported activity.
In progress
These guides are being researched now. Each page explains what the finished guide will cover, links to the official Ontario sources in the meantime, and can send you a single email when the guide launches.
ATVs and off-road vehicles
Where you can ride on Crown land, ORV registration, and municipal on-road rules.
Hunting
Licences, Wildlife Management Units, seasons, and where hunting is allowed on Crown land.
Snowmobiling
The Motorized Snow Vehicles Act, OFSC trail permits, and off-trail riding on Crown land.
Trapping
Ontario's licensed trapline system, and what other Crown land users should know about it.