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. Start with the question you actually have.
- Six guideslive, three in progress
- Every guideopens its own map layer
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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.
Where can I camp 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.
Where can I fish on Crown land?
The 20 Fisheries Management Zones, the waterbody exceptions that override them, spring sanctuary closures, and the launches that get a boat in.
Where can I hunt on Crown land?
What a WMU is, how Ontario sets seasons, tags and draws unit by unit, and a map of all 151 units coloured by what is open today.
Crown land roads
The Public Lands Act right of passage, what SFL and LRB responsibility labels mean, and where the road data comes from.
Forestry on Crown land
This year's approved work schedule, every reported harvest year from 2002 to 2024, the roads that served them, and the herbicide sprayed after the cut.
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.
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.