Lakes near Bancroft
60 lakes with detailed profiles lie within 50 km of Bancroft, Ontario. The closest is Holland Lake, 4.4 km northwest. 29 have sport-fish survey records and 26 have at least one listed boat launch.
- Closest
- 4.4 km NW
- Holland Lake
- Clearest
- 7.3 m Secchi
- Bay Lake
Fishing
Sport fish recorded in the most of these lakes: lake trout (16), smallmouth bass (12), pumpkinseed (11), rock bass (11), yellow perch (9) and largemouth bass (8).
15 of these lakes have been stocked.
Distances are straight-line to the nearest shore from the community’s official point. The map places each lake at its centre.
Every lake, nearest first
| Lake | Distance | Area km² | Max depth m | Sport fish | Launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland LakeHastings | 4.4 km NW | 0.32 | 21 | ||
| L'Amable LakeHastings | 5.1 km SW | 1.75 | 34 | ||
| Jamieson LakeHastings | 5.3 km NE | 0.5 | 18 | 1 | |
| Clark LakeHastings | 5.7 km W | 0.42 | |||
| Belton LakeHastings | 8.2 km NE | 0.12 | |||
| Bay LakeHastings | 8.2 km SW | 0.86 | Lake Trout | 1 | |
| Faraday LakeHastings | 12 km W | 1.13 | 24 | 1 | |
| Coe (Island) LakeHastings | 13 km SW | 0.87 | Splake | 1 | |
| Card LakeHastings | 14 km W | 0.38 | 12 | ||
| Baptiste LakeHastings | 14 km W | 23.3 | 31 | Cisco, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch +8 | 2 |
| Salmon Trout LakeHastings | 15 km NW | 1.01 | 12 | Smallmouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, Walleye | 1 |
| Aide LakeHastings | 17 km E | 0.3 | 15 | Brook Trout | |
| Lavallée LakeHastings | 18 km SW | 0.91 | 32 | ||
| Lower Paudash LakeHaliburton | 19 km SW | 4.87 | 21 | ||
| Mephisto LakeHastings | 19 km SE | 1.7 | 1 | ||
| Sweets LakeHastings | 20 km S | 0.17 | |||
| Limerick LakeHastings | 20 km SE | 8.3 | Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Burbot +1 | ||
| Peter LakeHastings | 21 km S | 0.25 | |||
| Hound LakeHastings | 22 km W | 0.14 | 8 | ||
| Diamond LakeHastings | 22 km W | 1.6 | 21 | Lake Trout | 1 |
| Cashel LakeHastings | 22 km SE | 1.77 | Burbot, Lake Trout | 1 | |
| Fosters LakeHastings | 22 km N | 0.68 | 13 | Yellow Perch, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed +3 | 1 |
| Paudash LakeHaliburton | 23 km SW | 7.7 | 49 | Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Smallmouth Bass +5 | 3 |
| Centre LakeHaliburton | 23 km SW | 1.62 | 15 | Largemouth Bass, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass +2 | |
| Wollaston LakeHastings | 23 km S | 3.77 | 31 | 1 | |
| Weslemkoon LakeLennox and Addington | 23 km E | 20.7 | 52 | Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Rock Bass +3 | 1 |
| Mountain LakeHaliburton | 24 km SW | 0.26 | 24 | ||
| Gunter LakeHastings | 24 km SE | 0.69 | |||
| Jordan LakeHaliburton | 24 km W | 0.61 | 12 | Rainbow Trout | 1 |
| Crystal LakeLennox and Addington | 25 km NE | 0.55 | 34 | Lake Trout | |
| Spring LakeLennox and Addington | 25 km NE | 0.51 | 21 | Splake | |
| Moxley LakeHaliburton | 26 km SW | 0.12 | 8 | ||
| Steenburg LakeHastings | 26 km SE | 2.89 | 20 | Splake | 1 |
| Deer LakeHaliburton | 26 km W | 1.87 | 18 | 1 | |
| Lowrie LakeHaliburton | 26 km SW | 0.12 | 4 | ||
| Buck LakeHastings | 26 km N | 0.42 | 21 | ||
| Trout LakeLennox and Addington | 27 km NE | 1.54 | 31 | Lake Trout, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass | 1 |
| Wadsworth LakeHastings | 27 km SE | 0.9 | |||
| Otter LakeLennox and Addington | 28 km E | 2.98 | 27 | ||
| Monck LakeHaliburton | 28 km SW | 1.36 | 9 | Splake | |
| Silent LakeHaliburton | 29 km SW | 1.16 | 21 | Lake Trout, Smallmouth Bass | |
| Dickey LakeHastings | 29 km S | 2.9 | |||
| Watt LakeHastings | 30 km W | 0.35 | 1 | ||
| Echo LakeHastings | 30 km N | 0.62 | 18 | ||
| Thanet LakeHastings | 30 km S | 1.51 | 24 | ||
| Papineau LakeHastings | 30 km NW | 8.41 | 61 | Lake Trout, Rock Bass, Burbot | 2 |
| Baldcoot LakeHastings | 30 km N | 0.33 | 12 | ||
| Chandos LakePeterborough | 30 km S | 16.6 | 46 | Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass +5 | 2 |
| Colbourne LakeHaliburton | 30 km SW | 0.65 | 9 | Rainbow Trout | 1 |
| Genricks LakeRenfrew | 30 km NE | 0.35 | 12 | Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, Splake +2 | 1 |
| Effingham LakeLennox and Addington | 31 km E | 3.41 | 21 | Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Lake Trout +3 | |
| Eels LakePeterborough | 31 km SW | 9.66 | 24 | Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, Lake Trout +6 | 1 |
| Ashby LakeLennox and Addington | 31 km NE | 2.61 | 37 | Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch | 1 |
| Purdy LakeHastings | 32 km N | 1.38 | 28 | ||
| Cope LakeHaliburton | 32 km W | 0.29 | 12 | Rainbow Trout | 1 |
| Jordan LakeHastings | 32 km SE | 0.59 | 1 | ||
| Clydesdale LakePeterborough | 33 km SW | 1.08 | |||
| Glanmire LakeHastings | 33 km SE | 1.16 | |||
| Tallan LakePeterborough | 33 km SW | 0.47 | Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed +2 | ||
| Freen LakeHastings | 33 km S | 0.39 | 16 | Brook Trout, Lake Trout |
Data as of October 9, 2026. Sources: provincial surveys, HydroLAKES, Canadian Geographical Names Database. Details and licences.