Lakes near Pickering

15 lakes with detailed profiles lie within 50 km of Pickering, Ontario. The closest is Chalk Lake, 15 km north. 14 have sport-fish survey records and 2 have at least one listed boat launch.

Closest: 15 km N; Chalk Lake
Largest: 752 km²; Lake Simcoe
Deepest (surveyed): 41 m; Lake Simcoe
Most sport-fish species: 18; Lake Simcoe
Clearest: 6.8 m Secchi; Lake Simcoe

Fishing

Sport fish recorded in the most of these lakes: pumpkinseed (14), largemouth bass (12), yellow perch (10), rock bass (9), black crappie (7) and bluegill (7).

3 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
Chalk LakeDurham	15 km N	0.2		Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed
Musselman LakeYork	18 km NW	0.48	6
Preston LakeYork	22 km W	0.27	5	Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, Smallmouth Bass
St. George LakeYork	25 km W	0.1		Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Rock Bass +4
Wilcox LakeYork	25 km W	0.57	16	Pumpkinseed, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch +7
Bond LakeYork	26 km W	0.18	32	Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Channel Catfish +2
Lake ScugogKawartha Lakes	27 km NE	66.4	6	Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, Bluegill +6	9
Wagner LakeDurham	32 km N	0.39	6	Yellow Perch, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed
Lake SenecaYork	32 km W	0.26		Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass +5
Mud LakeDurham	33 km NW	0.21	3	Pumpkinseed
Mary LakeYork	34 km W	0.19		Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed +2
Grenadier PondToronto	41 km SW	0.15	6	Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Largemouth Bass +5
West PondToronto	42 km SW	0.17		Pumpkinseed, White Bass, Black Crappie +13
Lake SimcoeYork	43 km NW	752	41	Yellow Perch, Smallmouth Bass, Pumpkinseed +15	85
Claireville ReservoirPeel	45 km SW	0.27		Pumpkinseed, Largemouth Bass, Rock Bass +2

Data as of October 9, 2026. Sources: provincial surveys, HydroLAKES, Canadian Geographical Names Database. Details and licences.