Buckhorn, Lakefield and Stoney Lake

Buckhorn, Lakefield and Stoney Lake is the primarily rural cottage country situated north of Peterborough in the Kawarthas region of Ontario. For the purposes of this guide, it includes the communities of Buckhorn, Lakefield, Bridgenorth, Burleigh Falls and surrounding areas.

Visitor Information

 * Buckhorn District Tourist Association

By car
Highway 28 is the main provincial highway through the area, connecting it with Peterborough to the south, and Bancroft and the Ottawa Valley to the northeast. It is about a 1.5-2 hour drive from Toronto.

By bus
The Link bus service from Peterborough runs on weekdays (except holidays). Route #31 serves Lakefield and Curve Lake. Route #32 serves Bridgenorth and Ennismore.

By boat
Many lakes in the area form part of the Trent-Severn Waterway, which connects Lake Ontario (Trenton) to Georgian Bay (in Simcoe), via Peterborough and Bobcaygeon.

provides services to boaters north of Lock 26, in Lakefield, north of Peterborough.

at the south end of Clear Lake, providing overnight mooring.

is located on an island on Lower Buckhorn Lake, providing secluded overnight mooring and camping.

provides overnight mooring and access to village amenities in Buckhorn, east of Bobcaygeon.

Go next

 * Bancroft — a rural area in the heart of cottage country, nearly to the northeast.
 * Bobcaygeon — a sport-fishing and shoe-shopping hotspot, west of Buckhorn, or  from Lakefield.
 * Fenelon Falls — about west of Bobcaygeon, another small community on the Trent-Severn Waterway.
 * Haliburton Highlands — a lake- and river-filled highland on the Canadian Shield, popular amongst cottagers looking for a quieter wilderness than they find on the other major routes toward Algonquin Provincial Park.
 * Lindsay — a commercial hub for many towns around the Kawarthas, about west of Lakefield.