Homes For Sale in Pigeon Lake

About Pigeon Lake

Pigeon Lake is a cottage-lake area in City of Kawartha Lakes. Shoreline cottages and year-round homes ring the lake, with the surrounding township providing day-to-day services.

Waterfront inventory moves with the seasons. Every listing below sits inside the community boundary shown on the map.

The homes of Pigeon Lake

Pigeon Lake is the Kawarthas' family-boating lake — big, navigable Trent-Severn water ringed with waterfront communities like Alpine Village, where the stock runs from level-entry bungalows to custom log and timber-frame builds. North Pigeon Lake offers a slightly quieter arm of the same system. The lake suits buyers who want full boating range without the Muskoka price tag.

Recent listings show the tiers. A well-maintained level-entry bungalow at 200 Charlore Park Drive — private 0.8-acre lot, over 100 feet of waterfront on the Trent-Severn — was listed at $650,000. A three-bedroom waterfront home at 35 Westview Drive on 0.68 acres with 190 feet of shoreline was offered at $575,000, and an impressive year-round bungalow at 1982 Pigeon Lake Road at $709,900. Custom builds climb: a waterfront bungalow at 96 Fire Route 98 was listed at $1,399,900, a custom-built waterfront home at 34 Fire Route 106 at $1,249,900, and a log-and-timber-frame retreat at 16 Evergreen Way at $1,498,000. On North Pigeon Lake, a 2005 Viceroy home at 58 Fire Route 98 with 98 feet of waterfront was offered at $1,219,900.

Waterfront communities are a Pigeon Lake signature — shared waterfronts, community beaches and deeded access arrangements that lower the entry price versus private shoreline. Read the community's rules and fee structure before you buy: shared waterfront is a lifestyle as much as a discount.

Waterfront realities

The Trent-Severn's federal management applies to Pigeon Lake docks and shoreline work — confirm Parks Canada permitting for your lot, especially on the waterfront-community shorelines where shared infrastructure may have its own approvals. Water-level management on the system affects docks seasonally; ask how drawdowns hit your specific shoreline.

Well and septic are standard. The lake's bungalow stock includes many homes that started as cottages — verify winterization, insulation and septic sizing if you plan year-round use. In waterfront communities, confirm exactly what your deeded access includes: community beach, boat launch, dock slips and guest policies all vary.

Bobcaygeon and Omemee serve the lake for groceries and dining, with Peterborough about 30 minutes away for everything else. Winter road maintenance is generally good on the community roads, but confirm your specific road's status in writing.

Getting there

Pigeon Lake sits in the heart of the Kawarthas, roughly an hour and a half to two hours from the GTA. Bobcaygeon — the hub town on the Trent-Severn — is minutes from much of the lake, with shops, restaurants and marinas; Omemee covers the south end.

The lake's accessibility is central to its appeal: close enough for regular weekend use, with Peterborough's full services half an hour away. For four-season buyers, the waterfront communities' maintained roads make winter use straightforward — verify the specific community's arrangements.

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