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This article discusses the geographic region. For the municipality of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, see its article.

The Kawartha lakes are a band of lakes in south-central Ontario, Canada. They generally include the lakes north of Lake Ontario and east of Lake Simcoe, about as far as Belleville. "Kawartha" means "shining waters" in the Wyandot language. This area is also known as The Kawarthas.

Though the city of Kawartha Lakes is named for them, they continue east into Peterborough County and some ways beyond. The Trent-Severn Waterway makes its way through many lakes in the main chain; many cottages dot the lakes' shorelines some of which are quite large in size, and the region is most known for its recreational tourism.

Lakes considered to be among 'The Kawarthas' include:

• Balsam Lake
• Cameron Lake
• Sturgeon Lake
• Pigeon Lake
• Buckhorn Lake
• Chemong Lake
• Stony Lake
• Clear Lake
• White/Dummer Lake
• Katchewanooka Lake
• Rice Lake
• Salerno Lake

Lake Scugog is to the southwest of the main chain; the system of Catchacoma Lake, Beaver Lake, Mississauga Lake, Gold Lake and Anstruther Lake are to the northeast. These lakes are not always defined as the 'Kawartha Lakes' however they do lie within the "Kawartha Highlands" to the north.