Seven regions. A thousand ways to get away.
Find your way into
Ontario’s lake country.
Lakeside towns, forest trails and local discoveries. Build a day trip or stay a little longer.
Seven regions
One hub, seven distinct territories
Each region has its own geography, communities and season. Start with the one you are travelling to.
Muskoka
45.03 N, 79.31 WThree linked lakes and granite shoreline
Bracebridge · Gravenhurst · Huntsville · Bala
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Parry Sound
45.34 N, 80.03 WThirty thousand islands of Georgian Bay
Parry Sound · Seguin · Rosseau · Carling
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Simcoe County
44.39 N, 79.69 WBeaches, farmland and a gateway to the bay
Barrie · Orillia · Midland · Penetanguishene
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Southern Georgian Bay
44.50 N, 80.21 WThe Escarpment meets blue water
Collingwood · The Blue Mountains · Thornbury · Clarksburg
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Haliburton Highlands
45.05 N, 78.51 WHigh country lakes and dark skies
Haliburton · Minden · Dorset · Wilberforce
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The Kawarthas
44.31 N, 78.32 WLakes and locks along the Trent-Severn
Peterborough · Lakefield · Bobcaygeon · Fenelon Falls
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Algonquin
45.60 N, 78.40 WInterior canoe country
Whitney · Oxtongue Lake · Dwight · Kearney
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Where to start in the region
Parks, trails, lookouts and historic sites across Central Ontario, with the details you need to plan around them.
Algonquin · Whitney
Algonquin Provincial Park
Established in 1893, Ontario's oldest provincial park protects a wide network of lakes, rivers and portage routes along the Highway 60 corridor and beyond.
Regional view · MuskokaMuskoka · Huntsville
Arrowhead Provincial Park
A park near Huntsville with forest trails, lakes and winter recreation.
Regional view · Southern Georgian BaySouthern Georgian Bay · The Blue Mountains
Blue Mountain Village & the Escarpment
A pedestrian village at the foot of the Niagara Escarpment, with year-round trails, orchards and shoreline villages along the bay.
Regional view · Haliburton HighlandsHaliburton Highlands · Dorset
Dorset Lookout Tower
A scenic observation tower above Dorset, operated by the Township of Algonquin Highlands.
Regional view · MuskokaMuskoka · Honey Harbour
Georgian Bay Islands National Park
An island national park reached by boat from the Honey Harbour area.
Regional view · Southern Georgian BaySouthern Georgian Bay · Collingwood to Meaford
Georgian Trail
A multi-use rail trail linking Collingwood and Meaford through the shoreline communities, used by cyclists, walkers and cross-country skiers.
Season by season
What changes with the season
Weather decides what is open, what is quiet and what is worth the drive. Pick the season you are travelling in.
Local operators
Stay, eat, explore and shop
Tourism businesses across the region, each listing showing the accessibility features its operator has declared.
Places to stay
Deerhurst Resort
Muskoka · Huntsville
A four-season resort on Peninsula Lake in Huntsville.
Attractions
Haliburton Forest Wolf Centre
Haliburton Highlands · Haliburton
An indoor wolf education and observation facility at Haliburton Forest.
Restaurants & food
Muskoka Brewery
Muskoka · Bracebridge
A Bracebridge taproom and retail shop serving Muskoka craft beer.
Arts & culture
Muskoka Discovery Centre
Muskoka · Gravenhurst
A cultural and heritage attraction at the Muskoka Wharf in Gravenhurst.
Arts & culture
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons
Simcoe County · Midland
A historic attraction interpreting a seventeenth-century community in Huronia.
Attractions
Santa’s Village
Muskoka · Bracebridge
A family theme park beside the Muskoka River in Bracebridge.
What's on
Events across the region
Festivals, markets, races and open houses submitted by local organisers and published after review.
Saved itineraries
Build the trip one stop at a time
A regional trip rarely fits in one town. Save places as you find them, sort them into an itinerary, and keep the plan in one place.
Save as you browse
Collect any destination, business or event into a trip while you read.
Group your stops
Keep separate itineraries for separate trips, each with its own notes.
Take it with you
Print a clean copy of the plan before you lose signal north of the highway.
For local operators
Put your business in front of regional visitors
Listings and events are reviewed before publication and free to submit. Every visit to your listing and every click through to your website is counted, so you can see exactly what the hub sends your way.
Submit a listing
Add your tourism business with photos, accessibility details and a website link.
ContinueClaim your listing
Already in the directory? Claim it, confirm the details and see your referral activity.
ContinueSubmit an event
Festivals, markets, races and open houses, submitted for the regional calendar.
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