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Places to visit
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.
Haliburton Highlands · Dorset
Dorset Lookout Tower
A lookout tower above the treeline with one of Ontario's best-known autumn colour views over Lake of Bays.
Muskoka · Honey Harbour
Georgian Bay Islands National Park
Canada's island national park, reached by boat from Honey Harbour, with trails, swimming coves and windswept pines.
Southern 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.
Haliburton Highlands · Haliburton
Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve
A privately managed forest reserve north of Haliburton with trails, lakes and a wolf centre, open for hiking, paddling and winter activities.
Parry Sound · Nobel
Killbear Provincial Park
Georgian Bay shoreline with windswept pines growing straight out of the granite, cobble beaches and a network of walking trails.
Parry Sound · Parry Sound
The 30,000 Islands
The world's largest freshwater archipelago, forming the eastern shore of Georgian Bay and recognized as a UNESCO biosphere region.
Muskoka · Torrance
Torrance Barrens Dark-Sky Preserve
Bare bedrock ridges and wetland south of Gravenhurst, protected for its dark skies and used for stargazing and short hikes on the Shield.
The Kawarthas · Warsaw
Warsaw Caves Conservation Area
Limestone caves at the edge of the Canadian Shield, with marked trails and access to the Indian River for paddling and swimming.
Local operators
Outdoor adventures
Algonquin Outfitters
Algonquin · Oxtongue Lake
The long-running outfitter for Algonquin canoe trips: rentals, gear, guided trips and shuttles.
Outdoor adventures
Blue Mountain Resort
Southern Georgian Bay · The Blue Mountains
Ontario's largest ski resort, with a pedestrian village and year-round mountain activities.
Places to stay
Killarney Lodge
Algonquin · Algonquin Park
Private log cabins on a peninsula in Lake of Two Rivers, each with its own canoe.
Restaurants & food
Muskoka Lakes Farm & Winery
Muskoka · Bala
Home of Johnston's Cranberries: marsh tours, fruit wines and seasonal events near Bala.
Outdoor adventures
Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre
Simcoe County · Midland
Boardwalks, a viewing tower and trumpeter swans in a protected wetland next to Sainte-Marie.
Events
Oct
16
Outdoor
Muskoka: Home of the Stars — guided stargazing
Muskoka · Gravenhurst · Locations in and around Gravenhurst
Guided night-sky evenings in Gravenhurst through early November, timed for long, dark autumn nights.
Nov
20
Market
Moonlight Shopping Party & Street Festival
Muskoka · Bracebridge · Downtown Bracebridge
Late-night shopping, living window displays, a holiday train and fireworks at 8 p.m. open Bracebridge's Festival of Lights.
Nov
26
Arts & culture
First Light 2026 — Thursday to Sunday evenings
Simcoe County · Midland · Sainte-Marie among the Hurons
Candlelit evening visits, Thursday to Sunday only, November 26–December 13. Check the organizer’s page for tickets.
Nov
27
Community
Huntsville Santa Claus Parade
Muskoka · Huntsville · Main Street, downtown Huntsville
An evening parade down Main Street, themed “Creating Christmas Memories” for 2026.
Nov
29
Community
Light up the Wharf
Muskoka · Gravenhurst · Cockburn Square, Muskoka Wharf
Gravenhurst's annual tree lighting on the Muskoka Wharf, the start of the town's holiday season.
Dec
2
Arts & culture
Forest of Light at Sandhill Nursery
Muskoka · Huntsville · Sandhill Nursery
A one-kilometre illuminated walk through the pines, open evenings from 5 to 9 p.m. all winter.
Dec
4
Community
Bracebridge Santa Claus Parade
Muskoka · Bracebridge · Manitoba Street, downtown Bracebridge
An evening parade along Manitoba Street in the town known as Santa's summer home.