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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.
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.
Regional view · Haliburton HighlandsHaliburton 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.
Regional view · Parry SoundParry 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.
Regional view · The KawarthasThe Kawarthas · Woodview
Petroglyphs Provincial Park
Home to the largest known concentration of Indigenous rock carvings in Canada, held and interpreted with care near Stony Lake.
Regional view · Simcoe CountySimcoe County · Midland
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons
A historic site near Midland exploring seventeenth-century Huronia.
Regional view · Parry SoundParry 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.
Regional view · MuskokaMuskoka · 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.
Regional view · The KawarthasThe Kawarthas · Peterborough to Port Severn
Trent-Severn Waterway
A 386-kilometre working waterway of lakes, rivers and locks linking Lake Ontario with Georgian Bay, passing lock-side towns through the Kawarthas.
Regional view · The KawarthasThe 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.
Simcoe County · Wasaga Beach
Wasaga Beach
Fourteen kilometres of sand on the southern shore of Georgian Bay, with the beach areas and the river mouth protected as a provincial park.
Local operators
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.