Seven regions

The regions of Central Ontario

Muskoka, Parry Sound, Simcoe County, Southern Georgian Bay, the Haliburton Highlands, the Kawarthas and Algonquin. Counts below come from what is published in the hub.

Muskoka

Muskoka

45.03 N, 79.31 W

Cottage country tradition around Lakes Muskoka, Rosseau and Joseph, with small-town main streets, waterfalls and provincial parks.

Bracebridge · Gravenhurst · Huntsville · Bala · Port Carling · Lake of Bays

3 places · 0 operators · 0 events · 1 trip guide

Open region
Parry Sound

Parry Sound

45.34 N, 80.03 W

The eastern shore of Georgian Bay: windswept pine on bare granite, sheltered channels, and the freshwater archipelago of the 30,000 Islands.

Parry Sound · Seguin · Rosseau · Carling · McDougall · Britt

2 places · 0 operators · 0 events · 1 trip guide

Open region
Simcoe County

Simcoe County

44.39 N, 79.69 W

Long freshwater beaches on Georgian Bay, historic waterfront towns, farmland and the Huronia heritage corridor between Barrie and Midland.

Barrie · Orillia · Midland · Penetanguishene · Wasaga Beach · Oro-Medonte

2 places · 0 operators · 0 events · 0 trip guides

Open region
Southern Georgian Bay

Southern Georgian Bay

44.50 N, 80.21 W

The Niagara Escarpment drops into Georgian Bay here — four-season villages, escarpment lookouts, orchards and a long shoreline trail.

Collingwood · The Blue Mountains · Thornbury · Clarksburg · Meaford · Craigleith

2 places · 0 operators · 0 events · 0 trip guides

Open region
Haliburton Highlands

Haliburton Highlands

45.05 N, 78.51 W

A raised plateau of lakes, forest reserves and lookouts on the southern edge of Algonquin, with strong arts and craft traditions.

Haliburton · Minden · Dorset · Wilberforce · Carnarvon · Eagle Lake

2 places · 0 operators · 0 events · 1 trip guide

Open region
The Kawarthas

The Kawarthas

44.31 N, 78.32 W

A chain of lakes linked by the Trent-Severn Waterway, with lock-side villages, drumlins and Indigenous heritage sites.

Peterborough · Lakefield · Bobcaygeon · Fenelon Falls · Buckhorn · Apsley

3 places · 0 operators · 0 events · 1 trip guide

Open region
Algonquin

Algonquin

45.60 N, 78.40 W

The province’s oldest provincial park and the communities around its edges, where the Highway 60 corridor meets backcountry canoe routes.

Whitney · Oxtongue Lake · Dwight · Kearney · South River · Brent

1 place · 0 operators · 0 events · 1 trip guide

Open region