Guidebook for Huntsville
Parks & Nature
Algonquin Provincial Park entrance is 40 min from Huntsville.
Park fees apply per car at gate entrance.
Canoeing Day trip: Call portage store to arrange rental, lessons or day tour.
Hiking: See hiking trail books in house or at park entrance for Algonquin park trails. These may be too busy on long weekends and high times.
Scenic drive: Just drive along highway 60 for sightseeing of wildlife and fall leaves.
255 locals recommend
Algonquin Provincial Park
Ontario 60Algonquin Provincial Park entrance is 40 min from Huntsville.
Park fees apply per car at gate entrance.
Canoeing Day trip: Call portage store to arrange rental, lessons or day tour.
Hiking: See hiking trail books in house or at park entrance for Algonquin park trails. These may be too busy on long weekends and high times.
Scenic drive: Just drive along highway 60 for sightseeing of wildlife and fall leaves.
High Recommend place for Winter Activities.
Nordic Cross country skiing, ice skating trials and snow shoeing trials. All equipment can be rented park and trial fees apply.
Exceptional Nordic Cross country skiing trails with for Beginner to Advance.
Very popular Torch light day and night ice skating trials.
Warning the skating has become so popular expect wait times and lines during weekends and holiday tines and skate rental to be sold out so get there earlier or call ahead or bring your own skates if you have them.
Snow shoeing trials if your not up for skiing or skating.
354 locals recommend
Arrowhead Provincial Park
451 Arrowhead Park RdHigh Recommend place for Winter Activities.
Nordic Cross country skiing, ice skating trials and snow shoeing trials. All equipment can be rented park and trial fees apply.
Exceptional Nordic Cross country skiing trails with for Beginner to Advance.
Very popular Torch light day and night ice skating trials.
Warning the skating has become so popular expect wait times and lines during weekends and holiday tines and skate rental to be sold out so get there earlier or call ahead or bring your own skates if you have them.
Snow shoeing trials if your not up for skiing or skating.
Highly recommended hiking trials. Much closer and less touristy then Algonquin Provincial park and it's free. We have a trail map book on the book shelve.
The gates are unlocked daily from 9:00am until 5:00pm. Please drive up to the stop sign and the gate will open in front of you. If the gates are locked and you would like to come in to hike, please park outside the property and walk in, stop at the Check-In Booth to sign your waiver, and continue by foot to where you’d like to hike.
Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve is a peaceful, year-round wilderness haven with twenty private lakes and more than 10,000 unspoiled acres of mixed forest.
Limberlost is famous for its varied hiking trails. Their development began more than 80 years ago.
In total, Limberlost offers more than 70 km of woodland trails and extensive woodland roads, rated as to the grade and quality to cater to evening strollers as well as those seeking more strenuous exercise. We also have jogging trails.
From Toronto: Hwy. 400 north to Hwy. 11 north, and turn east onto Hwy. 60, by-passing Huntsville and continuing past Grandview, Deerhurst and Hidden Valley. 10 km past Huntsville, turn left/northeast on Limberlost Road (Muskoka Road 8), and after driving 9 km, turn right/southeast on South Limberlost Road. After 3 km the Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve gates will welcome you at the end of the road. Note: The turn off on to South Limberlost Road is easy to miss. Look for the tall sign and be prepared for rough muddy roads.
135 locals recommend
Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve
South Limberlost RoadHighly recommended hiking trials. Much closer and less touristy then Algonquin Provincial park and it's free. We have a trail map book on the book shelve.
The gates are unlocked daily from 9:00am until 5:00pm. Please drive up to the stop sign and the gate will open in front of you. If the gates are locked and you would like to come in to hike, please park outside the property and walk in, stop at the Check-In Booth to sign your waiver, and continue by foot to where you’d like to hike.
Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve is a peaceful, year-round wilderness haven with twenty private lakes and more than 10,000 unspoiled acres of mixed forest.
Limberlost is famous for its varied hiking trails. Their development began more than 80 years ago.
In total, Limberlost offers more than 70 km of woodland trails and extensive woodland roads, rated as to the grade and quality to cater to evening strollers as well as those seeking more strenuous exercise. We also have jogging trails.
From Toronto: Hwy. 400 north to Hwy. 11 north, and turn east onto Hwy. 60, by-passing Huntsville and continuing past Grandview, Deerhurst and Hidden Valley. 10 km past Huntsville, turn left/northeast on Limberlost Road (Muskoka Road 8), and after driving 9 km, turn right/southeast on South Limberlost Road. After 3 km the Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve gates will welcome you at the end of the road. Note: The turn off on to South Limberlost Road is easy to miss. Look for the tall sign and be prepared for rough muddy roads.
If you don't have a car or want to drive you can take a light hike right in Hidden Valley,, on the other side of the ski hill, arosss the road form the main deerhurst resort entrance. There are a few trials and i lookout at the top. In the spring they have maple syrup. there may be maps on the book shelve or you can ask for one at the deerhurst desk.
70 locals recommend
Deerhurst Resort
1235 Deerhurst DrIf you don't have a car or want to drive you can take a light hike right in Hidden Valley,, on the other side of the ski hill, arosss the road form the main deerhurst resort entrance. There are a few trials and i lookout at the top. In the spring they have maple syrup. there may be maps on the book shelve or you can ask for one at the deerhurst desk.