Cottage Country Ontario Backroad Mapbook

Covering the idyllic cottage destinations of the Muskoka and Kawartha areas, the natural splendor of Algonquin Provincial Park, the bustling National Capital Area and all the way up to North Bay on Lake Nipissing in the north, this Mapbook is your ultimate guide to one of the country’s most popular outdoor recreation destinations. Known as the heart of Ontario’s outdoors, Cottage Country is home to thousands of scenic lakes and rivers, vibrant forests and rugged and rocky Canadian Shield. Algonquin Park, in particular, is one of the world’s most popular canoeing destinations, attracting people from far and wide to paddle, camp and fish among its iconic natural beauty.

To help you make the most of your time while exploring Cottage Country, we have spent countless hours updating our maps and written content. Additions include a plethora of motorized and multi-use trails, clearly labelled Crown and private land, labelled fish species on the maps and charts for both fish stocking and long-distance multi-use trails. Of course, you will also find all the classic features that make Backroad Mapbooks so popular among outdoor explorers, including our industry-leading topographic relief and shading, unparalleled road and trail coverage, detailed Adventure listings and much more. We can confidently say there is no better resource available for exploring Cottage Country’s great outdoors.

From cascading waterfalls and interesting cliff formations to historic sites, museums, forested parks, and charming rural communities, there are endless attractions to stop at while travelling along Cottage Country's highways, secondary roads, and backroads. In the latest edition of our Cottage Country Ontario Backroad Mapbook, you will find over 100 updated Backroad Attractions to check out. Whether you are interested in hiking or paddling to ancient pictographs, exploring underground caves, or learning about Canadian history, Cottage Country has an adventure for everyone!

From the nutrient-rich lowlands east of the Frontenac Axis to the thousands of lakes in Algonquin Provincial Park, Cottage Country offers unbeatable fishing for trout, splake, walleye, muskellunge, bass, pike, and more. Whether you are stream fishing or lake fishing, we have close to 900 detailed listings for angling around Bancroft, Cornwall, French River, Minden, Parry Sound, Peterborough and beyond. We have also updated the fish species information and stocking charts for this edition to ensure efficient trip planning.

For hunters, the diverse landscape of Cottage Country offers plenty of opportunity for big and small game as well as fowl. Whether you are trophy hunting or sustenance hunting, there are healthy populations of moose, deer, fox, hare, goose, duck, and turkey found in this region, as well as one of the world's highest populations of black bears. In our Cottage Country Ontario Backroad Mapbook, you will find 50 listings with descriptions and tips for the area's major species, as well as an expanded list of WMUs (Wildlife Management Units) for the National Capital Region, Kawartha Lakes, Muskoka and more.

Cottage Country is a world-class canoeing and kayaking hotspot and features some of the best lake and river paddling you can find anywhere. Algonquin Park is famous around the world for its canoe tripping and circuit opportunities. However, great paddling can be found throughout the region, from French River to North Bay, to Trenton and beyond. In the latest edition of our Cottage Country Ontario Backroad Mapbook, you will find close to 130 detailed lake and river paddling routes, complete with put-ins, take-outs, portages, difficulty, backcountry campsite locations, and more.

Protecting some of the most spectacular areas in the province, Cottage Country's extensive park system offers the best of Ontario's outdoor activities, including camping, paddling, hiking, skiing, and more. From well-known parks like Algonquin Provincial Park and Georgian Bay National Park - located in the western section of this book - to Frontenac Provincial Park and Bon Echo Provincial Park - found in the eastern section of this book, you will find over 150 updated listings with detailed descriptions of Provincial, National, and Regional Parks and Conservations Areas. Including the countless amount of smaller and lesser-known parks in between, there is a lot to explore within this region. Notable amenities, easy-to-read activity symbols, camping or day-use information, and park access information are also included within each listing in the Cottage Country Ontario Backroad Mapbook.

Whether you are planning a multi-day trek along the Trans Canada Trail or a scenic day hike in one of Cottage Country's many parks, the new Cottage Country Ontario Backroad Mapbook is packed with over 300 trail listings, including updated trail charts for Algonquin Provincial Park, Frontenac Provincial Park, and the Trans Canada Trail. Explore over 10,000 kilometres of multi-use trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding, winter use, and more, complete with information on trail difficulty, access, distance, elevation gain, and highlights.

With over 10,000 kilometres of ATV trails and Overland routes, Cottage Country is a wonderful place to ride ATVs and Off-Highway Vehicles. The latest edition of the Cottage Country Ontario Backroad Mapbook features 60 detailed listings of the best ATV-OHV riding areas in the region, complete with information on staging, trail distance, difficulty, highlights, and more. New to this edition, we feature exciting Overland touring routes. From the sprawling Five Points Trail System that links the Haliburton and Kawartha districts to the scenic riding around Bancroft and the Madawaska Valley and beyond, this Mapbook will help you have the best Cottage Country ATV adventure possible.

Whether you are tackling the 240 km (149 mi) Hastings Highland Tour, the multi-day Ride Around Nipissing Tour or are just out for a casual afternoon ride, the newest edition of the Cottage Country Ontario Backroad Mapbook features 60 detailed listings for the best sledding areas in the region. Complete with information on staging, trail distance, difficulty, elevation gain, and more, our maps highlight 14,000 kilometres of Snowmobile trails in the Cottage Country region.

As you move north from the urban sprawl of Toronto and explore Cottage Country, your chances of seeing wildlife increase greatly. Moose, deer, wolves, and black bears are common sights, as are smaller mammals such as otters and beavers. And in the wetlands and around the many lakes that dot the landscape, you can find an abundance of resident and migratory birds. Be sure to bring your binoculars! In the latest edition of our Cottage Country Ontario Backroad Mapbook, you will find over 95 listings for the best places to view wildlife throughout the region, including species of wildlife in each area, the best season to view wildlife, directions, and more!

Whether you are looking to cross-country ski, snowshoe, fat bike, downhill ski, snowboard, or take in the beautiful winter scenery of Cottage Country, our Mapbook will provide you with a wealth of information on the best places to get outside during the winter months. With 80 detailed winter recreation listings, from Algonquin Park's ski trails to downhill ski resorts like Mount Pakenham and Snow Valley, the Cottage Country Ontario Backroad Mapbook will help you make the most out of your winter adventures.

Brand new to the 7th Edition of the Cottage Country Ontario Backroad Mapbook, we feature 34 Backcountry Huts, Cabins, and Shelters, 35 Beaches, 8 Rock Climbing destinations, and 10 Surfing hot spots. No matter where your Cottage Country adventure takes you, we have you covered with some of the best places to relax in the sun, get some exercise, catch a wave, or warm up during a winter adventure.

In your durable, heavy-duty, spiral-bound 21.5 x 28 cm (8.5 x 11 in) Cottage Country Backroad Mapbook you will find 106 detailed topographic maps spanning the region, complete with labelled recreation sites, amenities, highways, backcountry roads, trails, Crown land and other Points of Interest. These user-friendly maps boast a level of cartographic sophistication unparalleled even by government sources, making them the maps of choice for loggers and Search and Rescue teams.

Our detailed adventure section is one of the features that makes your Backroad Mapbook so much more than just a map of Cottage Country. From hiking to hunting, ATVing, paddling, wildlife viewing and beyond, our team of writers and researchers have gathered the most comprehensive adventure information available for this region.

Our easy-to-use index is divided into Map and Adventure sections to make it even simpler to navigate. Here, you will find page numbers and map coordinates for each activity and location, plus important numbers, distance charts and an advertiser list for easy referencing.

In addition to our maps, we list Cottage Country's best accommodations, services, outfitters and amenities, including information on the region's best outdoor tours and hunting and fishing suppliers.