Fall Scenes & Photos North of Toronto

Discover Ontario's Horseshoe Valley with a fall colour road trip

Horseshoe Valley to Orillia Return to Barrie Fall colours (colors) Route

Take Highway 400  north past Barrie to Simcoe Road 22 (The Horseshoe Valley Road) drive to Craighurst, Horseshoe Valley, Coulson, Jarratt to Highway 12 where Horseshoe Valley Road ends. Turn right at Highway 12 and proceed east to Orillia. Upon leaving Orillia, take Highway 11, south to Barrie, or take the Old Barrie Road and work your way back to Barrie. For latest fall colour (color) changes please see Fall Colours Leaf Change Central Ontario.  More on Horseshoe Valley

The Maples are almost 100% Peak Colour

Images Thanksgiving Studio Tour Simcoe County  October
The Images Studio Tour is an artist-run juried event and, boasts one of Ontario’s finest and longest running studio tours. Forty outstanding artists and crafts people will exhibit their work over the 4 days at 23 different studios in historic towns. Tour the  back roads including Lake Simcoe shorelines. Travel north via Highway 400 to Highway 11.   Stay in Barrie, Orillia or Horseshoe Valley. Also enjoy the fall harvest season with a Thanksgiving Getaway Packages

Maple leaves, oranges, yellows, reds in one tree

Breakfast TV heads north of Toronto to Georgian Bay-Lake Couchiching

BT NORTH OF TORONTO THIS WEEK

Breakfast TV Heads to Georgian Bay
Breakfast Television Hits the Highway 26 corridor. Jen from Breakfast TV will be travelling north of Toronto on Wednesday and Friday this week  with stops at Craigleith Provincial Park, the Collingwood Blue Mountain area for the Elvis Festival. At the base of Collingwood's Blue Mountain Craigleith is a short trip to Wasaga Beach, the Bruce Trail and historic Huronia.
More on BT's trip north of Toronto.

BT heads to Orillia
Breakfast TV will be in Orillia on Thursday with a stop over at Fern Resort, one of Ontario's Finest family resorts.   Orillia area sits between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching and is the major water route that is part of the Historic Trent System Waterway running to Georgian Bay.  Orillia is one of the largest cities in Simcoe County. More on BT's trip north of Toronto. Access Orillia via Highway 11 north of Barrie.

Romantic Getaways Ontario

Orillia Ontario Beach

The featured Romantic getaway of the week  in Orillia where one can take sunset walks along the shores of Lake Couchiching or Lake Simcoe.  Best Western Mariposa Inn & Conference Centre - 1 Night Escape to Romance Spacious, tasteful Traditional Room with queen beds. Romantic Gift Basket & Flowers upon arrival. Sparkling Wine for 2 in your room. Gift Certificate valued at $125 for Dinner in the Grape & Olive (reservations required). Casino Shuttle service available Wednesday to Saturday. Full, hot breakfast at the Grape & Olive. Prices vary depending on season and date of reservation.

Combine this weekend with a a back road side trip along the Monck road towards Haliburton. See romantic road trip ideas in and around the Orillia area. Enjoy the Orillia Jazz festival.  More on Orillia Ontario

Winter Travel North of Toronto Featured by CTC

Ontario's Lake Country is a designated resort destination north of Toronto recently featured by the Canadian Tourism Commission under the story headline. Weekend: Ontario’s Lake Country.

Curling on Lake Simcoe at Barrie Winter Carnival

"Making friends with winter—if you’re gonna do it, this is the place."  In addition to Lake Country most of Ontario north of Toronto is a winter wonderland during the Jan. Feb. months with an array of Winter Carnivals and Winterfests ready for families and couples wanting to embrace the Canadian winter.  The Lake Country designation takes in the Orillia Ontario area which is also considered part of the Collingwood/Blue Mountain, Barrie, Midland snowbelt region of Ontario. Check the  Snowbelt Getaway Package links for accommodation and winter outdoor sports and recreation activities and attractions. 

Kawartha Fall Road Trip--Via Highway 45 from Norland

A favourite stopping point on a fall road trip is one of Ontario's outdoor Wildlife Sanctuary locations that have been set aside by the Federation of Ontario Naturalists.  In the example we see here Altberg Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the largest wetland forests.
At Norland, turn east on Road 45 and continue for approximately 7 km. The property is on the south (right) side of the road just past Woodcock Line and a cleared farm area.  See suggested fall road trip from Orillia to Kinmount Ontario on the Monck Road which is Simcoe Road 45 and becomes Kawartha Road 45.