Miss Nathan’s guidebook
Sightseeing
5 minutes away from our cottage.
Friday Habour on Lake Simcoe is Canada's all seasons resort. Here you can unwind to the peaceful serenity of the lake, spend hours in the 200-acre Nature Preserve, experience unforgettable fine dining, stroll along the beautiful board walk, and more.
95 locals recommend
Friday Harbour Resort
3999 Friday Dr5 minutes away from our cottage.
Friday Habour on Lake Simcoe is Canada's all seasons resort. Here you can unwind to the peaceful serenity of the lake, spend hours in the 200-acre Nature Preserve, experience unforgettable fine dining, stroll along the beautiful board walk, and more.
5 minutes away from our cottage.
Looking to get outdoors and enjoy Lake Simcoe? At Innisfil Beach Park you can spend the day swimming, boating, fishing or visiting with friends and family. During the winter, you can snowshoe, access the lake for a day of ice fishing or try our toboggan hill!
87 locals recommend
Innisfil Beach Park
676 Innisfil Beach Rd5 minutes away from our cottage.
Looking to get outdoors and enjoy Lake Simcoe? At Innisfil Beach Park you can spend the day swimming, boating, fishing or visiting with friends and family. During the winter, you can snowshoe, access the lake for a day of ice fishing or try our toboggan hill!
5 minutes away from our cottage.
Great fishing location for Perch, Bass, Rock Bass, and Sunfish. Benches are available on the dock, a nice and peaceful spot to watch sunrises and sunsets. The dock sits right on a small sandy beach as well. Suitable for swimming.
Big Bay Point Government Dock
98 Lakeside Dr5 minutes away from our cottage.
Great fishing location for Perch, Bass, Rock Bass, and Sunfish. Benches are available on the dock, a nice and peaceful spot to watch sunrises and sunsets. The dock sits right on a small sandy beach as well. Suitable for swimming.
35 minutes away from our cottage.
Check out Horseshoe Resort, located near Barrie and just one hour north of Toronto, is a top destination for family winter fun. With 29 downhill ski and snowboard runs, terrain park, Ontario’s longest beginner carpet, and over 30km of groomed cross country ski trails, Horseshoe Resort has all your ski and snowboard needs covered. While you are here, enjoy additional winter activities such as snow tubing, fat biking, snowshoeing and more!
167 locals recommend
Horseshoe Resort
1101 Horseshoe Valley Rd W35 minutes away from our cottage.
Check out Horseshoe Resort, located near Barrie and just one hour north of Toronto, is a top destination for family winter fun. With 29 downhill ski and snowboard runs, terrain park, Ontario’s longest beginner carpet, and over 30km of groomed cross country ski trails, Horseshoe Resort has all your ski and snowboard needs covered. While you are here, enjoy additional winter activities such as snow tubing, fat biking, snowshoeing and more!
35 minutes away from our cottage.
Mount St. Louis Moonstone is one of the largest family owned ski resorts in Ontario. The resort is located in the snow belt region of Ontario. Today, it contains 36 different ski slopes in addition to 8 chair lifts and 3 carpets. The resort is known for being family friendly and prides itself on accommodating everyone, from beginner skiers and snowboarders to the most advanced in their discipline.
174 locals recommend
Mount St. Louis Moonstone
24 Mt St Louis Rd W35 minutes away from our cottage.
Mount St. Louis Moonstone is one of the largest family owned ski resorts in Ontario. The resort is located in the snow belt region of Ontario. Today, it contains 36 different ski slopes in addition to 8 chair lifts and 3 carpets. The resort is known for being family friendly and prides itself on accommodating everyone, from beginner skiers and snowboarders to the most advanced in their discipline.
55 minutes away from our cottage.
Wasaga Beach is not only the longest freshwater beach in the world with 14 km of safe, sandy shore, but the sunsets are breathtaking. This natural area of 6.8 hectares protects wildlife habitat and nesting shorebirds, including the Piping Plover, which is endangered.
The Wasaga Nordic & Trail Centre (summer) - Starting points for over 50 km of hiking trails, including sections of the Ganaraska Trail.
The Wasaga Nordic & Trail Centre (winter) - Enjoy cross-country skiing, skate skiing, and snowshoeing. Snacks, select merchandise, equipment rental service and lessons are offered.
59 locals recommend
Wasaga Beach Area 1
1 Jenetta St55 minutes away from our cottage.
Wasaga Beach is not only the longest freshwater beach in the world with 14 km of safe, sandy shore, but the sunsets are breathtaking. This natural area of 6.8 hectares protects wildlife habitat and nesting shorebirds, including the Piping Plover, which is endangered.
The Wasaga Nordic & Trail Centre (summer) - Starting points for over 50 km of hiking trails, including sections of the Ganaraska Trail.
The Wasaga Nordic & Trail Centre (winter) - Enjoy cross-country skiing, skate skiing, and snowshoeing. Snacks, select merchandise, equipment rental service and lessons are offered.
30 minutes away from our cottage.
Snow Valley Barrie is Ontario’s favourite family resort. Celebrate the winter season with your family while skiing, snowboarding, tubing, and snowshoeing. Winter truly is legendary here in Barrie: you don’t want to miss it!
110 locals recommend
Snow Valley Ski Resort
2632 Vespra Valley Rd30 minutes away from our cottage.
Snow Valley Barrie is Ontario’s favourite family resort. Celebrate the winter season with your family while skiing, snowboarding, tubing, and snowshoeing. Winter truly is legendary here in Barrie: you don’t want to miss it!
15 minutes away from our cottage.
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited (“Gateway”) is one of the largest and most diversified gaming and entertainment companies in Canada. Across its entire portfolio, Gateway currently employs over 8,000 people and features approximately 421 table games (including 48 poker tables), 14,162 slots, 82 food and beverage outlets and 561 hotel rooms.
29 locals recommend
Gateway Casinos Innisfil
7485 5th Side Rd15 minutes away from our cottage.
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited (“Gateway”) is one of the largest and most diversified gaming and entertainment companies in Canada. Across its entire portfolio, Gateway currently employs over 8,000 people and features approximately 421 table games (including 48 poker tables), 14,162 slots, 82 food and beverage outlets and 561 hotel rooms.
13 minutes away from our cottage.
Visit Canada’s Largest Quality Antiques Mall and enjoy their bright, modern, & accessible showroom with over 32,000 square feet of vintage, retro, antique and collectible pieces.
They have just about anything you would be looking for from high-end antiques to a huge collection of vinyl LP records, every kind of collectible and vintage item available, a wide range of jewelry and so much more.
6 locals recommend
Roadshow's 400 Antiques Mall
2207 Industrial Park Rd13 minutes away from our cottage.
Visit Canada’s Largest Quality Antiques Mall and enjoy their bright, modern, & accessible showroom with over 32,000 square feet of vintage, retro, antique and collectible pieces.
They have just about anything you would be looking for from high-end antiques to a huge collection of vinyl LP records, every kind of collectible and vintage item available, a wide range of jewelry and so much more.
7 minutes away from our cottage.
This boat launch is two lanes: one for launching boats and another to pull boats out of the water. The boat launch at Innisfil Beach Park is our largest municipally-maintained launch and suitable for most passenger sized boats up to about 30 feet.
Innisfil Boat Launch
7 minutes away from our cottage.
This boat launch is two lanes: one for launching boats and another to pull boats out of the water. The boat launch at Innisfil Beach Park is our largest municipally-maintained launch and suitable for most passenger sized boats up to about 30 feet.
18 minutes away from our cottage.
Tiffin Boat Launch is a parking lot in Simcoe County. Tiffin Boat Launch is situated nearby to Allandale station, and close to Allandale Plat. 7.
Tiffin Boat Launch
105 Lakeshore Dr18 minutes away from our cottage.
Tiffin Boat Launch is a parking lot in Simcoe County. Tiffin Boat Launch is situated nearby to Allandale station, and close to Allandale Plat. 7.
Dock Road Park
200 Dock RoadA small park with free paved parking, picnic gazebo, stairs to dock and small beach.
24 minutes away from our cottage.
Sunnidale Park is the largest urban municipal park in Barrie, Ontario. It is surrounded by Sunnidale Road, Cundles Rd W, Coulter St, and Highway 400. The park was previously a golf course. The park is home to a large arboretum, the Dorian Parker Centre, and it also hosts a community garden.
29 locals recommend
Sunnidale Park Arboretum
265 Sunnidale Rd24 minutes away from our cottage.
Sunnidale Park is the largest urban municipal park in Barrie, Ontario. It is surrounded by Sunnidale Road, Cundles Rd W, Coulter St, and Highway 400. The park was previously a golf course. The park is home to a large arboretum, the Dorian Parker Centre, and it also hosts a community garden.
20 minutes away from our cottage.
The Spirit Catcher, situated on Barrie's waterfront, was designed by sculptor Ron Baird for the 1986 EXPO in Vancouver. Influenced by the iconography of Indigenous oral traditions in the Pacific Northwest, the work references the Thunderbird.
11 locals recommend
Spirit Catcher
15 Lakeshore Dr20 minutes away from our cottage.
The Spirit Catcher, situated on Barrie's waterfront, was designed by sculptor Ron Baird for the 1986 EXPO in Vancouver. Influenced by the iconography of Indigenous oral traditions in the Pacific Northwest, the work references the Thunderbird.
20 minutes away from our cottage.
Beautiful area for walking and biking. Trails are clean and well maintained. Beaches are well groomed as are the beach volleyball courts. Boat launch is nearby. Plenty of playgrounds for kids.
12 locals recommend
Heritage Park
20 minutes away from our cottage.
Beautiful area for walking and biking. Trails are clean and well maintained. Beaches are well groomed as are the beach volleyball courts. Boat launch is nearby. Plenty of playgrounds for kids.
20 minutes away from our cottage.
The Ardagh Bluffs Recreational Trail System is located between Ardagh Road and Mapleview Drive, west of Essa Road. It boasts over 17 km of recreational trails and has a total area of 518 acres. Most of the area is zoned Environmentally Protected (EP) and houses a variety of species.
Ardagh Bluffs
174 Mapleton Avenue20 minutes away from our cottage.
The Ardagh Bluffs Recreational Trail System is located between Ardagh Road and Mapleview Drive, west of Essa Road. It boasts over 17 km of recreational trails and has a total area of 518 acres. Most of the area is zoned Environmentally Protected (EP) and houses a variety of species.
Food scene
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
1070 Innisfil Beach RoadTastiest fried chicken, sandwiches, beans and rice.
Sobeys Alcona Beach
2080 Jans BlvdGroceries and pharmacy
Best shawarma place in town! Food is fresh and super tasty for prices you simply can’t beat!
Shawarma Fire
945 Innisfil Beach RoadBest shawarma place in town! Food is fresh and super tasty for prices you simply can’t beat!
Shop products and services related to health, beauty, pharmacy, and convenience.
10 locals recommend
Shoppers Drug Mart
1145 Innisfil Beach RdShop products and services related to health, beauty, pharmacy, and convenience.
Known for burgers but you will be amazed at their selection. Souvlaki, Wings, Fish & More
13 locals recommend
Johnny Burger
847 Innisfil Beach RdKnown for burgers but you will be amazed at their selection. Souvlaki, Wings, Fish & More
Swiss Chalet
24398 Woodbine AveCanada's favourite place for rotisserie chicken
Harvey's is Canada's destination for flame-grilled burgers topped your way.
7 locals recommend
Harvey's
349 Main StHarvey's is Canada's destination for flame-grilled burgers topped your way.
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario is a Crown corporation that retails and distributes alcoholic beverages throughout the Canadian province of Ontario.
15 locals recommend
LCBO
1465 Innisfil Beach RdThe Liquor Control Board of Ontario is a Crown corporation that retails and distributes alcoholic beverages throughout the Canadian province of Ontario.
John's No Frills
2211 20th SideroadDiscount supermarket
A fast casual restaurant capturing a truly modern taste of the Mediterranean cuisine while giving customers the luxury of customizing their preferences
Osmow's
1472 Innisfil Beach RoadA fast casual restaurant capturing a truly modern taste of the Mediterranean cuisine while giving customers the luxury of customizing their preferences
Starbucks
253 Sunseeker AveCoffeehouse
Sunset Grill
3270 Monarch DrOrder waffles with fruit, coffee and a side of sausages.
Casual counter-serve chain for build-your-own sandwiches & salads, with health-conscious options.
8 locals recommend
Subway
1 Beaver AveCasual counter-serve chain for build-your-own sandwiches & salads, with health-conscious options.
Members-only warehouse selling a huge variety of items including bulk groceries, electronics & more.
10 locals recommend
Costco Wholesale
41 Mapleview Dr EMembers-only warehouse selling a huge variety of items including bulk groceries, electronics & more.
Walmart Barrie South Supercentre
35 Mapleview Dr WA discount department and grocery stores
The Cove Cafe is a family-run restaurant in the heart of the Sandycove community in Innisfil, Ontario. Offers fish & chips, a real crowd pleaser! From halibut, haddock, cod & shrimp, deep fried in our special batter, and served with hand-cut fries.
7 locals recommend
The Cove Cafe
902 Lockhart RdThe Cove Cafe is a family-run restaurant in the heart of the Sandycove community in Innisfil, Ontario. Offers fish & chips, a real crowd pleaser! From halibut, haddock, cod & shrimp, deep fried in our special batter, and served with hand-cut fries.
Tim Hortons
940 Innisfil Beach RdCoffee and bakery items shop
Costco Wholesale
41 Mapleview Dr EYoung Chow Garden Restaurant
918 Innisfil Beach RdOsmow's Shawarma
Tenoch Grill and Bar
Supplies
Home improvement, construction materials, and furniture retailer.
6 locals recommend
Alcona Home Hardware Building Centre
840 Innisfil Beach RdHome improvement, construction materials, and furniture retailer.
A retail company which operates in the automotive, hardware, sports, leisure and housewares sectors.
13 locals recommend
Canadian Tire
1029 Brodie DrA retail company which operates in the automotive, hardware, sports, leisure and housewares sectors.
The largest home improvement retailer, supplying tools, construction products, and services
The Home Depot
10 High StThe largest home improvement retailer, supplying tools, construction products, and services
Esso
1080 Innisfil Beach RdGas station