Mattawa (20 km from Cranberry Sky) (http://www.visitmattawa.travel) (groceries, liquor/beer store, gas, restaurants)
Mattawa is a quaint and scenic town located at the confluence of the Mattawa and Ottawa Rivers. Café’s and small shops along Main Street offer unique creations from local artisans and craftsmen. There are numerous dropping off points for canoeing or boating on the Ottawa River. Mattawa is the site of many large wooden statues depicting local historical figures, such as Champlain, Pierre-Esprit Radisson, Médard des Groseilliers and Big Joe Mufferaw.
Mattawa District Museum (www.mattawamuseum.com)
Voyageur Days (20 km in Mattawa) http://www.voyageurdays.com
Horseback Riding (22 km) www.freedomacres.ca
www.vondoelersranch.com (50 km)
Golf (35 km) Mattawa Golf Course is a 9-hole facility http://www.golfnski.com
Hunting 1,000s of acres of crown land beside the cottage
Algonquin Park (http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca) Kiosk 70 km or Brent 95 km
Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park (35 km) (http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/samu.html)
Canadian Ecology Centre (35 km) (http://www.canadianecology.ca)
Off-road adventure Voyageur Multi-use Trail System (15 km) (http://www.vmuts.com) ATV, mountain bike, horses, on more than 300 km of trials. The Voyageur Multi-Use Trail System (VMUTS) occupies a superbly scenic area between the ancient Algonquin Highlands and Laurentian Mountains, bordered by the Mattawa and Ottawa Rivers. Trails located off Hwy 533 about 5 kilometres north of Mattawa.
Temiskaming (Quebec) (52 km) http://www.temiscaming.net/tourism Historic and picturesque town on the Ottawa River with restaurants, cheap beer, groceries, scenery and a dam.
Eau Claire Gorge Conservation Area (40 km) http://www.nbmca.on.ca/site/indexb.asp?id=35 The Amable du Fond river flows between the steep rock walls of the gorge in a dramatic series of rapids and waterfalls.
City of North Bay (70 km) Myriad activities with restaurants, boat cruises, festivals, movies, art, all the amenities of a city.