Come escape, explore and enjoy Parry Sound offering something for everyone.
We are ideally located near major attractions such as the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame, Charles W Stockey Performing Arts Centre, Georgian Bay and 30,000 Island Queen Cruise. Whether it’s sightseeing in your own boat or on a 30,000 Island Chippewa Cruise Boat, camping or enjoying cottage life, swimming, water-skiing, fishing or just enjoying the sun on a sandy beach, when Georgian Bay is involved, you just can’t get enough!
Summer comes alive in Parry Sound
Featuring the annual Festival of the Sound and Dragon Boat Festival. Georgian Bay provides outstanding eco-tourism recognized by the United Nations as a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. Tour by air with Georgian Bay Airways or overland on an ATV at Bear Claw Tours, or on the water with Kayak tours available at White Squall for a day or multi-day adventures. If your game is golf, we have outstanding courses such as The Ridge that combines the natural beauty of Northern Ontario with a challenging game.
Nearby are boat launching facilities into Georgian Bay or the numerous lakes that surround the area. The Bobby Orr Community Centre is home to the Parry Sound Minor Hockey Club Association, Oldtimers Hockey Club, Women’s & Girls’ Hockey Clubs and the Parry Sound Figure Skating Club. As the leaves turn with brilliant fall colours, visit the local artist Studio Tours.
Being on the trails brings a whole new life of activities.
From excellent trails and mountain biking to fantastic road riding, cyclists in the Parry Sound District will enjoy the spectacularly scenic landscapes through lush boreal forests with frequent glimpses of picturesque lakes, meandering rivers, the rocky Canadian Shield and the UNESCO designated Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve. Road riding in the Parry Sound District offers quieter roads criss-crossing through the rural landscape with opportunities to stop at quaint general stores, interesting cultural heritage sites, and welcoming communities along the way.
Take an ATV tours to see the autumn colours or wintertime's snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, ice fishing, dog sledding, snow shoeing and much more. Located at the heart of the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Club’s trails, Parry Sound is a logical place to start or end a great day.