Top Things to do in Huntsville
Top 10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Huntsville, Muskoka District
Discover the best top things to do in Huntsville, Canada including Find Your Wild, Sugarbush Hill Maple Farm, Bush Poker Axe Throwing Muskoka, Arrowhead Provincial Park, Group of Seven Outdoor Gallery, Lions Lookout, Muskoka Heritage Place, Algonquin Theatre, Limberlost Forest & Wildlife Reserve, Dyer Memorial.
Restaurants in Huntsville
1. Find Your Wild
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 73 reviews
Muskoka and Algonquin is our playground. Whether you’re a family paddleboarding on a lazy river, or friends on a casual snowshoeing adventure, we have a fully outfitted trip tailored to you. On site activities include wildlife studies, wilderness scavenger hunt, low ropes, archery, firebuilding, bush skills, lumberjack skills, night/blind games, winter games, and Firefighter Games - Escape Room.
2. Sugarbush Hill Maple Farm
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 556 reviews
Sugarbush Hill is a "State Of The Art" maple sugaring operation near the Town of Huntsville. We are the largest sugarhouse open to the public on a year round basis in the District of Muskoka. We offer 100% pure maple syrup and other delicious maple products produced right here from our own sugarbush. SUGARHOUSE TOURS and TASTINGS from May to October, please check tour times and hours on our website under "Contact" and "Tours Details". Reservations and payment is required for tours in advance as they fill up quickly. See our huge eco-friendly and highly efficient wood-fired evaporator, many displays of maple antiques and artifacts or stroll our maple forest. We would be pleased to take the time to explain the complete maple sugaring process from the past to the present day. A Canadian heritage at it's finest is waiting for you. For your premium MUSKOKA MAPLE EXPERIENCE come to Sugarbush Hill Maple Farm and see what all the fuss has been about for centuries.
Reviewed By Chriselsis
Overall the tour couldn’t have been better! In his tour around his sugar farm, Tom explained us in detail the entire production of maple syrup, most important things to remember, short maple history lessons included ;) The tour ends with an insight in his valuable antique collections and a nice and delicious little maple products tasting. What we really liked about the tour was the authenticity of everything (it is not one of the farms just created for tourists) and the way Tom is giving the tour by integrating everyone, making some jokes etc. You can feel he’s passionate about the topic ;) We feel confident to be able to open our very own maple farm now :D Thanks Sugarbush Tom, great experience, we recommend it to all our friends! Marco & Christine
3. Bush Poker Axe Throwing Muskoka
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 45 reviews
Our Traditional Axe Throwing is an outdoor variation of the wildly popular activity found in most Canadian urban areas. The big difference is that we operate in a beautiful hardwood forest rather than an industrial building. Our Bush Poker Trail has 16 targets on a walk in the woods, including moving targets. If you're looking for something new & exciting, this is it! Book your group now.
Reviewed By adventturetime
Fun, friendly, laid back was the experience I had here. Different games to play with axe throwing, first time learning archery was informative. Will go back again and would recommend as well.
4. Arrowhead Provincial Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 719 reviews
Reviewed By morganhouse - Huntsville, Canada
Arrowhead Prov Park is one of the best with awesome nordic ski trails, an ice skating trail and a fabulous new chalet to relax and have a snack (BYO)
5. Group of Seven Outdoor Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 71 reviews
Reviewed By annemarieh905 - Barrie, Canada
We had a wonderful time in Huntsville looking at the stores and purchasing items at the various stores and did a walk about looking at the sculpture and outdoor wall murals and reading the signage about the paintings. We didn't see all of them, but did enjoy what we did see. The day was sunny and relatively warm. A glorious day - we would like to visit it again when it's a little warmer...maybe in July.
6. Lions Lookout
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 305 reviews
Reviewed By JuliaS11011 - Kitchener, Canada
This is an amazing spot - it has a great view of Huntsville & the lake. We were glad that we didn’t miss the opportunity to drive up to the top to this lookout
7. Muskoka Heritage Place
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 106 reviews
Reviewed By allykatjelly1984
Our trip to the heritage village was timed perfectly, arriving at 11:20, and departing around 2. In this time we were able to tour all of the outside buildings, each unique with detailed numbered descriptions outlining the history and original location that they were built. Every single building is outfitted beautifully with detailed pieces from the period. We made it around to the train station for 12:20. There is a little museum that outlines the history of the portage flyer, and outside there are original pushcarts to view. The train left 10 minutes early at 12:50, after the conductor called “all aboard” for the second time (my 3 year old son loved this so much!) The train takes a slow ride along the scenic lake, stopping about 10 minutes in (where the engine will come around from the front to the back and pull you in reverse for the return trip.) Make sure you bundle up as the train is completely open to the elements. After the train ride, we visited Hill house which had been missed on the way. My husband and I both noted how much colder this building was than the others. On the second floor at the very end of the hall, there is a bedroom on the right that I saw a shadow walking. We were the only ones there. I wasn’t aware at the time that this building is apparently haunted until I looked it up afterwards. I don’t think it was a bad presence because my son was laughing, and loved this building. If you’re a skeptic, go see for yourself :) We were then lucky enough to catch the candle making workshop for 1:30. Each person in your group gets a string which you dip in a cauldron of wax until your candle is formed. What a unique keepsake! The staff were all wonderful and dressed in period clothing. We hope to come every year so that the little guy can continue to learn something new. Highly recommend for families of all ages!
8. Algonquin Theatre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By H4628LZmarkp - Huntsville, Canada
The Town of Huntsville is to be commended to have included such a multipurpose centre for the arts as a cultural foundation for its Civic Centre complex. There's not a bad seat of the 400 in the Algonquin Theatre. Beyond the annual Festival of the Arts' presentations during the summer tourist season, are scheduled periodic music, theatrical & comedy presentations throughout the year. But besides the rotating free public art gallery in the ground level Partner's Hall,is Brenda Wainman Goulet's fabulous tribute in bronze to Tom Thomson painting "The West Wind" while sitting on a stump in nature, with his bronze canoe pulled up beside his granitic island plinth. RIP BRENDA Born in Huntsville ON on July 25th, 1956 & raised the daughter of the Chief Ranger of Algonquin Park (who also later was the creator & co-founder of Algonquin Outfitters). Brenda was tragically lost to us all on January 18th, 2017.
9. Limberlost Forest & Wildlife Reserve
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 57 reviews
The Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve is a publicly accessible private year-round wilderness haven with twenty private lakes and more than 10,000 unspoiled acres of mixed forest near Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. The private forest reserve contains more than 70 km of hiking, biking, skiing and snowshoeing trails made available to the public at no charge. Limberlost practices a form of land management referred to as Conscientious Forest Management which focuses on ensuring the sustainability of their management objectives and actions for generations to come. We encourage the use of the forest visitors and eco-tourists at no charge; support environmental research programs and institutes; and offer both modern and traditional forest land use options to the local community. Limberlost’s primary objective is to offer continued free access to the 10,000 acre Muskoka property for the purpose of encouraging safe wilderness experiences. Free use of the property is made possible by the ren
Reviewed By moongoddess1313 - Horseshoe Valley, Canada
We found out about Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve from one of the staff at Algonquin Outiffters. It did not disappoint the trails were well marked.
10. Dyer Memorial
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 23 reviews
Reviewed By Canadian_Guy1000 - Toronto, Canada
Not too many people get to see this very original monument, as it is located in the middle of the forest. In addition, the one-way narrow, potholed dirt road leading to it may be tricky to find—and then a little challenging to drive on, especially for smaller vehicles. A brief history: The memorial was erected by Detroit lawyer Clifton Dyer in 1956 near the Big East River, as a tribute to his wife Betsy Browne Dyer. Mr. Dyer purchased the land where the monument is built over one hundred years ago, after he and his wife honeymooned there. The couple’s ashes are also interned there. The property had been owned and ‘managed’ by the Dyer Memorial Trust based in the USA, but in 2010 it was donated (along with the trust’s funds) to Muskoka Conservancy. The inscription on the monuments reads: ERECTED IN FOND MEMORY OF BETSY BROWN DYER 1884-1956 BY HER HUSBAND CLIFTON G. DYER 1885-1959 AS A PERMANENT TRIBUTE TO HER FOR THE NEVER-FAILING AID, ENCOURAGEMENT AND INSPIRATION WHICH SHE CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR MARRIED CAREER AND AS A FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR THEIR ASHES. An Affectionate, Loyal, and Understanding Wife is Life's Greatest Gift. The monument is surrounded by 2 acres of landscaped land, but the total area of the property is 155 acres. It is a perfect place to meditate, walk, relax and enjoy surrounding nature. We found a trail/dirt road behind the monument (most likely used by ATVs, in spite of the “NO ATVs” sign) and half an hour later we came to another road, which led us to the parking lot. As expected, we were the only visitors and did not see anybody else.
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