Spring, Summer and Fall Activities:

  • Hollow Valley Restaurant

  • horseshoes

  • Children’s Playground

  • Badminton

  • Board Games

  • Volleyball

  • Bird Watching

  • Marine Rentals

  • Stargazing

  • Hiking Trails

  • Rest & Relaxation

  • Fishing (stocked pond)

  • Canoes & paddleboats

  • Sand Beach

  • Swimming

  • Miniature Golf

Winter Activities:

  • Hollow Valley Restaurant

  • Skating

  • Ice Fishing

  • Cross country ski trails

  • Snowshoeing

  • Snowmobile - Tall Pines (MSR) Trails
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

    

 

Area Attractions and Services:

 

Immediate Area:

  • For an impressive view of Dorset and surrounding countryside, gifts or just looking for a place to picnic, take the short drive to the Dorset Scenic Lookout Tower. Located less than five minutes away North on Hwy #35.

  • For gift shopping check out Robinson's General Store. located on Main Street in the centre of Dorset. Voted "Canada's Best Country Store".

  • Also located on Dorset's main street is the Dorset Heritage Museum.

  • Located on Hwy #35 in Dorset is the Dorset Parkette where there is a public beach, picnic areas, and boat launch.

  • For outdoor skating there is the Dorset Rink located on main street.

Surrounding Areas:

  • Algonquin Park - World class Visitors Centre, Logging Museum and the Algonquin gallery.

  • The Haliburton Forests and Wild Life Reserve - Wolf centre, Logging Museum and the walk in the clouds tour. (A board walk suspended from the trees, some 20 meters above the forest floor.)

  • Lots of golf courses to choose from all within a half an hour drive. Deerhurst Resort, Grandview, Bracebridge golf club, the Mark O'Meara course in Huntsville or the Bigwin Island course on Lake of Bays.

  • Leslie M. Frost Natural Resources Centre. 12km of marked hiking trails, 22km of winter ski trails, only 10 minutes south of Dorset on Hwy #35

  • Downhill Skiing - Hidden Valley Highland Ski Area (Hwy #60, Huntsville) Sir Sams Ski Resort (Haliburton.)

  • Rock Ridge Recreation Park - Summer and winter tubing, driving range and batting cages.

  • Santa's Village and Sportland - Bracebridge

  • Boat Tours - Lake of Bays boat tours, Norway point 15 minutes West on Hwy #117. The Muskoka Fleet, Gravenhurst.

Services:

  • Groceries/hardware/ATM/Fishing License/bait & tackle - Robinson's General Store

  • LCBO - Main Street in the centre of Dorset

  • Bank - Main Street in the centre of Dorset

  • Post Office - Across the bridge from Robinson's

  • Shell Station - Dorset Garage, Main Street Dorset

  • Gymnasium and Fitness Room - Dorset Rec Centre, Main Street

  • Boat Launch - Located at the Dorset Parkette

  • Recreational Vehicle Rentals - Paramount Recreation, Hwy #60 in Dorset

  • Hospital - Huntsville