> I have not been to Coboconk so I can't over any advice there, other than
> it being a long way out of your way and causing a consider amount of back
> tracking. There are lots of nice hotels in the Collingwood area. =A0The Bl=
ue
> Mountain Inn is a nice place right at the bottom of the "mountain" . You
> can catch a lift to the top of the hill and look out over Georgian Bay. It=
> is primariily a ski resort that has been evolving into t year round resort=
> facilty. You can make day trips from there up the Bruce peninsual or
> around to the other side of the bay, though you can go that way on your
> way to Algonquin.
>
> There is not a heck of a lot to see and do in the north end of Algonquin
> Park. It is a wildernes park. If you want to get into the interior you
> will need a canoe. =A0There is a visitors centre/ museum =A0on Hwy. 60 in =
the
> south end. There is a portage store on Canoe Lake and a small store at the=
> Lake of Two Rivers campground., a logging museum and an arts centre. Other=
> than that, it is just hiking trails and campgrounds. It is beautiful
> country, great for hiking and canoe tripping.
The main advantage of Coboconk is that it has a more central location
and gives us the opportunity to stay 3 nights in the same place whilst
offering what it terms 'luxury' accommodation. I hadn't looked at
accommodation in Collingwood because it feels a bit too far West; this
part of the journey is to take in some of the Country on route from
Niagara to Ottawa and it's quite a drive from Collingwood to Ottawa;
google tells me that journey is 6 1/2 hours. At the moment I'm
limiting journeys to about 3 1/2 hours a day, slightly more on the odd
1 or 2 days but only when were visiting a number of places in the same
day and driving up to about 1 1/2 hours at a time. Like you say there
are some fantastic places to stay but I'm not quite sure how I can fit
an overnight stay or two in that location. |