Fall is always such a beautiful season and favoured by many. The warmer days and cooler nights, the angle of the sun transforms the forests into a kaleidoscope of colours ranging from bright yellow and copper to cherry red and deep burgundy. The smell of the air awakens your senses encouraging you to explore the picturesque landscape on a stunning hike on the trails or paddling the many lakes and rivers. Maybe it’s just a simple road trip on two or four wheels, it’s all right here in your own backyard and just as short drive out of the city.

So many adventures and bucket list items are on your list that you want to experience. If COVID taught us one thing, there is no better time than the present. What better way to take in all the splendour fall than at a Resorts of Ontario property and start checking items off your list! The time is now to Go Resorting! your gateway to adventure!

Family, Fun, Fall, Adventure

Ontario resorts offer everything you need to plan the perfect family getaway this Fall. From adventure on the lakes and rivers to laid-back luxury of and taking in the stunning scenery, everyone is bound to have an unforgettable vacation. Whether travelling with immediate family or reconnecting with long-lost relatives, you want your resort to take care all the variables. The following destinations are a one-stop-shop for all your family’s needs while offering all the ingredients necessary to enjoy an ideal family getaway.

Harvest Time

With over 13.3 million acres of farm land in Ontario, farmers grow a wide variety of produce right here in our backyard for our enjoyment. Ontario’s very own creative and talented Chefs have made mouthwatering dishes, giving you a true farm to table culinary experience that you won’t get anywhere else! Experiences so close to home that you never thought was possible.

Beachwood Resort’s offers delicious fine country cuisine daily at Frederick’s Restaurant. Taking in the panoramic view of Lower Buckhorn Lake from your table, the charming atmosphere is sure to please. Enjoy a glass of wine from our list while Chef Michael Henson prepares your dinner. There is nothing more exquisite than good wine, great food, cheerful service and a superb view. Make sure you take some time to walk the property and take in the surroundings, or sit by the fireplace, relaxing after a fine meal is good for the soul.

Make your experience a delicious one at Hockley Valley Resort! A full-time gardener takes care of the four-acre fruit and vegetable garden that supplies 80 percent of the produce for the resort’s restaurants: Cabin, Restaurant 85 and Babbp Bar. True to the resort’s culinary philosophy and sustainability, it supports local farmers, producers and artisans utilizing as much local fare in the restaurants as they can. Plus check out the Food & Fire dining experience in a globe, a 4-course dining experience like no other! Enjoy music, lights and ambiance, while overlooking the garden.

Sherwood Inn has developed a reputation as Muskoka’s premier dining destination. Boasting an impressive wine list and a fresh, locally-sourced menu prepared with care, Vintages Dining Room at Sherwood Inn delivers an unparalleled culinary experience. Their extensive wine cellar has won multiple Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence awards, and many of our ingredients are sourced directly from our on-site gardens. Enjoy a meticulously prepared meal overlooking stunning Lake Joseph, courtesy of our Executive Chef, Everett Bell.

Severn Lodge over the years, have gained a well-earned reputation for delicious foods, popular wines, and gracious country hospitality. The menu items are both regional and international, and are carefully selected to ensure a delightful variety of choices. Guests can enjoy the view of their waterfront. The Heritage Room boasts its’ authentic log beamed ceiling rekindles memories of the early loggers that would have dined here in the mid 1800’s, fine dining in a family friendly atmosphere.

Culinary Tourism Alliance – The Great Taste of Ontario

The Great Taste of Ontario is a collection of digital passports and stories to help you fall in love with the food and drink of Ontario again, and again.

Each season, you can download one of 40 passports to help guide your planning and inspire you to explore our big, BIG province. Then, hit the open road to visit the growers and makers who make Ontario so special. Each time you check-in along the way, you’ll be one step closer to redeeming some sweet Ontario-made prizes – all while supporting communities across Ontario too!

Learn how it works by visiting ontarioculinary.com/great-taste/.

Get Pampered – You Deserve it!

What better time than now to book a well-earned retreat sprinkled with relaxing body treatments and healthy meals prepared just for you from local freshly harvested ingredients? The choices seem endless.

Resorting Fun comes in all shapes and sizes – modern to elegant and luxurious to traditional. These hotel style rooms are equipped with extremely comfortable king and queen sized beds and all the ingredients needed for your perfect romantic escapade!

The Spa at Georgian Bay Hotel is excited to welcome guests back to their newly redesigned Spa experience. Their redesigned Spa experience includes a fresh look at their new space and treatments including facials, massages, manicures and pedicures featuring Eve Taylor products exclusive to GBH. Their Spa therapists are excited to provide customized treatments that exceed your expectations. Take time this fall to rejuvenate and relax at THE SPA at GBH!

Just one-hour north of Toronto, stress melts away at the 8,000-square-foot full-service spa at Hockley Valley Resort!. A host of spa facials, facial enhancements, massages, relaxation and body treatments, holistic services, hair and make-up sessions as well as spa day packages are available. Nestled in the heart of the spa, the Spa Café features seasonal, farm-to-table fare so you can sit back and enjoy a delicious lunch and a glass of wine or smoothie in the comfort of your robe.

Millcroft Inn & Spa in Caledon features an award-winning state-of-the-art spa, which includes 17 treatment areas as well as a fully licensed Spa Café serving a great selection of wellness-oriented fare. All treatments and services integrate age-old healing practices from around the world with the latest health and wellness discoveries. Take a plunge and soothe your cares away in the new outdoor hot springs pool. Later, relax by the fire in the spacious, yet cozy, Woodlands Lounge, which offers fruit-infused water, a selection of herbal teas and a breathtaking view of protected woodlands and meadow and the hot spring pools.

Isn’t it time you booked some tender-loving care for yourself at a Resorts of Ontario spa?

Tee-Time!

Ontario has stunning golf courses throughout the province. They come in all shapes and sizes…championship course, well-manicured greens, course carved out of the escarpment and rugged landscape that surrounds itself…something for every skill level.

Catch the Big One!

Fall offers spectacular adventures and some of the best fishing in the world! Fall adventures are like no other – cool evenings, warm days, and the changing of the foliage everywhere you go, star-filled skies, there is so much to explore. Come fall, lake water temperatures cool, and big pike are no longer controlled by the temperature, so they roam. They head into the shallows to hunt, it’s an anglers paradise!

With so many lakes and hidden spots, there are so many different kinds of fish out there to fish for. We have provided a list of resorts offering Bass, Perch, Whitefish, Trout, Walleye, Northern Pike and more.

For more information on fishing at these great resorts and many others, please visit here.

The Perfect R&R Escape

Whether you and your partner are spontaneous weekend getaway types or you plan your romantic adventures on a spreadsheet, you will find everything your heart desires in a picture-perfect setting this fall. With so many different types and styles of accommodations, Ontario Resorts have got something for everyone.