Healey Lake Lodge is a quiet family owned and operated housekeeping resort ideally situated enabling you to enjoy all that the Muskoka, Georgian Bay and Parry Sound areas have to offer.
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SUMMER
Activities
Our
Resident Great Blue Heron
Summer at Healey Lake Lodge is our most fun-filled season. All the vacation activities that you may want to try are available at Healey Lake Lodge, on Healey Lake waters or can be arranged nearby. From quietly relaxing with a good book under a whispering maple tree to challenging your mountain biking skills through rugged trails - there's always something to do. How about a friendly game of horseshoes? ...or badminton? ...meet other cottage guests ...paddle a canoe to the peaceful Conger Creek and watch Mother Nature at her best - perhaps take a photograph of a busy beaver or a Great Blue Heron amidst a colourful patch of white and yellow lily pads.
» Build a sand castle
We have a safe sandy play area for the children in direct view from your cottage. With a slide, swings, climbing gym, child-size plastic chairs and table, the young children feel at home right away. Our sand beach and weed-free sand bottom swimming area is especially inviting; it is shallow enough for children at the shoreline yet deep enough for an adult diving platform at the end of the dock. Additionally, Healey Lake generally maintains a comfortably warm temperature, has a clarity depth of ten feet and is environmentally healthy and clean.
» Lace up those hiking shoes
Healey Lake Lodge property borders thousands of acres of crown land with an incredible variety of native species, from cheerful songbirds to sun-bathing turtles, majestic moose to mischievous chipmunks, towering white pines to perfect blue violets. Hike to a "secret" lake, or to the top of rolling ridges with mile wide views.
» Take a trail ride
Bring your mountain or trials bike or walk our local recreational trails. These are easily accessible from our Lodge and offer excellent hiking or biking opportunities through crown land with the reassurance of an established trail.
"Good
Catch"
from our docks
» Take the kids fishing
It's easy to catch fish at Healey Lake Lodge. Toss a line out to exciting panfish such as rock bass, sunfish, bluegill, perch and crappie right off our docks. Our fat, perky bait worms produce great results. Large and small mouth bass are our most abundant sport fish, as well as northern pike up to 14 pounds to satisfy the demanding fisher person. Smelts, suckers and catfish are also present. We believe in and promote live release, and encourage photography.
Sunrise over our Quiet Bay
» Take a boat ride
We offer affordable 14' and 16' aluminum boat rentals or bring your own. This is a perfect way to find your favourite fishing spot or just explore the beauty of Healey Lake. Pack a picnic and we can show you where to have a shore lunch for an enjoyable afternoon or where to find the abandoned pioneer gold mine! Take a leisurely paddle boat or canoe ride around our calm bay. A small rental fee is required and includes safety equipment and life jackets.
» Take a scenic day trip
Enjoy an unhurried day trip to our nearby vacation towns, or we can advise on scenic "back road" trips to really see all that Muskoka, Georgian Bay and Parry Sound have to offer. Summer brings longer days and country hayfields as well as seasonal boutiques, antique and artists' shops filled with unique products. We are approximately 30 minutes to the towns of Parry Sound, Port Carling or Bala and about 50 minutes to Bracebridge, Gravenhurst or Rosseau.
» Take the family out for a game of tennis or golf
We are only 10 minutes away from the casual 'pay-as-you-play' Healey Lake outdoor tennis courts and 20 - 40 minutes from several distinctive public golf courses and driving ranges. We can assist with arrangements.
Our
famous Wings "casual
style"
» Take a break from the kitchen
Come and join us in a casual atmosphere at the Lodge for lunch, dinner or just a snack. Our licensed restaurant overlooks the lake and the large front patio deck is actually over the water.Our famous chicken wings with our own secret sauce, and fresh cut-on-the-premises french fries are house specialties.
FALL Activities
October Morning View from our Cottages
From September through to Thanksgiving most summer activities are still in full swing including fishing, golf, canoeing, hiking and ATV riding. Our trees are beginning their dramatic change from deep greens to their world famous reds, golds and oranges. These are perhaps the most beautiful days of the year at Healey Lake Lodge and our cottages with gas fireplaces add a touch of evening romance. Combine this with the increased activity of whitetail deer, moose and migrating birds for endless photography opportunities.
Lodge, Dining Room
& Waterfront Deck
» Thanksgiving
Mid-October is when the fall colours peak, and makes for a great Thanksgiving atmosphere. Some of our more adventurous guests have even cooked their entire Thanksgiving dinner over our outdoor campfire for a truly unique experience.
» Day Trips
Autumn is our most picturesque time to plan a day trip. Each corner on our winding roads brings a new blaze of multi-coloured trees, puffy white clouds or perfect reflections on calm blue lakes. Many of our towns and communities hold fall fairs in September - plan to attend one.
We are approximately 30 minutes to the towns of Parry Sound, Port Carling or Bala and about 50 minutes to Bracebridge, Gravenhurst or Rosseau. Check our Area Links for more information.WINTER
Activities
Snowmobilers are always welcome
Healey Lake Lodge is open all season and welcomes winter enthusiasts. Our Lodge and winterized cottages with gas fireplaces are an excellent centre for all your winter activities. We are on the end of a year-round road with ample parking and easy access.
» Snowmobiling
Snowmobilers are minutes from OFSC Trail C or the less travelled, scenic, local Six Star Club trails. For snowmobilers without OFSC trail passes we have miles of local ungroomed cross-country trails, some over ice and swamps that present the 'old style' riding challenges. Bring your sleds and go riding.
Roy on Snowshoes
» Snowshoeing & Cross-country skiing
Nothing sounds more peaceful than the crunch of snowshoes breaking the solitudes of a century old hemlock forest and that opportunity is here at Healey Lake Lodge. From beginner to expert, our varied terrain offers wonderful snowshoe or cross-country ski adventure. We are surrounded by unmarked crown land with enough township roads, power lines and lakes to keep you comfortably orientated. Healey Lake Lodge is the perfect access point for you and your friends to put those new shoes to work. Snowshoe rentals are available, please call for cottage availability and current conditions.
» Ice fishing
Ice Fishing - WOW!
When the weather is cold, the fishing on Healey Lake is hot; the Crappie action is great, and northern pike, perch and large smelts are also active winter fish. Healey Lake Lodge offers affordable accommodation, walk on and snowmobile access, safe parking, portable ice hut and equipment rentals, and even snowmobile taxi to and from more distant fishing spots on the ice. Call for ice conditions and more information.
SPRING
Activities
Spring is a time of soft greens, sparkling waters and spectacular white trillium displays. Our lake begins to warm up, the leaves burst open and our delightful songbirds return. If you enjoy the outdoors and nature at its best, this is the season for you.
» Get Away From the City
Healey Lake Lodge cottages are available for hiking, biking, canoeing, golfing, ATVing or fishing getaways. The ice on the lake generally goes out by mid-April; crappie season is already open, pike season opens the third weekend of May and bass opens on the last Saturday of June. If you just need a break, bring a book, some DVD's, sleep late and laze around the cottage then enjoy an easy BBQ meal.
Spring ATV Ride
» ATV's
Having trouble finding a great place to ride? Make Healey Lake Lodge your home base for a stress-free recreational ATV getaway. Access miles of logging roads and crown land trails, wind up back at your cottage, have a hot shower and then come up to the Lodge for some chicken wings and a chat with friends. We offer very affordable spring and fall packages.
