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Small Towns of Ontario
From the Ottawa Valley to Lake Huron, the Muskokas to the Niagara Escarpment — 334 communities with stories worth the drive.
334
Ontario towns
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Parry Sound
Lake Huron and Georgian Bay
Gateway to 30,000 Islands — Bobby Orr's hometown on the shore of Georgian Bay.
Tobermory
Lake Huron and Georgian Bay
Crystal-clear waters, Flowerpot Island, and the gateway to Fathom Five.
Bayfield
Lake Huron and Georgian Bay
A charming lakeside village with a storybook Main Street, known for its sandy beaches, glowing sunsets, and easy coastal charm along Lake Huron.
Gananoque
1000 Islands and St. Lawrence
A scenic river town and gateway to the Thousand Islands, known for boat tours, sparkling waterways, and postcard-worthy island views.
A day is up to 2½ hours’ drive one way. A weekend is 2½ to 5 hours. A week is anything longer. Times are estimates, so check a map before you go.
Find Your Town
334 Ontario towns on the map
- Acton
- Ahmic Harbour
- Ajax
- Alexandria
- Alfred
- Alliston
- Almonte
- Alton
- Amaranth
- Amherst Island
- Amherstburg
- Ancaster
- Angus
- Arnprior
- Arthur
- Athens
- Atikokan
- Aurora
- Aylmer
- Ayr
- Azilda
- Baden
- Bala
- Baldwin Village, Toronto
- Ballantrae
- Bancroft
- Barrie
- Barry's Bay
- Bath
- Battersea
- Bayfield
- Beamsville
- Beaverton
- Beeton
- Belleville
- Belwood
- Bewdley
- Big Chute
- Binbrook
- Blenheim
- Blind River
- Bloomfield
- Blue Mountains
- Blyth
- Bobcaygeon
- Bolton
- Bondi Village
- Bowmanville
- Bracebridge
- Bradford
- Brampton
- Brantford
- Bridgenorth
- Brighton
- Brockville
- Bruce Mines
- Brussels
- Buckhorn
- Burford
- Burk's Falls
- Burnstown
- Calabogie
- Caledon Village
- Caledonia
- Callander
- Cambridge
- Campbellford
- Cannington
- Capreol
- Cardiff
- Cardinal
- Carleton Place
- Carlisle
- Casa Loma, Toronto
- Cayuga
- Chapleau
- Chatham
- Chatsworth
- Chesley
- Chesterville
- Chippawa
- CityPlace
- Claremont
- Clinton
- Cloyne
- Cobden
- Coboconk
- Cobourg
- Cochrane
- Colborne
- Colchester
- Coldwater
- Collingwood
- Combermere
- Concord
- Constance Bay
- Cookstown
- Cornwall
- Creemore
- Crystal Beach
- Curve Lake
- Danforth, Toronto
- Deep River
- Delhi
- Deseronto
- Distillery District, Toronto
- Dorset
- Dowling
- Drayton
- Dresden
- Dryden
- Dundalk
- Dundas
- Dunnville
- Durham
- Dutton
- Echo Bay
- Edwards
- Eganville
- Elliot Lake
- Elmira
- Elmvale
- Elora
- Embrun
- Englehart
- Erin
- Espanola
- Essex
- Factory Island
- Fashion District, Toronto
- Fenelon Falls
- Fergus
- Flesherton
- Forest
- Fort Erie
- Fort Frances
- Frankford
- French River
- Furnace Falls
- Gananoque
- Georgetown
- Georgina
- Geraldton
- Glencoe
- Goderich
- Golden Lake
- Gooderham
- Grand Bend
- Gravenhurst
- Griffith
- Grimsby
- Hagersville
- Haileybury
- Haliburton
- Haliburton Highlands
- Harbord Village, Toronto
- Harbourfront, Toronto
- Harriston
- Harrowsmith
- Hastings
- Havelock
- Hawkesbury
- Highland Grove
- Hillsburgh
- Hornepayne
- Ingersoll
- Innisfil
- Irondale
- Iroquois
- Jarvis
- Jordan
- Kakabeka Falls
- Kenora
- Kettleby
- Killarney
- Kincardine
- King City
- Kingston
- Kingsville
- Kinmount
- Kirkfield
- Kirkland Lake
- Komoka
- L'Orignal
- Lafontaine
- Lakefield
- Laurentian Hills
- Leamington
- Limoges
- Lindsay
- Listowel
- London
- Long Point
- Longlac
- Lucan
- Lucknow
- Maberly
- Macleod
- Madoc
- Magnetawan
- Mallorytown
- Manitouwadge
- Manotick
- Maple
- Markdale
- Marmora
- Matheson
- Maxville
- Merrickville
- Metcalfe
- Midland
- Mildmay
- Millbrook
- Milverton
- Minden
- Mitchell
- Mono
- Moosonee
- Mount Hope
- Munster
- New Dundee
- New Hamburg
- Newmarket
- Niagara Falls
- Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Nipigon
- North Bay
- Norwich
- Norwood
- Noëlville
- Old Town, Toronto
- Omemee
- Onaping
- Osgoode
- Oshawa
- Otterville
- Owen Sound
- Oxford Station
- Paisley
- Palmerston
- Paris
- Parkhill
- Parry Sound
- Penetanguishene
- Perrault Falls
- Perth
- Peterborough
- Petrolia
- Pickering
- Pointe au Baril
- Port Albert
- Port Carling
- Port Hope
- Port Severn
- Prescott
- Queenston
- Ramore
- Ridgeway
- Ripley
- Rockland
- Russell
- Sarnia
- Sauble Beach
- Seaforth
- Seeley's Bay
- Selkirk
- Shakespeare
- Sharbot Lake
- Shelburne
- Shuniah
- Simcoe
- Sioux Lookout
- Smithville
- South Baymouth
- South Gillies
- South River
- Southampton
- Spanish
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- St. George
- St. Jacobs
- St. Marys
- St. Thomas
- Stirling
- Stoney Point
- Stouffville
- Straffordville
- Stratford
- Strathroy
- Streetsville
- Sunderland
- Sutton
- Tecumseh
- Teeswater
- Thamesville
- Thessalon
- Thornbury
- Thornton
- Thunder Bay
- Tillsonburg
- Timmins
- Tobermory
- Trenton
- Unionville
- Uxbridge
- Valley East
- Vankleek Hill
- Verona
- Victoria Harbour
- Virgil
- Walkerton
- Wallaceburg
- Wallacetown
- Wasaga Beach
- Washago
- Waterford
- Welland
- Wellesley
- West Guilford
- Westport
- Wheatley
- White River
- Wiarton
- Wikwemikong
- Wilberforce
- Winchester
- Wingham
- Wolfe Island
- Woodstock
- Wroxeter
- Wyoming
- Yarker
- York Mills, Toronto
- Yorkville, Toronto
Pick a corner of Ontario
334 small towns is a lot. Start with the region that sounds like your weekend.
36 towns
Toronto and the GTA
Heritage main streets within a short drive of the city
- Caledon Village · Uxbridge · Unionville · Aurora
25 towns
Niagara and Hamilton
Wine country, waterfalls and old canal towns
- Niagara-on-the-Lake · Jordan · Dundas · Fort Erie
56 towns
Southwestern Ontario
Market towns, theatre towns and Mennonite country
- Elora · Stratford · St. Jacobs · Paris
66 towns
Lake Huron and Georgian Bay
Lake Huron beaches, island ferries and lighthouse towns
- Parry Sound · Tobermory · Bayfield · Collingwood
23 towns
Muskoka and Haliburton
Cottage country: lakes, docks and summer main streets
- Gravenhurst · Bracebridge · Haliburton · Dorset
30 towns
Kawarthas and Northumberland
Lock towns on the Trent-Severn and the Lake Ontario shore
- Cobourg · Port Hope · Bobcaygeon · Lakefield
33 towns
Ottawa Valley and Rideau
Heritage towns along the Rideau and Ottawa rivers
- Almonte · Merrickville · Perth · Barry’s Bay
22 towns
1000 Islands and St. Lawrence
Stone towns and boat cruises on the St. Lawrence
- Gananoque · Kingston · Brockville · Prescott
27 towns
Northeastern Ontario
Big lakes, mining towns and northern forest
- Cochrane · Haileybury · North Bay · Elliot Lake
16 towns
Northwestern Ontario
Superior shoreline, wilderness and long scenic drives
- Thunder Bay · Kenora · Nipigon · Dryden