There are many rental cottages in Muskoka available as a “home base” for winter activities, such as downhill skiing, cross country skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, and ice fishing.

If you are looking for a Muskoka cottage to rent in the winter months, you have a very large geographical area to choose from, as Muskoka extends from Georgian Bay in the west, to the northern tip of Lake Couchiching in the south, to the western border of Algonquin Provincial Park in the east, and it’s full of cottages available for rental, including in the winter.

Increasingly, roads into cottages in Muskoka are becoming all-season and accessible in winter, as cottagers want to enjoy their cottages ion the winter as well as the summer. Cottage owners in Muskoka are winterizing their cottages and many of these owners rent their cottages to winter sports enthusiasts who enjoy activities such as skiing, snowmobiling, snowboarding and ice fishing.

At about two hours north of Toronto, Muskoka is within a convenient and comfortable traveling distance from many areas. Muskoka has an area of 2,500 square miles. It is ideal for a cottage rental as it features approximately 1,600 lakes and many locations for ice fishing, cross country skiing, downhill skiing, and snowmobiling. There are many groomed snowmobile trails in Muskoka, for example. Muskoka is often known by the term “cottage country.”

Muskoka is a beautiful geographic area in which to rent a cottage in the winter and contains numerous villages and towns, and winter vacation hotels, motels and resorts, in addition to cottages for rent. Muskoka is comprised of Lake of Bays Township, Georgian Bay Township, and Muskoka Lakes Township, and includes the major towns of Huntsville, Bracebridge and Gravenhurst.

Muskoka has more than 50,000 permanent residents, but many additional seasonal property owners, plus cottage rental vacationers, spend time in Muskoka to enjoy winter as well as summer activities, making this a major year-round vacation area.

There are many cottage rentals available in the Lake Muskoka area, which is located between Port Carling and Gravenhurst, Ontario.

Many cottages, including cottages for rental, surround the lake. Located primarily in the Township of Muskoka Lakes, the southeast corner of Lake Muskoka is in the Town of Gravenhurst.

The Town of Bala, Ontario, where there are also rental cottages available, is located on the southwest shores of the lake, where the Moon River starts.

Lake Muskoka is connected to Lake Rosseau through the Indian River and lock system at Port Carling. The lake is mainly fed by the Muskoka River, Lake Joseph and Lake Rosseau.

Having a rental cottage in the Lake Muskoka area will provide you with many hours of swimming, boating and other recreational pursuits. Lake Muskoka is a renowned tourist area historically, and has been attracting tourists to its permanent cottages, resorts and rental cottages for over 100 years.