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Dorset Scenic Lookout Tower
Ontario
Country Cottage for Rent
- The Loralea Country Inn Resort is your family holiday
vacations resort in the Haliburton Highlands offering cottages
for rent in Ontario with Dorset
accommodations in seven cottages or cabin
rentals on Halls Lake with a great sandy beach area for the
kids. Your family holidays is quality time spent with family or friends
and one of the popular activities that entertains all is a visit to
the Scenic Lookout Tower. A fifteen minute drive from the resort and
your at the tower, a great place for a picnic, with vast views of the
country side, hiking trails and a gift shop.
For
more information on your country holidays in Dorset, Haliburton or Minden
see Weekend getaway
rent cottages Ontario
Other
activities, spa places, popular tourist sites and things to do see
Dorset Tourism Activities
Your
Canadian Holiday Weekend Vacation in Ontario
Cottages (Haliburton - Minden - Dorset)
Scenic Lookout
Tower in Dorset - Ontario Vacations
The Loralea
your country vacation resorts location with Canadian
weekend cottages for rent and plenty of activities in the area,
one being a visit to the Dorset
Lookout Tower. The Tower is located just north of Dorset
on highway #35. The 100' tower formerly a fire tower stands 365 feet
above the Lake of Bays and the village. The tower is a seasonal tourist
attraction with picnic grounds, hiking trails and a gift shop.
The
original tower was constructed in 1922 as part of a network to help
protect valuable stands of timber from forest fires. Eventually the
tower was no longer needed but by then it had already become a popular
tourist attraction and it is estimated that well over 60,000 vehicles
access the site annually.
For
better viewing they have installed view finders, they are located at
the bottom of the Tower at Peek-A-Boo rock and for the strong and hearty
one view finders are located at the top of our tower
If
your looking for a trail to hike there is a maintained trail surrounding
the tower area. Along the trail are posted numbered Guide Markers, that
name many of the tree and plant species.
Your Haliburton and Minden Country Weekend
Cottages Rent Ontario
Tower Information
- Open
late May closed early October
- Very
popular holiday spot - 60,000 vehicles access the site annually
- Picnic
area - washrooms available
- Maintained
hiking trails
- Two
paved parking areas - small fee
- Tower
Kiosk: (705) 766-1032 - Lookout
Website
- Information
Centre & Gift Shop - staffed by clerks to assist visitors to the
region
Hiking
Trails maintained for your enjoyment by the Township
- Dorset
Tower Trail - Guide markers to name many of the tree and plant
species
- Beech
Lake Trail - suitable for mountain biking and hiking - distance
4 km
- Lookout
Trail - distance 5 km - no biking - Caution some cliffs -
great view
- Alvin
Ferguson Trail - distance 4.5 km - mountain biking and hiking
- Partridge
Trail - distance (one way) 4.5 km - best trail to view wildlife
so remember to bring a camera - mountain biking and hiking
These trails were built for your use,
so please enjoy them!
Cottage
Holiday Rentals - Country Vacation
Ontario Resort
What does the Dorset area have to offer
- Canada's Best Country Store - Robinson's
- Museum
- Observation Tower
- Golfing
- Snowball Winter Carnival
- Leslie Frost Centre
- Restoration of the Bigwin Steamboat
- Close to Algonquin Park
For
more information on the Loralea's accommodations between Minden and
Dorset see rent
Ontario cottages or
rental cabins
Other
activities and tourist attractions in the Haliburton Highlands see
Vacation Activities
Your Weekend
Vacations and Lakeside Spa Holiday
Planning see Cottage
in Ontario for Rent
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