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Ontario Fall Colours (colors) Road Trips and Drives
 Lake
Simcoe, Barrie, Orillia Fall Colour Routes
A road trip around Lake Simcoe including Barrie and Orillia, provides seveval options and with side trips including spectacular fall
colour maple sugar bush areas in Simoce County such as Horseshoe Valley Wasaga Beach, Elmvale and Miniesing with recommended events,festivals and
fall fairs.
Doors Open Barrie On September 20, 2009
A glorious time to see fall colours around Lake Simcoe and one of Ontario's historic towns. The Harbour View Inn is available for accommodation today with views over Kempenfelt Bay, and dates back to 1885. Additional properties include the Grey and Simcoe Foresters Regimental Museum and the Barrie Tourism Information Centre a former site of the 1903 Grand Trunk Railway Stores. See more Barrie Doors Open Properties.
Barrie to Horseshoe Valley
to Orillia Return to Barrie Fall colours (colors) Route | Barrie
To Elmvale, Wasaga Beach Return via Minising Fall Colours (Colors)
| Lake Simcoe Fall Colours (colors) Circle Tour
 Lake Simcoe
Fall Colours (colors) Circle Tour
Driving Directions: One
of the interesting fall colour routes close to Toronto is a tour around
Lake Simcoe using a combination of Highway 400, Highway 11, and a number
of side roads that take your through Barrie, Orillia, Lagoon City, Beaverton,
Sutton, Keswick, Holland Landing. This tour route can be started on the
East Side of Lake Simcoe, or the West Side going north. For
latest fall colour (color) changes please see Fall
Colours Leaf Change Central Ontario
Places to stay: Barrie: Carriage Hills / Carriage Ridge Resort, Comfort Inn (Hart Drive), Georgian Conference Services, Georgian Summer Suites, Harbour View Inn, Horseshoe Resort, Kempenfelt Conference Centre, Orillia: Comfort Inn Orillia Sutton: The Briars
Fall Events and Festivals
Colours of Music Festival is returning to Barrie for its seventh season and running from September 25th to October 4th. Side Trip to Simcoe County Eco Farmers Market each Friday until Thanksgiving Weekend. The Nine Mile Portage Heritage Festival is on Saturday Sept. 19, 2009. Georgian College Auto Show, Elmvale Fall Fair Web Site Click Here
Places to See: Fall Market stop on Canal Road in the Holland Marsh Exit 58. Images Studio Tour,
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 Barrie
To Elmvale, Wasaga Beach Return via Minising Fall Colours (Colors)
Driving Directions: From
Highway 400, Take Highway 27 North (Bayfield exit) through Barrie to Elmvale.
At the junction of 92 and 27 in Elmvale turn left on to Simcoe Road 92,
proceed all the way to Wasaga Beach. When leaving Wasaga Beach take Highway
26 (South & East) to Minesing. Turn right on the George Johnston Road
which proceeds south to Highway 90, turn left at Highway 90 and return
to Barrie by going East on Highway 90. Recommended Side Trip: Tiny Beaches
Road to Balm Beach (turn right at Simcoe Road 29) and drive to Tiny Beaches
Road which runs along Georgian Bay to Midland. See driving directions
from Barrie on Tiny
Beaches Photo Page. For latest fall colour
(color) changes please see Fall
Colours Leaf Change Central Ontario
Fall Events and Festivals
Colours of Music Festival is returning to Barrie for its seventh season and running from September 25th to October 4th. Side Trip to Simcoe County Eco Farmers Market each Friday until Thanksgiving Weekend. The Nine Mile Portage Heritage Festival is on Saturday Sept. 19, 2009. Georgian College Auto Show, Elmvale Fall Fair Web Site Click Here
Places to Stay: Barrie:Carriage Hills / Carriage Ridge Resort,Comfort Inn (Hart Drive), Georgian Conference Services, Georgian Summer Suites, Harbour View Inn, Horseshoe Resort, Kempenfelt Conference Centre Wasaga Beach: Alton Lodges, Kingsbridge Inn / Bonair Motel
Places to Visit: Hardwood Ski and Bike, , Serendipity Princess Cruise, Tree Top Trecking-Abraska, Simcoe County Museum, Snow Valley Resort Limited, Mount St. Louis - Moonstone, Springwater Provincial Park (Barrie), Wasaga Beach Provincial Park
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 Barrie to Horseshoe Valley to Orillia Return to Barrie Fall colours (colors) Route
Driving Directions: Spectacular Colours and views along the Horseshoe Valley Road From Highway 400, Take Highway 27 North (Bayfield exit) through Barrie to Simcoe Road 22 (The Horseshoe Valley Road) turn right through Craighurst, Horseshoe Valley, Coulson, Jarratt to Highway 12. Turn right at Highway 12 and proceed East to Orillia. Upon leaving Orillia, take Highway 11, South to Barrie, or take the Old Barrie Road (Ridge Road) and work your way towards the Lake for a combination of great water views and colourful shorelines. For latest fall colour (color) changes please see Fall Colours Leaf Change Central Ontario
Fall Events and Festivals
Colours of Music Festival is returning to Barrie for its sixth season and running from September 25th to October 4th. Side Trip to Simcoe County Eco Farmers Market each Friday until Thanksgiving Weekend. The Nine Mile Portage Heritage Festival is on Saturday Sept. 19, 2009. Georgian College Auto Show, Elmvale Fall Fair Web Site Click Here
Places to Stay: Barrie:Carriage Hills / Carriage Ridge Resort,Comfort Inn (Hart Drive), Georgian Conference Services, Georgian Summer Suites, Harbour View Inn, Horseshoe Resort, Kempenfelt Conference Centre Orillia: Comfort Inn Orillia
Places to Visit: Hardwood Hills Nordic Ski & Mountain Bike Centre, Serendipity Princess Cruise, Simcoe County Museum, Snow Valley Resort Limited, Mount St. Louis - Moonstone, Springwater Provincial Park (Barrie), Bass Lake Provincial Park (Orillia)
A number of fall drives, travel routes, circle tours, regional Ontario travel and tourism association routes, and suggested Ministry
of Tourism great fall drives have been identified in addition to the fall drives and road trips above. Click here for more Ontario
fall colour drives and road trips.
Lake Simcoe Regions
Lake Simcoe encompases the regions of Simcoe, Durham, York and the Kawarthas. The major Cities of Orrillia
and Barrie are right on Lake Simcoe. Visitors with boats are encourage to get out on the water for spectacular views or visit a Lake Simcoe Park
along the waty to get the mix of the blues with the tradional fall reds, yellows, and orange maple leaf changes. Additional detailed information
on each the follwing regions touching Lake Simcoe: Simcoe County, Kawarthas, Durham, York Regions. See Map
of Lake Simcoe.
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