Thornbury is the largest town in the Blue Mountains municipality. Located along the shores of southern Georgian Bay, Thornbury prides itself as a great place to enjoy the visual arts. Paintings, etchings, hooked rugs, sculptures, and antiques are showcased in the town’s artisan studios and gift shops.
What can I do in Thornbury?
Thornbury’s harbour offers a yacht club, seasonal mooring, and fish ladder. Little River Beach Park is next to the harbour and features a pebbled beach and a playground for children and parking. Golfing and hiking the Bruce Trail are popular local activities.
What can I do in the Blue Mountains?
Outside Thornbury, the Blue Mountains specializes in four-season tourism and recreational activities. The public Blue Mountain ski resort and Georgian Peaks, Osler, Craigleith and Alpine private ski clubs offer downhill skiing and snowboarding. The Blue Mountain Village (part of Blue Mountain ski resort) features various clothing stores, boutiques, arts and crafts stores, coffee shops and restaurants.
The Scenic Caves Nature Adventures offers the longest suspension bridge in southern Ontario, ziplines, a network of caves and caverns, hiking trails in the summer, and cross-country ski trails in the winter).
Metcalfe Rock is home to rock climbing. Free Spirit Tours and Eagle Adventure Outfitters are highly certified outfitters that provide climbing lessons and all necessary equipment. Nearby Duncan Escarpment Provincial Park features crevice caves and the Bruce Trail.
After a full day of outdoor adventure, you can relax at the Scandinave Spa, which offers a rejuvenating experience that includes massages and saunas.
Craigleith Provincial Park is located near the Blue Mountain resort and offers camping and a beach along Georgian Bay. Nearby, the Kolapore Wilderness Trails are great for mountain biking and hiking, and they are groomed for cross-country skiing in winter.
Smaller communities in the municipality of the Blue Mountains include Banks, Camperdown, Castle Glen Estates, Christie Beach, Clarksburg, Craigleith, Duncan, Gibraltar, Swiss Meadows, Heathcote, Kolapore, Little Germany, Lora Bay, Loree, Ravenna, Red Wing, Slabtown, and Victoria Corners.
To find out more about other nearby attractions, visit our Explore Meaford and Explore Owen Sound pages.
