Est. 1949 · Red Bay, Ontario
The story of the lodge.
Red Bay Lodge first opened to guests in 1949, as a fly-in fishing resort in the woods of the Bruce Peninsula. The same cabins host guests today.
§ 01The lodge
Cabins in the woods, a great room and a firepit
We sit in the woods in South Bruce Peninsula, a short walk from the sandy Red Bay Beach. It is an easy base for day trips: 72 km south of Tobermory, 30 km south of Lion’s Head and 20 km north of Sauble Beach.
The lodge is 18,000 square feet, and 7,000 of that is common space: a Great Room with a large stone fireplace, a rustic dining room popular with guests and locals, and a 3,000 square foot deck among the trees, under the stars.
There are eight newly renovated rooms in the lodge, and fifteen one- and two-bedroom cabins around the firepit.
§ 02The Bruce
Generations of families, and everything the peninsula has
Generations of families have vacationed here and explored what the Bruce Peninsula has to offer: sunsets, rocks, beaches, cliffs, fishing, shipwrecks, trails and the world biosphere.
The peninsula is a dark sky community, and you have to be here to appreciate the millions of stars on a clear night, and maybe even catch the aurora borealis. It took millions of years for sediments to compress into the richly layered, rugged coastline. From small villages like Red Bay, tucked into ancient forests, to meandering trails and shoreline, much of it remains beautiful, rugged and untouched.
Spend the day at the beach, or on one of the trails, which come in all difficulties and lengths. Or shop: there are many local artisans and handicraft outposts on the Bruce, ready for you to visit.
1949
Opened
First as a fly-in fishing resort.
50
Acres of forest
Cedar and woods, with the cabins around the firepit.
23
Cabins and rooms
Fifteen cabins, eight lodge rooms, one Great Room.
7,000
Sq ft in common
The Great Room, the dining room and a 3,000 sq ft deck.
One-star review, 2023
“Too many bears, not enough warning signs.”
Our favourite review, and the most accurate. This is not a pretend-in-the-woods experience. It is fifty acres of real forest, and the wildlife was here first.
Animal sightings and interactions are not encouraged, permitted or implied.
Plenty of guests have written nicer things. None have been more accurate.
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