Barrow Bay? Where on earth (or heaven) is Barrow Bay?

Barrow Bay is located in the middle of the beautiful Bruce Peninsula, approximately 4 hours (250km) north west of Toronto, and 4 hours north of Sarnia. The closest airports to Barrow Bay are Toronto (3.5 hours) and Buffalo (4.5 hours); Detroit is slightly further (5.5 hours). Below are several maps which indicate directions from various locations.

While it is a long way to get here, it is well worth the trip as it provides some of Canada’s best outdoor recreation activities and offers visitors time to relax on one of the world’s most beautiful bodies of water. Georgian Bay brings visitors back year after year, while the rocky cliffs provide opportunities for hiking, rock climbing and exploration.

The Bruce Peninsula is part of the Niagara Escarpment, a ridge of rock several hundred metres high in some locations, stretching 725 kilometres (450 mi) from Queenston on the Niagara River, to Tobermory at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula. A popular tourist destination for camping, hiking and fishing, the area has two national parks (Bruce Peninsula National Park and Fathom Five National Marine Park), more than half a dozen nature reserves, and the Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory. The Bruce Trail runs through the region to its northern terminus in the town of Tobermory.

The Bruce Peninsula is a key area for both plant and animal wildlife. Part of the Niagara Escarpment World Biosphere Reserve, the peninsula has the largest remaining area of forest and natural habitat in Southern Ontario and is home to some of the oldest trees in eastern North America. An important flyway for migrating birds, the peninsula is habitat to a variety of animals, including black bear, massasauga rattlesnake, and barred owl.

Toronto to Barrow Bay:

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Sarnia to Barrow Bay:

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Syracuse to Barrow Bay:

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Buffalo Airport to Barrow Bay:

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Specific Directions to the Wedding Locations and things to do in the Bruce:

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