Collingwood’s places to visit, starting with Blue Mountain Go Karts
Of the 9 places to visit in and around Collingwood, 5 are zoos, ski hills, theme parks or other days out. The municipal boundary itself has 2 places on our list; 7 others are within 5 km of its edge. Allow a day for Base Borden Military Museum, 36 km off.
The names to know in Collingwood
Ski hillBlue Mountain2.6 km outside town, to the westSki hillSki hillCraigleith Ski Club4.1 km outside town, to the westSki hillSki hillOsler Bluff Ski Club2.7 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionGreat Northern Exhibition Grounds700 m outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
The dashed line is Collingwood’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What is on offer
Green: inside Collingwood. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
The 2 inside Collingwood come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Collingwood → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Collingwood →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
MuseumBase Borden Military Museum36 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Collingwood (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Common questions about Collingwood
What are the main attractions in Collingwood?
Only Collingwood Museum is on the list inside Collingwood’s municipal boundary.
Does Collingwood have a museum?
Look at The Museum at the Craigleith Heritage Depot, in Collingwood or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Collingwood?
None on our list stands in Collingwood or up to 5 km away.
What are the best-known days out near Collingwood?
Within 40 km: Fort Sainte Marie II (38 km).
How is this list made?
Museums and galleries, national historic sites and forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks: OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers each add some, merged into one list. A historic building is kept only with a sign of visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), never hotels, restaurants or tour firms. The town’s 2021 outline, plus 5 km around it, decides what is listed here.
Places to visit: Canada publishes no open tourism list, so this one is assembled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF museums and galleries (2020, Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers and CPCAD’s national parks, and it reflects what mappers and editors have recorded. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches count only with a sign that visitors are welcome. Places sit in each town’s 2021 census outline; visitor counts are Wikidata’s latest, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Blue Mountain: Niels Elgaard Larsen - (WT-en) Elgaard at English Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Base Borden Military Museum: Balcer, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).