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White Lake can be your ultimate ‘stay-cation vacation' during these challenging economic times. Take a moment to connect with nature, and recharge you batteries, without spending a fortune in time, gasoline and money. It is close to home, and many activities are free, and if you have your own boat and trailer, you can spend a day on a large world-class lake, and still be home in time for dinner.
Welcome to the Ottawa Valley. White Lake is only a 60 minute drive West of Ottawa, ON, Canada and a 15 minute drive from Arnprior and Renfrew.
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Suggested Itineraries
White Lake is more than a day-trip or overnight destination. Here are some suggestions on how to make the most of the time you have at the lake. And here's hoping that you'll realize all there is to do and see in our area, and you'll extend your visit!
One Day
- Take the easy drive to White Lake.
- If you wish to go boating, either launch your boat, or rent a boat and explore the lake (pack a lunch).
- If you wish to stay on land, pick the beach or one of our small towns, explore the historic main street area and have a tasty lunch.
- Add a scenic drive through the area
- Add an attraction, an activity, or an event in or near that town.
- Have a nice dinner.
- Drive home the scenic way, relaxed and happy. Or better yet, decide to slip into someplace more comfortable and stay in one of our distinctive resorts.
Two Days
Day One
- Take the easy drive to White Lake.
- If you wish to go boating, either launch your boat, or rent a boat and explore the lake (pack a lunch).
- If you wish to stay on land, pick the beach or one of our small towns, explore the historic main street area and have a tasty lunch.
- Add an attraction, an activity, or an event in or near that town.
- Take a scenic drive to one of our resorts or town number two.
- Have a nice dinner.
- Slip into someplace more comfortable for a relaxing stay.
Day Two
- Spend the morning exploring the resorts' beach and nature areas or the towns' historic main street. Have an early lunch , or…
- If you wish to go boating, either launch your boat, or rent a boat and explore the lake (pack a lunch).
- If you wish to stay on land, take a scenic drive to the beach or another town. Enjoy lunch and a stroll.
- Add an attraction, an activity, or an event in or near that town.
- Drive home the scenic way, relaxed and happy.
Three Days or more
Day One
- Take the easy drive to the White Lake.
- If you wish to go boating, either launch your boat, or rent a boat and explore the lake (pack a lunch).
- If you wish to stay on land, pick the beach or one of our small towns, explore the historic main street area and have a tasty lunch.
- Add an attraction, an activity, or an event in or near that town.
- Take a scenic drive to one of our resorts or town number two.
- Have a nice dinner close to your lodging, order take-out, or bring something delicious and easy to prepare in your lodging kitchenette.
Day Two
- Pick a direction and take a short day trip on the lake or to one or two of our nearby attractions.
- Head back for a delicious dinner close to your lodging, then enjoy the quiet and get a great night's sleep.
Day Three
- Spend the morning exploring the resorts' beach and nature areas or the towns' historic main street. Have an early lunch, or…
- If you wish to go boating, either launch your boat, or rent a boat and explore the lake (pack a lunch).
- If you wish to stay on land, take a scenic drive to the beach or another town. Enjoy lunch and a stroll.
- Add an attraction, an activity, or an event in or near that town.
- Drive home the scenic way, relaxed and happy.
If you have longer, you can do less each day, add a relaxing beach or spa day, add more local attractions and activities, plus more nearby attractions. You could enjoy a full week of fun in and around White Lake, and most cottages and resort lake-front accommodations are rented by the week, month or season.
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And what White Laker can forget Donovan Bailey's gold medal winning run in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics? It as a day when you were proud to be a Canadian -- and a White Laker -- as Bailey's friend and trainer Mark Lindsay of White Lake celebrated the victory on the track in Atlanta. Mark, an accomplished athlete during his high school and collegiate career that included playing American university football, is now a chiropractor and played a role in Bailey's claim as the World's Fastest Man.
Mark's parents, Bud and Margaret, had extra reason to smile on that September day only four short years ago. And as a sidenote, their son also married one of Canada's most decorated downhill skiers, Kate Pace.
There are so many great fishing stories about people searching for that elusive Mike the Pike and many hunting stories about the one that got away -- and the one that's hanging on the wall. Obviously, he didn't get away.
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