Northwest Ontario, Canada

Visit Sunset Country in Northwestern Ontario for the best in outdoor travel. Covering a 60,000 square mile area of the Canadian Province of Ontario, we offer some of Canada's finest freshwater fishing, hunting and outdoor adventure opportunities! Here the fish are abundant and the living is good. Our members offer vacation packages and trips that offer you a great value and a wonderful experience and we have been creating memories for travelers for over 60 years. You too can experience the excitement and fun that a trip to Ontario's Sunset Country offers. Make sure you request your copy of our Travel Guide and Map, it is a great tool to help you plan all the details of your sojourn.

Sunset Country is a BIG region where there are more lakes than people and where you can have a true wilderness experience. This is the place you've been looking for to get away from it all. Enjoy your favourite outdoor activity and revel in the beauty of what Canada's great outdoors has to offer you. Visit our unique communities, some of which are right at the end of the road whereas others cozy up to scenic lake and riversides.

Sunset Country is easily accessible from any place in North America. Located directly north of the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, the main border entry point is only a 5 hour drive north of Minneapolis. You can also fly here from almost anywhere in the United States and Canada. Contact us and we'll be glad to offer you help planning your vacation. Sunset Country Travel Association and its members are dedicated to providing you that perfect vacation you've been looking for, full of excitement and adventure. If you want to fish for walleye, bass, northern pike, muskie or lake trout, then you have 70,000 fishing lakes to choose from. Our 392 plus members include Canadian lodges and resorts, fly-in fishing outposts, hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, houseboat rental operators, canoe outfitters and Ontario retail and service businesses that can meet your all your vacation needs.

Sunset Country Image Library

We all love to look at pictures from our vacations. It is great way to remind us about a favourite trip and to share impressions with friends of your vacation. In this spirit, we invite you to view images of Sunset Country through our image library and share your comments about these pictures. If you have travelled to Ontario's Sunset Country and have a picture to share, send it to us and we'll post it here. To view the library, click on the picture or use this link to Take a Closer Look. Use this feature to visually experience what we have to offer. See the real Sunset Country though the eye of the camera!

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Our catalog of outdoor adventures, fishing lodges, resorts, camping trips, hiking, eco-tours, travel destinations, and country holidays changes regularly. So bookmark these pages and come back soon. If you are looking for travel information or want to interact with other outdoor enthusiasts, we invite you to post your message on our bulletin board, the Outdoors in Northwest Ontario.

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Whether You are Driving or Flying:

Remember - June 2009: The U.S. Government is requiring all of its citizens to have a Passport or other WHTI compliant document to return to the United States from Canada. You can apply for your Passport at a U.S. Postal Service outlet.

Don't get caught at the last minute. Applications can take as long as three months to process so we encourage all our American friends to get on this ASAP.

Want to see more photos of this region? Then you can find some great images of Canada on our Flickr photostream.

Critical Trip Planning Tool: Make sure you click here to request your FREE copy of our Vacation Guide and Map. It will provide you with all the information you need to plan your Sunset Country vacation. Use the Vacation Guide to find accommodations, places to eat, places to shop and to find out where and when the events and festivals are happening. The map is a great tool to locate lakes and has all the major roads and highways in Ontario's Sunset Country on it. Never get lost while on vacation - there are also detailed street maps of towns in Northwestern Ontario inside the guide.

If you have a specific question you want answered then you can speak directly to a Sunset Country staff member by calling our Toll Free Line at 1-800-665-7567.