Located amid the Madawaska Highlands, the town of Calabogie is fifteen minutes from the Lakehouse, an hour west of Ottawa, and 30 minutes to Renfrew and Arnprior. Fed by a series of six dams, the Madawaska River flows through Calabogie Lake, down to Arnprior and into the Ottawa river.
Calabogie and its surrounding area have long been noted as a prime tourist destination and referred to as Ottawa’s Muskoka.
The town of Calabogie offers shopping and other amenities including grocery, liquor/beer, hardware stores, a post office and pharmacy, and a nice selection of restaurants serving everything from pub fare to more formal dining.
Calabogie Peaks Ski Resort, with the highest vertical descents of all public ski resorts in Ontario, was recently named one of the top-ten small ski resorts in Canada. The base of Dickson Mountain graces the shores of Calabogie Lake.