A true park-at-the-room harbour stay: waterfront rooms and cottages wrapped around Big Tub Harbour, with nightly transient slips reserved for guests who also have accommodation booked. Crystal water, the lighthouse entrance and village Tobermory just around the bend.

Nine waterfront lodges with secure slips and a relaxed full-service marina setting on Picnic Island Road. Private beach, fire pits, paddlesports and Honey Harbour access make it a lower-key alternative to the big resort docks.

A calm no-wake Georgian Bay cove with cottages and RV sites steps from the full-service marina, store, fuel, boat rentals and pool. A practical stay-boat-fish stop near Killbear and Franklin Island.

The classic North Channel landfall. Overnight or longer-term docking to 125 ft with hydro, water, pump-out and high-speed diesel — dockage includes the pool, restaurants, bar, showers, games room and free laundry for boaters. Curds n’ Whey bakeshop steps from the dock.

Collingwood’s waterfront resort has its marina next door at 9 Harbour Street East, with transient dockage, hydro, water, fuel, pump-out, laundry and security. It is the cleanest hotel-front base for Georgian Bay day runs and Blue Mountain evenings.

Sixty slips in the sheltered channel for boats upward of 100 ft. The Dock Shop pumps 0%-ethanol gas and clear diesel; the water shuttle Tinker Bell runs guests to the George Island cabins, and dockage carries full amenity access here and at sister property KML.

The lake’s full-service resort on a granite point at Minett — spa, year-round outdoor pools, Signal Hill whisky bar and The Deck’s panoramic lunch. Boat docking is exclusive to registered guests, with posted docking rates; day-dock for lunch by calling ahead.

The 1864 grande dame of Lake Rosseau — white verandas, lawns to the water, Rosseau Grill fine dining and the pub patio. Free day-use docking below the terrace; overnight guest dockage is limited, so confirm space when you book your room.

The Elmhirst family’s 250-acre cottage resort on Rice Lake’s north shore, established 1903 — lakeside cottages each with deck and dock, a boat livery, waterski school, seaplane tours and Hearthside dining off their own farm.

Cottage rentals wrapped around a 76-slip Stoney Lake marina, including overnight slips for visiting boaters. It is more cottage-resort than hotel, but the dock-to-door experience is exactly the point.

Hotel, resort, waterfront marina and cottages in one Port Severn stop. Standard rooms, kitchenettes and cottages sit close to the water, making it an easy value pick when you want the boat, room and Lock 45 corridor together.

A boutique resort and full marina at the Georgian Bay mouth of the Trent-Severn, steps from Lock 45. Slips for guest boats, a waterfront dining room and spa — the natural first or last night of any Severn transit.

A steamboat-era lakefront lodge on quiet Gloucester Pool, in the same family tradition since the 1930s. Guest dockage along the waterfront, a sand beach, and the dining room’s picture windows over the Pool.

Founded 1885 on Stoney Lake’s north shore with 2,000 feet of shoreline — boat-up docks for dining and stays, farm-to-table kitchens fed by the resort’s own farm, and no resort fees. A Kawarthas institution.

The 1877 canal-side landmark at Jones Falls, in active renewal one season at a time. Serviced boardwalk dockage by reservation — 30-amp power (50-amp +$10), potable water and Wi-Fi — with dock-side dining, the NutFree bakeshop and rooms that include breakfast.

Twelve rooms on the Westport waterfront at the head of Upper Rideau Lake — docking is free for inn guests, dinner and live music most summer nights make it the social stop of the upper Rideau.

A 1920s lodge and cottages on Loughborough Lake north of Kingston, with lakefront docks below the lawns. Recent guest reports are mixed on reservations honoured — phone to confirm before you make the run.

The beating heart of Chaffey’s Lock for 150 years — restored restaurant, pub and ice-cream shop with marine gas on the dock. Overnight rooms and overnight mooring are permanently closed, so tie up for a meal and carry on.

A full-service, resort-style Lake Simcoe marina with annual and transient dockage plus on-site amenities. Use it as a simple overnight stop when the boat matters more than a formal hotel lobby.

A Lake Erie dockage and RV-resort base on the north shore of Long Point Bay. Transient slips are posted per foot, with open slips, covered slips, rampage and pump-out options; best for boaters who are comfortable with a marina/RV stay rather than a hotel.

Seventy-five rooms over the islands for more than a century, with Smuggler’s Glen golf across the road. Two docking areas: the main dock holds reserved space for house guests, with day-use for golfers and Shipman’s dinner guests arriving by boat.

The 1896 inn at the gateway to the 1000 Islands — waterfront rooms, the Muskie Jake’s taproom and a spa. Limited dockage along the inn’s river frontage for guests arriving by water; call ahead for space.