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.