Our cottage
is family owned and lovingly maintained by us for our rental guests and, of
course, our own family’s use. The cottage is located near the full service
community of Barry’s Bay, Ontario, approximately 2 hours from Ottawa and about 4-4½ hours driving time
from the GTA. Our cottage can be easily found just off of the Highway 60
corridor, which transects Ontario’s great Algonquin Park.
The east gate to Algonquin Park is an easy 30-40-minute drive. 
About Carson Lake
Carson Lake is a large deep and clean spring fed lake. It does allow motorboats but does not have a ‘public’ boat launch or ‘public’ lake frontage use, so, generally, it is very quiet and does not have a lot of boat traffic. Carson Lake is very popular among fisherman for trout and bass among many other fish. Our cottage is located behind a very small peninsula so our water frontage is usually calm and not overly affected by prevailing winds from the north or south.
About the water front
Like many properties on Carson Lake, we are blessed with a beautiful sandy beach. The amount of beach is dependent on Mother Nature but by mid-season there is usually 6-10 feet of exposed beach. The beach frontage is approximately 100’. The entry into the water is sandy with small pebbles and weed free. We make great effort to remove any larger rocks or stones, sticks and debris that get exposed each spring with the thaw and receding ice. Our children are small and enjoy playing in the shallow water and, thus, we like to ensure that there is little chance of injury to the feet of little ones and others. Entry to the lake is gradual and there is no significant “drop-off”. The depth of the water at the end of the dock varies by the time of the year but generally the depth is no more than 1 metre at the end of the dock (24’). The swim raft sits in approximately 4 metres of water. Access to the beach is via a series of gradual stairs connected to the deck. Busier kids can also access the beach by running down a small embankment.
About the cottage
The original part of the cottage was built in 1968 and the addition was built in the mid-1970’s. The exterior of the cottage is cedar and all exterior decking is wood. The interior of the cottage is wood. The cottage is tastefully decorated. The cottage has three large bedrooms and sleeps 6 (2-twins, 1-double, 1-Queen). All beds are comfortable and have new or newer mattresses. All blankets and pillows are provided however, we ask you to supply your own linens and towels for use during your stay. There are two bathrooms in the cottage, one full bathroom with tub/shower, toilet, sink and one two-piece bath with sink and toilet. The cottage boasts a recently renovated and fully equipped kitchen. The kitchen is equipped with a stove/oven, fridge, microwave, toaster, coffee maker, kettle; all food preparation equipment and utensils are provided. Also, an extra fridge and chest freezer is available for use by our rental guests. The dining room comfortably seats 6 people and overlooks the lake through numerous windows. There is a large living room with TV and satellite reception, DVD, VCR, and CD stereo. Also, there is a screened in porch with seating area and eating area. The cottage is generous in size (1080 square feet) and boasts numerous windows.
Other things of note:
As guests at our cottage, we provide you with a paddleboat and canoe for use during your stay. There are numerous life jackets available however, if you have small children, we suggest that you purchase PFD’s sized appropriately for your children. We want your experience at the cottage to be fun, however, the water does present a risk. Please ensure that you brief your family about water safety and always ensure that your children and other non-swimmers wear PFD’s at the waterfront. Feel free to contact us about PFD’s for the children; we do have some smaller sizes available for your use at the cottage but we want to ensure that the PFD’s will fit your child.
