Get off the grid and into the remote regions of Northern Ontario.

Get Off the Grid in Northern Ontario

Some of Northern Ontario’s most remote areas have no power lines—but that doesn’t mean you’ll be without power. Here are eight amazing off-the-grid wilderness lodges to visit.

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February 20, 2025

Off-the-Grid Remote Wilderness Lodges

Have you always wanted to get away, and we mean seriously, away? No roads, no other people and nature around you everywhere? In Northern Ontario, Canada, this experience awaits you. Whether it is a remote wilderness lodge or a single outpost cabin, we have exactly what you want.

Learn more about vacationing away from it all, and consider a stay at one of these diamonds in the rough.

Northeastern Ontario

Deer Lake Wilderness Retreat

Located west of Algonquin Park near South River, Ontario, Deer Lake Wilderness Retreat offers a mix of glamping and a wilderness "cozy cabin" for those looking for a place to disconnect. A highlight of your experience here is the Stargazer Geodome. Enjoy the thousands of stars in the dark night skies overhead. Two glamorous camping setups on ten acres ensure a private experience in the Almaguin Highlands of Northern Ontario.

Algonquin Eco-Lodge

You can enjoy the outdoors without having to rough it at Algonquin Eco-Lodge. Located only a 3-hour drive from Ottawa or Toronto, this is an easy escape for a weekend or longer. With 40 km of groomed wilderness trails inside Algonquin Park, the Algonquin Eco-Lodge is the best for cross-country skiing, dog sledding, snowshoeing, hiking, and canoeing. A really cool fact: the lodge uses micro-hydro electricity for power, and they won a Sustainable Business Award in Ontario because of it. Escape to nature and all the benefits such an experience offers.

Algoma Country

Sunnd Eco Resort

Located on the shores of Lake Superior in Algoma Country, this eco-resort immerses you in a Scandinavian Experience with Dome Glamping and ecologically sensitive practices that redefine the resort experience. Sunnd Eco Resort is unique from most other resort experiences but one where you still enjoy nature's beauty with many of the comforts you want. Even the hot tubs are wood-fired to reduce electricity consumption. Unlock an eco-friendly resort experience and escape to Northern Ontario and incredible Lake Superior.

Forest the Canoe

Forest The Canoe provides year-round outdoor adventures, including interpretive snowshoe tours, gear rentals, guided camping trips, shuttle services, glamping, and customized wilderness experiences. Located in Goulais, Ontario, their packages include a guided off-the-grid camping trip where nature interpretation, fishing, and fun are all a part of the experience. They also have two, remote cabin locations for overnight stays.

Superior Country

Harry Lake Lodge

Located in a remote, fly-in-only location, Harry Lake Lodge offers a luxury fishing experience completely off-the-grid. With the American plan package option, you'll experience spectacular fishing and enjoy time with friends and family with all the home comforts after a day on the water. Catch northern pike and walleye. Harry Lake Lodge combines luxury and wilderness for the ultimate fly-in fishing experience in Northwestern Ontario.

Wabakimi Outfitters - Allanwater Bridge Outpost

Have you ever thought about accessing a remote, off-the-grid area by train? Well, with Wabakimi Outfitters and their Allanwater Bridge Outpost, that's how you get there. This cabin is at the junction of the Brightsand and Wabakimi wilderness parks in the old Hudson Bay town of Allanwater Bridge. Fish the remote chain of lakes and relax in the wilderness.

Allanwater Bridge cabin near Wabakimi Wilderness Park. — The remote Allanwater Bridge cabin can hold up to 20 people. Wabakimi Outfitters.

Sunset Country

Cat Island Lodge

Located on the enormous Trout Lake, north of Red Lake, Ontario, Cat Island Lodge offers an off-the-grid remote fishing experience that combines, luxury, wilderness, great food and BIG fish! This all-inclusive fishing experience is one every serious angler should put on their bucket list. In addition to giant lakers, walleye and northern pike abound in the waters of Trout Lake.

Camp Narrows Lodge

Accessible only by boat and entirely off the primary power grid, Camp Narrows Lodge on Rainy Lake's West Arm offers a remote wilderness fishing experience. Rainy Lake has multiple fish species, including walleye, black crappie, smallmouth bass, and northern pike. After a day on the water, relax in a hot tub and enjoy the sunset. American plan or housekeeping packages are available.

A One-of-a-Kind Trip: Get Off Grid in Ontario

If you like to try new things or love the wilderness, these eight remote lodges just scratch the surface of what's available across Northern Ontario. There are literally hundreds of places you can go to that are off-the-grid. More places than anywhere else in North America, for that matter. Northern Ontario offers you a place to leave the city behind, to relax in nature and restore your energy. Come back soon and often!

Ajax Lake fly in outpost - Northwest Flying Inc, Nestor falls, Ontario. — You can even "own" a lake for a week at a remote outpost cabin, the only one on the lake! Image: Northwest Flying Inc.

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About Northern Ontario

Welcome to Northern Ontario, Canada! Bigger than Texas, wilder than the west, more welcoming than a campfire in October, Northern Ontario is like no place else. Sunset Country is famous for its spectacular fishing lakes, Superior Country has friendly towns and a superior coastline, Algoma Country has bucket list drives and epic outdoor adventure, and the Northeast provides excellent vacation destinations close to Toronto and other large urban centres in Southern Ontario.