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| Place | Redwood |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | Ontario (ON) |
| Location | Muskoka |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.11403 |
| Longitude | -79.67075 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | FCKJQ |
Redwood is a locality in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Redwood is located at 45.1140°N, 79.6707°W.
Redwood nestles in a fold of Muskoka's granite bones, where ancient forests of pine and hardwood spill down to the water's edge. It lies 37.7 km north-west of Gravenhurst, ON (from Gravenhurst, ON: bearing 316°T), and is situated 6.8 km west of Port Carling. The air here carries the damp, resinous breath of conifers, a scent that clings to the skin even on the warmest summer days. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy, falls in fractured shafts, illuminating patches of moss-velveted rock and the intricate lace of ferns unfurling in the undergrowth. The terrain is a rugged tapestry of exposed Precambrian shield, sculpted by millennia of glacial retreat, lending a wild, untamed character to the very ground beneath one's feet. Small, intimate lakes, like dark mirrors, punctuate the landscape, reflecting the towering trees and the vast, often dramatic, Ontario sky. The history of Redwood is intertwined with the very timbers that give the place its name, a testament to the early logging industry that once defined this region. For generations, the steady rhythm of falling trees and the rush of log drives down the Muskoka River echoed through these woods, shaping the lives and livelihoods of its inhabitants. While the era of large-scale logging has largely receded, a quiet resilience persists, with a local economy now leaning towards tourism and the enduring allure of cottage country. Visitors are drawn to the serene beauty of the surrounding waterways, the opportunities for fishing and boating, and the chance to disconnect amidst the enduring grandeur of the Canadian Shield. Even now, a palpable sense of the past lingers in the quiet hum of the landscape, a reminder of the hardy souls who first carved a life from this formidable, yet profoundly beautiful, corner of Ontario.
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Location data for Redwood is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |