Woods Bay Ontario Map

About Woods Bay, Ontario

Woods Bay is a locality in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Woods Bay is located at 45.1422°N, 79.9858°W.

Woods Bay rests where the deep, dark waters of Georgian Bay begin to fragment into a thousand islands, a place where granite outcrops, smoothed by ancient glaciers, jut defiantly from the water's edge. It lies 23.9 km south of Parry Sound, ON (from Parry Sound, ON: bearing 170°T), and is situated 31.0 km south-south-east of Nobel. Pine and spruce cling tenaciously to these rocky shores, their needles whispering secrets on the persistent breeze that carries the scent of resin and brine. The air here, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, is a cool, invigorating balm, tinged with the primal dampness of the granite and the faint, salty tang of the freshwater sea. Tiny inlets and sheltered coves carve into the shoreline, their surfaces often mirroring the bruised hues of the twilight sky, while the larger expanse of the bay stretches out, a vast, shimmering canvas under the vast Canadian sky. This stretch of shoreline, known as Woods Bay, has long been a place of passage and sustenance, its history etched in the quiet resilience of its people and the enduring rhythm of the seasons. For generations, Indigenous peoples navigated these intricate waterways, their knowledge of the currents and the abundant marine life woven into the very spirit of the place. Later, the logging industry, drawn by the vast forests that once blanketed the hinterland, left its mark, though the scars have long since softened into a more gentle, verdant character. Today, the economy of Woods Bay finds its lifeblood in the summer influx of visitors drawn to the unparalleled beauty of the surrounding archipelago, their boats dotting the bay like scattered jewels, and in the quiet, year-round dedication of those who call this rugged coast their home, their lives tethered to the ebb and flow of the bay and the enduring strength of the granite beneath their feet.

About This Woods Bay Map Page

Explore Woods Bay, Ontario, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 45.142222, -79.985833. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Woods Bay includes the postal code (P0C), telephone area code (226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Woods Bay 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.