North Hastings, situated in the rolling Madawaska Highlands south of Algonquin Park is dotted with 615 crystal clear lakes and cleft by the sparkling waters of the Crowe, York and Madawaska Rivers.

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North Hastings and the Bancroft tourism region is a splendid four season recreational playground. Many tourist accomodations including resorts, lodges and cottage resorts are available for Ontario vacation getaways. Cottage waterfront realestate is also a specialty of the North Hastings Bancroft area. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy a wide variety of activities including: nature walks, cycling, hiking, canoeing, rafting, swimming at our beautiful beaches, ATVing or snowmobiling on our fabulous trail systems, world class lugeing, taking part in the educational mineral tours, fishing any of our well stocked lakes, sighting numerous types of wildlife in the area, including a growing herd of elk, or spending the summer in a waterfront cottage. As the name implies, North Hastings is the northern section of Hastings County, spanning approximately 3,643.51 square kilometres and including the Town of Bancroft and the Townships of Carlow Mayo, Faraday, Hastings Highlands, Limerick, Tudor & Cashel, Wollaston and South Algonquin in Nipissing County. Bancroft, the centre of note, is the rockhound Mineral Capital of Canada boasting more than 1,600 species of minerals in more than 10,000 identified deposits. The Rockhound Gemboree civic holiday weekend annually attracts thousands of rock hounds and geologists.

North Hastings is a safe, healthy, wonderful place to raise a family, start a business, purchase lakefront cottage real estate, retire or simply sample a taste of Ontario's most beautiful and unspoiled area.