About Countryside Adventures
Countryside Adventures is a family-owned outdoor destination on Sixth Road in Moose Creek, about 30 minutes from Cornwall and 45 minutes from Ottawa. It opened in 2017 on wooded land with a 4.5-acre private pond, and it now runs through every season.
Winter is its busiest time. A 3 km skating trail winds through mature forest, sheltered from the wind, with fresh ice made each morning, and you can skate as many laps as you like. There's also a 3 km snowshoe trail, a tubing hill, a bonfire, skate and snowshoe rentals, and two party cabins that can be rented in four-hour blocks for birthdays and teams. A food truck serves poutine, hot chocolate and maple taffy.
In spring, the family's sugar shack, started in 2023, boils sap from about 4,000 taps over a wood-fired evaporator and sells maple syrup, maple butter, maple sugar and taffy. In summer, the pond becomes the draw: swimming from a sandy beach, kayaks, paddleboards and pedal boats, and catch-and-release fishing for rainbow trout, walleye, perch and bluegill with no license needed. Off-grid cabins by the pond can be rented for overnight stays. There's a petting zoo on site, and strollers, wheelchairs and leashed dogs are welcome.
Lavande Braydale Lavender is also in Moose Creek, about 10 minutes away, so a July day can mix a lavender field visit with an afternoon swim at the pond.
What to do
- Skate the 3 km forest ice trail in winter
- Ride the tubing hill and try the 3 km snowshoe trail
- Taste maple taffy and buy syrup from the sugar shack in spring
- Swim, kayak or paddleboard on the private pond in summer
- Fish catch-and-release for trout and walleye, no license needed
- Rent an off-grid cabin by the pond
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Skating, tubing and snowshoeing in winter; maple season in spring; pond swimming, paddling and cabins in summer
- Hours
- 2025/26 season: Sunday–Wednesday 10 am–8 pm, Thursday–Saturday 10 am–10 pm, weather permitting; closed Christmas Day
- Admission
- 2025/26 day passes: skating trail from $20.50, tubing from $17.50, snowshoeing from $13.50, all-access from $32.10
Good to know
- Dogs
- Leashed
- Accessibility
- Strollers and wheelchairs welcome on the trail
- Reservations
- Recommended
- Payment
- Cash, credit or debit at the food truck
Tips for your visit
- Opening depends on weather, so check their social pages or call before driving out
- Book passes and party cabins on their website ahead of busy winter weekends
- Evenings run late Thursday to Saturday, until 10 pm
Pair it with a lavender farm
Lavande Braydale Lavender · about 10 minutes away
Both are in Moose Creek, about 10 minutes apart: lavender in the morning, the pond in the afternoon.
Getting there
Questions
Can I bring my dog?
Yes. Leashed pets are welcome.
Is it open in summer?
Yes. The private pond offers swimming, kayaking, paddleboards, pedal boats and catch-and-release fishing, and pond-side cabins can be rented.
How long is the skating trail?
About 3 km through the forest, resurfaced each morning.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farms of Glengarry & Prescott-Russell, Ontario
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