Snow tubing review…read more Great price, it's $25 for two hours of fun which is more reasonable than lakeridge being $40. Both places have 4 tubing lanes that seem roughly same height. This place has smaller tubes for minimum height of 40 inches while Lakeridge is minimum 42 inches and only one size. So this is a friendlier place for little ones starting their tubing experience, as they need to be able to reach the grip. We love going as a group of tubes, lots of fun spinning down the slope. Only down side here is there is only one lift for all users. So the lift gets shared with tubers, skiers, and snowboarders. It's a standing carpet that seems to get stuck often. Approximately 3-4 rides per hour, due to crowds or stalling of lift, and it wasn't that busy on our visit. Staff here are all friendly, free parking. Easy booking online for slotted time, check in outside the building for passes. Washrooms are small but clean. Lots of indoor cafeteria seating. Small outdoor seating by wood burning fire pit. Small cafeteria, Dina's which serves decent burgers, poutines and simple snacks. The prices are reasonable, it's just really slow service. Waited 12 mins for poutine ($8) and it wasn't busy. Tip: There is a free sledding hill but you need to bring your own sled and walk up the hill. For reference, this hill is a good training hill for those new to ski/snowboard. Pretty narrow and short but great to learn from. It wasn't busy when we were there so that helps learners. Jump ramps were highlighted in blue on the snow.

I went to here in a group for a deal we found. The deal is that $20 for 2 hours of tubing for 2…read morepeople. It is not a bad deal. I got my first tubing experience here, the hill is pretty small, but the overall experience is not bad. As I said before, this place has only one small hill, it is shared between tubing and skiing. We went on a Sunday afternoon, and there are so many kids. Each ride takes 20 mins wait time. There is only one magic carpet shared among all people. Also, there are only 3 slides for tubing. Small, but a good place to spend afternoon with family or group.

I'm playing in a golf tournament next weekend and haven't touched the clubs in about a year…read more Luckily there's a driving range 2 mins from my in-laws place. This driving range is literally right next to the Barrie "airport" (more of an air strip but in any case). There are about 20 grass tees and about a dozen carpet tees off to the left. The place is well maintained and not too busy, even on a beautiful 25 degree sunny day on the May 2-4 weekend. The prices are reasonable (about $11 for a large bucket or $15 for a jumbo ~150 balls). There is a sand trap and a green with 4 holes by the carpet tees to practice your short game. There is also a mini golf but it's in a ditch, the carpet is in pretty bad shape and it looks like it hasn't been used in a few years. All in all, this is a very convenient and affordable driving range if you're living or visiting the north end of Barrie.

Pretty amazing 18 hole golf course in the Barrie/Innisfil region. The green fees is pretty…read morereasonable inclusive of the cart. If you don't own a golf kit, fret not, you could rent one for about C$10.00. You could start your rounds by taking a few swings at the range which is located at Huronia & Mapleview though it's recommended to be at the course 20 mins before your scheduled tee-off time. The first 9 holes mostly contain the 3 par holes with exception of couple of par 4 holes. I've to admit I dont have a lot of experience with golfing in Canada or the USA but I found the experience very pleasant. Even though the temperatures soared to about 27°C, we could enjoy a couple of beers, there's a refreshments cart that keeps circling around the course, to quench our thirst and replenish our energy levels before completing our round. Highly recommend to all golfers. Happy Golfing!!!

First time at tree top trekking. Staff was friendly wasn't packed on a Saturday afternoon. Very…read moresafe high up in the trees. The only thing is the hight system, if you are under 60" inches tall you can only do 3 courses. Besides that it was fun and reasonable price.

For the Tree Trekking all customers are by appointment. Your are time slotted for instructional…read morelessons on how to use your equipment safely. After that you are instructed to start on the easiest courses and work your way through. What is not disclosed is that you have to sign an additional waiver when your inside (aside from the one on arrival). The odd thing is that it is just a notebook and the student employees just ask you did you do all the other courses before attempt the most advanced course. It's pretty loosey goosey, instead of this system a stamp system should be used or a passport system because if they are using this for liability is a signature request under duress (is what I understand from my legal eagle knowledge). Considering the risk, I would say more needs to be done. The whole course are supervised and the summer hired students are trained to radio each other when a new person is going on the course. The two customer limit on platform are loosely reinforced. I did find that some of the platforms were short on the landing for the mini zipline sections. And on the course the student hires warned us it's slippery because it was wet. Perhaps add some slip grips just because you're flying in at high speed into the landing in some cases (especially when you're pretty large). Good things is that if you wanted the zipline experience you get it through the whole course. You can get away with just paying for the whole course. If you're a parent you may want to go in and just have a look how things are run before putting your kids through the track for the peace of mind. The other thing is that you also want to have a telephoto lens on your slr if you're watching from the ground or hookup your child with a go pro for the fun of watching later. Overall difficulty was intermediate. I think to level up try the course without holding on anything. This was my first time doing this. I would have preferred more physical challenges on the course. There are washrooms behind the sign in cabin. Two toilets in the female. But if you want cleaner go back to the resort. So I rated this four star for the following reason. 1. Price point is steep on a single visit, even with coupons. Season pass may be better; 2. The course liability on-site could be better, I just wonder what happened if there was an accident and if the location did enough to protect customers; 3. The course is full of student employees, surely trained well. But considering young kids on the course a few adult staff would make it feel safer. There were times when I know none if the staff we watching me because I was sloppy on the security straps-without realizing until my date warned me (thanks); 4. Washrooms are not clean on the premise of the trekking. Go to horseshoe resort.

Huuuuge shoutout to Georgina Paintball one of the best paintball facilities north of the city…read more Amazing fields, customer service, and overall experience. 5 stars would definitely recommend them to anyone do not hesitate you'll have a blast!

This is one of the best places to play paintball at. The staff are amazing and some of the staff…read morecome from paintball city. They have a huge field that is easy to get lost in. They are building a new map and they have lists of cool maps like nuke town with a bus that you can close the door of. There are lots of map and I have yet to see.

Had a great experience coming here with a group of friends and racing the fast karts in our own…read moremini competition. This is a separate option from their standard slower drop in go karts which we called in advance to organize. Everyone who helped us was great and really helped us have fun despite some initial nerves. We were here for about 2.5hrs which included some training, fitting for safety gear, 2 practice sessions, a qualifying race, a final race, and a medal ceremony. Highly recommend if you are looking for a good competition with your friends!

Fun time it's go karting what do u want me to say u ride around in a kart for a solid 20 minutes…read morethey're all the same this isn't below average this isn't above its fun isn't that all I need to say.

Amazing course. It was in great condition. Golf carts have GPS on them. I would recommend playing…read morehere.

We decided to go for dinner there because Barriliecious was on, and the sample menu contained…read morechoices that I knew my carnivore husband would enjoy. The view was fabulous, our server, Avery, was super - friendly and very conscientious of our choices to be "slightly modified". The calamari was great, one of the rare times we have had it that it was NOT in the least bit "rubbery". The steak was done perfectly to our order. As we were dining, the Chef, Ian, came out to greet us and make certain that everything was to our liking. We also asked for a copy of their "regular" menu to peruse it for the future, and were delighted with what they offer. I would highly recommend the restaurant at Tangle Creek Gold & Country Club to anyone!

Hawk Ridge holds the distinction of being the nicest golf course in Orillia. As a result of being a…read morebig fish in a microscopic pond, the staff are generally pretty high on their horses and seem to think that they work at Glen Abbey. The course is 45 holes, which might make you wonder whether Orillia's population could possibly support that many holes. The answer appears to be that it can't, as it's almost always dead. You can get a tee time in the middle of summer at 10 am on a Saturday by calling the day before if you are so inclined. They have an 18 hole course called "Meadow-Nest", another 18 called "Timber-Ridge" and a par 3 called "Hawk's Island". The Timber-Ridge is terrible. The Timber portion could be nice but it is always soaking wet so the grass doesn't grow properly and the Ridge aspect is just really boring. Everyone knows that Timber-Ridge sucks so they are constantly offering deals like $45 for 18 and a cart, while Meadow-Nest would cost more like $80 for the same thing. The par 3, like any par 3, is a waste of your time. The Meadow-Nest is really quite nice. The Meadow portion is pretty long and fairly open, while the Nest is more treed and shorter. The entire course has a creek running back and forth that makes it more difficult than it would be otherwise. The driving range is also really good. It has real grass to hit from, instead of mats, and it is deep and wide so there is no need for netting or anything. They also serve good food and have a lot of options with a gazeebo at the turn, a small restaurant that includes a nice patio and a large space that usually hosts weddings and things of that nature.

The course conditions on all three layouts have vastly improved over the last 5 years. The staff…read moreare always friendly and helpful. The price for a round of golf at a golf course of this calibre is hard to match. Hawk Ridge, no matter which course you play, is certainly worth your time if you are in the area.