Ranked among Canada's top 59 public courses, Deerhurst Highlands is the championship layout that established Muskoka as a major golf region. Designed by Robert Cupp and Thomas McBroom in 1990, this par-72, 7,011-yard course flows naturally through a dramatic landscape of granite outcroppings, deep valleys, and dense forest. The terrain is unforgiving—steep elevation changes, rugged beauty, and shots that demand precision characterize nearly every hole. The signature 10th hole exemplifies the challenge: tees perch 30 feet above a sheer rock wall with a fairway that looks impossibly far away. Holes 4-6 provide a rare links-style interlude through more open terrain, offering brief reprieve before the course reasserts its muscular personality. The setting is quintessentially Ontario cottage country, with Peninsula Lake and the surrounding Muskoka wilderness creating an immersive natural experience. Golf carts are mandatory—the terrain demands it. This is a course that separates the golfers in your group, a test that requires all clubs and all your focus.
Championship course, 7,011 yards, carved from rugged terrain with dramatic granite outcroppings and elevation changes.
Executive course, 4,286 yards, designed by C.E. Robinson and Thomas McBroom; gentler layout skirting Peninsula Lake.
Full-service luxury resort with 430+ rooms including hotel rooms, one-bedroom suites, and multi-bedroom resort homes and cottages. All rooms feature modern amenities: free WiFi, flat-screen TV, coffee maker, and many include kitchenettes and balconies with lake views. Resort amenities include indoor/outdoor pools, full-service Shizen Spa, multiple restaurants (Eclipse, Compass Grill), private beach, tennis courts, arcade, and kids club. A $39.95 CAD nightly resort fee covers parking, WiFi, pools, spa access, and seasonal activities. The resort is open year-round with summer activities (boating, treetop trekking, horseback riding) and winter options (ice skating, snowmobiling, dog sledding).