2025 holiday hours at Algonquin Highlands facilities

Administrative Office and AH Trails Office

Please note the Algonquin Highlands Administrative Office at 1123 North Shore Road will close for the holidays at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 24, re-opening to the public at 8 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 2. The AH Trails Office at 20130 Highway 35 North will also close at noon on Christmas Eve Day, re-opening for regular operating hours on Friday, Jan. 2. Trails will remain open on a weather-dependent basis. 

Dorset Recreation Centre

The Dorset Recreation Centre will close at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 24, remaining closed for both Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The DRC will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31 and remain closed for New Year's Day. It will resume regular operating hours on Friday, Jan. 2.

Waste Disposal Sites

ALL Algonquin Highlands waste disposal sites will be CLOSED on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The operating hours for AH waste disposal sites during the holiday period are as follows: 

Thursday, Dec. 25: ALL SITES CLOSED

Friday, Dec. 26: Maple Lake, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Saturday, Dec. 27: Maple Lake, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  
                                Dorset, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Sunday, Dec. 28: ALL SITES OPEN 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Monday, Dec. 29: Maple Lake, 10 a.m. to 2 p .m. 
                              Dorset, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Tuesday, Dec. 30: Dorset, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Wednesday, Dec. 31: Maple Lake, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
                                    Pine Springs, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
                                    Oxtongue Lake, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 1: ALL SITES CLOSED