Property Description
Come North, Slow Down & Stay A Little Longer!
The farther you travel along Pioneer Road, the more everyday noise falls away, until the road opens to 1.84 wooded acres, approximately 300 ft of shoreline and a spring-fed lake surrounded entirely by forest. This three-bedroom cottage is the only privately owned cottage on Little Clear Lake, with thousands of acres of Crown land stretching around it near the northern edge of Algonquin Provincial Park. There are no rows of neighbouring docks competing for the view here, just water, trees and the unmistakable feeling that you have come somewhere genuinely removed from the city.
The cottage sits above the shoreline with a spacious back deck overlooking the lake, giving you an easy place to start the morning outside or stay long after dinner as the light changes across the water. Little Clear Lake reaches approximately 42 ft at its deepest point and has been regularly stocked with brook trout, giving anglers another reason to spend time on the water. Beyond fishing, the quiet water is well suited to peaceful paddling, swimming and afternoons spent along the shoreline.
The exterior keeps the classic cottage character intact while benefiting from several meaningful improvements, including a newer metal roof, painted siding, upgraded insulation, newer boards at the rear and a recently sealed stone foundation. Newer insulated exterior chimney stacks have also been added to both stoves.
Wood-lined walls and ceilings carry that Northern Ontario character throughout the main living spaces. The open-concept kitchen, dining and living area keeps everyone together without overcomplicating cottage life, with a wood stove adding warmth on cooler days and a Pioneer Princess wood cook stove bringing a traditional touch that feels right at home here. Beyond the main living area, a bright games room opens directly to the deck, with the lake just beyond.
Three bedrooms provide space for family and overnight guests, while a roughed-in 3-piece bathroom has a grey water system in place for the toilet. A large, bright and well-kept outhouse adds another practical option on site.
Even this far from the city, staying connected is straightforward when you want to be. Starlink service is currently in place for internet, TV and texting, while a working Bell landline and generator are also available.
Pioneer Road is well maintained through spring, summer and fall, while in winter it becomes a main OFSC snowmobile trail and part of the RAP Tour around Algonquin Park, putting trail access right at the driveway. Powassan is approximately 30 minutes away for groceries, restaurants, hardware and other essentials, with ATV access into town as well.
This is cottage country for someone who wants the mornings quieter, the shoreline less crowded and the forest to feel bigger than the world they left behind. Fish before breakfast, paddle when the lake is still, spend the afternoon on the deck and let the day unfold without much of a schedule. On Little Clear Lake, getting away is not something you have to imagine once you arrive.
Interested in this property? Contact The Peggy Hill Team today at (705)-739-4455 or book your showing here!
Additional Details
- OFSC RAP Tour Trail Access – less than 1 minute
- Boulter Lookout – approximately 11 minutes
- Clear Springs Golf Course – approximately 17 minutes
- Astorville – approximately 30 minutes
- Downtown Powassan – approximately 30 minutes
- Highway 11 – approximately 33 minutes
- North Bay Regional Health Centre – approximately 55 minutes





