Head Lake is located in the Kawartha Lakes region in South Central Ontario. It is approximately 4.8 km wide and 8 km long and its maximum depth is 9 meters. The small community of Head Lake sits at the southern end of the lake and there are also nearby settlements: Uphill to the West, Norland to the East, and Coboconk to the South. Head Lake is a land-locked lake that can be accessed by two public boat launches. Popular with fishermen the major fish species in the lake are large and smallmouth bass, walleye, muskie and yellow perch.
It is approximately a 2 hour drive from Toronto and approximately an hour from both Orillia and Lindsay.