The Bruce Peninsula is a place of diverse natural beauty, from the 60-metre (200-foot) tall cliffs facing Georgian Bay, to the peaceful beaches on the shores of Lake Huron. It is here that the Niagara Escarpment starts its 700-kilometre (435-mile) jaunt from Tobermory to Queenston, on the Niagara Peninsula.

The Bruce Peninsula's shoreline has several lighthouses, necessary to provide guidance to the many ships that would pass by her shores. The Cove Island Lighthouse, located near Tobermory is one of the six famous "Imperial" lighthouses built in the 1850s by John Brown can be found in the North Bruce Peninsula.

The area offers camping, hiking, and fishing, making it attractive to naturalists. It has two national parks - the Bruce Peninsula National Park and the Fathom Five National Marine Park, more than half a dozen nature reserves, the Niagara Escarpment, the Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory, and the Bruce Trail runs through the region to its northern terminus in Tobermory.