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.
It is approximately a 2 hour drive from Toronto and approximately an hour from both Orillia and Lindsay.