Placed 308 km northwest from Saskatoon, the RM of Loon Lake No. 561 hosts a population of 2,805 and has a population density of 0.3/km². The RM features the villages of Loon Lake and Makwa, the hamlet of Little Fishing Lake, and the localities of Barthel, Flat Valley, Golden Ridge, Horse Head, Morin Creek, Peerless, and Whelan. The attractions in the area include the Fowler Lake Recreation Site, the Steele Narrows Provincial Historic Park, the Big Bear Trail Museum, and the Bronson Provincial Forest and Recreation Site.