Schoonloo is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe, Netherlands.

It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km southeast of Assen.

Even though it seemingly reads "beautiful forest", the etymology in unclear.

[3] Schoonloo developed in the Middle Ages on the highest point of the Rolderrug as a satellite of Rolde.

It mainly consisted of some farms who used the heath as a communal land for their sheep.