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 Mara Provincial Park - Orillia, Ontario
N 44° 35.338 W 079° 21.369
17T E 630483 N 4938605
Mara claims to have the best beaches on Lake Simcoe. Vacationers come from miles around to play here.
Waymark Code: WM6XPH
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 08/02/2009
Views: 5
Camping
Mara has 105 campsites, 36 of which have electrical service. Some are suitable for large travel trailers or recreational vehicles. All sites have fire pits and picnic tables. There are comfort stations with flush toilets and showers, water taps for fresh drinking water and vault toilets scattered throughout the campgrounds. There is also a trailer sanitation station located in the park. All sites are within easy walking distance to the day use area. Reservations are available for the Victoria Day weekend, then again from the 3rd Friday in June until Labour Day, during the spring season, sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Picnics and Day Use
In the day-use area, there are picnic grounds with a shelter, a playground and a sandy beach with a buoyed area for family swimming. The picnic shelter is available on a reservation basis for your next company or family picnic. Contact the park directly for shelter information/reservations.
Electric Sites - 36 of our 105 campsites have 15/30 amp. electrical service, some can accommodate large travel trailer or recreational vehicles.
Barrier Free Access - The comfort station in the Main campground is barrier free (flush toilets and showers).
Park Store - No
Showers - Yes, in the centrally located comfort station
Flush Toilets - Yes, in the centrally located comfort station
Play Area - Yes, a large play area is located in middle of the park. We also have swings, volleyball nets and horseshoe pits. Ask at the Registration Office for any equipment needs.
Boat Launch - Yes, our launch can accommodate a boat up to 20'
Park Type: Overnight / Day Use
Activities:
Camping, hiking, boating, fishing, swimming, wildlife viewing, playground
Background:
For over 4,000 years, natives built weirs to harvest fish teeming in the narrows here between lakes Couchiching and Simcoe. Perch still spawn here and anglers also come for bass, muskie and trout. The main attraction of this little park near Orillia is the wide, sandy beach, one of Lake Simcoe's best.
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Park Fees: Not listed
Date Established?: Not listed
Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed
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