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Mara Provincial Park

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Mara Provincial Park · Ontario

what to expect

Day Use: Mara Provincial Park is located on the shores of Lake Simcoe and prides itself on having one of the best beaches on the lake. Bring your canoe or kayak to access the lake and the fishing opportunities that Lake Simcoe has to offer. One picnic shelter is available to reserve for larger groups and is located in the day use area just steps away from the beach. Camping: Mara is a small family friendly park that allows campers to easily walk or bicycle throughout the park. Mara has a range of campsite options that can accommodate equipment ranging from tents to large trailers which are all accessible to the barrier free comfort station with showers.

Description: Ontario Parks

the basics

has icehas fishinghas showershas firewoodhas swimminghas camp storehas picnic shelter

The campsites

Longest site
32 ft
Showers
yes

Things to do nearby

Within 5 km — trails, viewpoints, beaches, boat launches you can reach without packing up camp.

Plus 2 user-tagged beaches, 2 user-tagged boat launches on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.

What's around

Mara Provincial Park plus 9 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.

Water + services

  • dump station node/7913341741 Dump station·393 m

4 user-tagged water sources, 1 user-tagged dump station on OpenStreetMap.

what to bring

This list adapts to Mara Provincial Park. no showers means a travel towel;

If Mara Provincial Park is full

Other places to stay within 25 km — ones with openings in the next 14 days listed first.

Plus 15 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.

Data refreshed 2026-06-13. Sources: Camis reservation system. Neighbourhood joins 17 named anchors.