VISITOR INFORMATION
Schedule / hours: 2017: Mara Provincial Park opens from mid-May to Labour Day.
Admission price: 2017: $10.75 to $19.50 per vehicle pass, depending of the time in the season
Address: Follow signs on Hwy 12, east of Hwy 11
OrilliaPhone: 705-326-4451
Website: www.ontarioparks.comNearby restaurants: • I noticed Sweet Dreams, an ice cream stand by Hwy 12 on the way to the provincial parks Mara and McRae Point.
While you are there: • Stop at Mariposa Market on the main street in Orillia (109 Mississauga Street). This store with restaurant doesn’t look huge from the outside but it is! It includes a clothing and accessories section, a gift shop, a counter restaurant with delicious and very affordable food, a kitchen store and shelves loaded with goodies.
Age group: 2 - 16 years old
Attraction suitable for:
Toddlers
Preschoolers
School
Preteen
Teen
By Lake Simcoe
Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe are separated by a shallow strip of land called the Narrows. Mara Provincial Park sits right by the Narrows. We stopped there for a swim. The beach is wide, with shallow water and great sand. Picnic tables were set in the shade of tall trees. Unfortunately, those trees (and their shadow) were too far from the water for my liking on a very sunny day. We preferred to spend the rest of the day at McRae Point Provincial Park, a 10-minute drive further. You can fish in Mara Park.
