Mara Provincial Park

For the Mara Provincial Park in Ontario, see Mara Provincial Park (Ontario).

Mara Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park) [1]
Sunlight filters through autumn forest at Mara Provincial Park
Location within British Columbia
Location	Canada
Coordinates	50°43′23″N119°02′04″W / 50.72306°N 119.03444°W / 50.72306; -119.03444
Area	5 ha (12 acres)
Established	1958
Operator	BC Parks
Website	bcparks.ca/mara-park/

Mara Provincial Park is a day-use provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on Mara Lake south of Sicamous. ^[2] The park is open with services from May 1 to September 27, and the gate is locked open during the off season. ^[3]

Mara Provincial Park is dedicated to intensive recreation, providing opportunities for public recreation access and use of Mara Lake, with emphasis on swimming, picnicking and boat launching. Mara Provincial Park provides good sandy beaches and the only major public access and boat launch on Mara Lake.

There is fish-spawning at the mouths of two creeks. One kekuli pit can be found in the park, but this feature is only considered as locally significant. ^[4]

Gallery

• Autumn in Mara Provincial Park, overlooking the lake, geese flight calls from overhead
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  Beach in autumn at mara provincial park
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  Mara lake from the beach at mara provincial park

See also

• Shuswap Lake Marine Provincial Park (Mara Point Site)
• List of protected areas of British Columbia

References

1. "Mara Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
2. "Mara Park". BC Geographical Names .
3. "Mara Provincial Park". British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
4. "Mara Provincial Park, Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan" (PDF). British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. February 2003. Retrieved 26 October 2015.