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Mara Provincial Park is a day-use
provincial park Ischigualasto Provincial Park A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park administered by one of the provinces of a country, as opposed to a national park. They are similar to state parks in other countries. They are typically open to t ...
in
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
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Mara Lake Mara Lake is a lake in the Shuswap Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located immediately south of the community of Sicamous and to the north of the community of Enderby. It is the outlet of the Shuswap River, which beg ...
south of
Sicamous Sicamous is a district municipality in British Columbia located adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway at the Highway 97A junction, where Mara Lake empties into Shuswap Lake via a short narrows. Sicamous is a resort town about halfway between Calg ...
. The park is open with services from May 1 to September 27. The gate is locked open during the off season. 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.


Images

File:Autumn in Mara Provincial Park, overlooking the lake, geese flight calls from overhead.webm, Autumn in Mara Provincial Park, overlooking the lake, geese flight calls from overhead File:Beach in autumn at mara provincial park.JPG, Beach in autumn at mara provincial park File:Mara lake from the beach at mara provincial park.JPG, Mara lake from the beach at mara provincial park


See also

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Shuswap Lake Marine Provincial Park Shuswap Lake Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, comprising 894 ha. The Park has a variety of amenities including boat launch ramps, picnic areas, and 27 campsites around the perimeter of Shuswap Lake. The lak ...
(Mara Point Site) *
List of protected areas of British Columbia The following list of protected areas of British Columbia includes all federally and provincially protected areas within the Canadian province of British Columbia. As of 2015, approximately 15.46% of the province's land area and 3.17% of the p ...


References

Provincial parks of British Columbia Parks in the Shuswap Country Provincial parks in the Okanagan 1958 establishments in British Columbia Protected areas established in 1958 Articles containing video clips {{BritishColumbia-park-stub