| Mara Provincial Park | |
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Sunlight filters through autumn forest at Mara Provincial Park | |
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| 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 |
Mara Provincial Park is a day-useprovincial park inBritish Columbia, Canada, located onMara Lake south ofSicamous.[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 recreationaccess 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, butthis feature is only considered as locally significant.[4]
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