Location / Map

Mara Station is located in Mara, BC just 5 minutes south of Mara Lake along the Shuswap River in the North Okanagan-Shuswap Region.

Mara Station Retreat Centre Location
The Mara Train Station was moved in the 1970s from its original location beside the historic Shuswap and Okanagan Railway, across the road to its present spot on the bank of the Shuswap River. Where passengers once awaited trains on the platform, the deck now provides views to the Shuswap River. In 2005, Mara Station on the River B&B was constructed and connected to the original Mara Train Station, in order to provide two additional guest rooms for bed & breakfast accommodation. The Shuswap and Okanagan Railway is now only intermittently active with freight service once or twice a week. This provides our guests with an exceptionally peaceful riverside setting, and train enthusiasts with the chance to see the occasional working train on this historic railway line.

Driving Directions

Address
Mara Station Retreat Centre, 15 Rosemond Lake Rd., Mara, British Columbia V0E 2K0, CANADA. Tel: 250-838-7520

From Calgary
Follow Trans-Canada Hwy #1 west through Banff toward Revelstoke and Sicamous. At Sicamous turn south on Hwy 97A and follow directions from Sicamous.

From Kelowna International Airport
Follow Hwy 97 north through Vernon,  past Armstrong and through Enderby. Five minutes past Enderby, take Hwy 97A northeast toward Grindrod and Sicamous. Once you have passed through Grindrod you will start to see the Shuswap River on your left. Drive until you pass the Mara Foodliner Gas Station. Turn left onto Riverside Road just past the gas station. Follow Riverside Road past the first bend in the road and turn right onto the Mara Bridge. On the other side of the bridge turn right. We are the second house on the right. Look for the sign. Note: If you turn onto Riverside Road before seeing the Mara Foodliner Gas Station you have taken the alternative route. Simply keep driving along the riverbank until you see the bridge and turn left onto the Mara Bridge.

From Kamloops
Drive on Trans-Canada Hwy #1 from Kamloops east to Salmon Arm.  Once you have passed through Salmon Arm and up the hill, turn right (south) onto Highway 97B for about 15 km. Then at the bottom of the hill, turn left onto Highway 97A going north (the sign should show Grindrod/Sicamous). (If you end up going into Enderby, you’ve missed the turning and will have to go back). The next small village on your way north is Grindrod where the highway passes over a bridge across the Shuswap River. Once you have passed through Grindrod you will start to see the Shuswap River on your left. Drive until you pass the Mara Foodliner Gas Station. Turn left onto Riverside Road just past the gas station. Follow Riverside Road past the first bend in the road and turn right onto the Mara Bridge. On the other side of the bridge turn right. We are the second house on the right. Look for the sign. Note: If you turn onto Riverside Road before seeing the Mara Foodliner Gas Station you have taken the alternative route. Simply keep driving along the riverbank until you see the bridge and turn left onto the Mara Bridge. 

From Sicamous
Follow Hwy 97A south toward Enderby and Vernon. Once you have passed the end of Mara Lake drive 3 minutes until you reach Riverside Road where you will turn right.( If you pass the Mara Foodliner Gas Station you have gone too far.) Follow Riverside Road past the first bend and turn onto the Mara Bridge just after the Mara Church. On the other side of the bridge turn right. We are the second house on the right. Look for the sign. Note: If you drive past the Mara Foodliner Gas Station, you can turn right onto the other end of Riverside Road; then drive along the riverbank until you see the bridge and turn left onto the Mara Bridge to cross the river.

From Vancouver
Follow the Coquihalla Hwy 5 to Kamloops or to Merritt for Hwy 97C to Kelowna. From Kamloops or Kelowna, follow directions above.