Mara British Columbia Map

About Mara, British Columbia

Mara is a community in Kamloops Division Yale Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Mara is located at 50.6833°N, 119.0667°W.

Mara rests within the Kamloops Division Yale Land District, cradled by the long, rising slopes of the Larch Hills. It lies 14.2 km east of Salmon Arm, BC (from Salmon Arm, BC: bearing 97°T), and is situated 15.6 km north-north-east of Enderby. The Shuswap River winds through this valley, its current pulling the scent of damp earth and cedar through the morning air as the light catches the silvered surface of the water. Nearby, Mara Meadows Park offers a quiet expanse of protected terrain, while Rosemond Lake sits tucked into the hollows of the landscape like a fallen piece of sky. Further afield, the mist-heavy air around Margaret Falls provides a cool respite from the heat of the summer sun. The land here holds a stillness that lingers even as the day warms, a quiet weight that settles over the fields and the deep, silent woods. Life in Mara moves in accordance with the turning of the seasons, deeply connected to the agricultural bounty of the valley and the timber that defines the surrounding hills. Families have long worked this soil, building a tradition of small-scale industry and harvest that persists alongside the slow growth of the forest. The character of the people reflects the terrain—solid, unassuming, and attentive to the subtle shifts in the weather that dictate the work of the day. Whether tending to the land or managing the logs that drift toward the mill, the people of Mara maintain a steady, grounded existence, finding a sense of belonging in the wide, open views toward the Larch Hills and the constant, cold flow of the Shuswap River.

About This Mara Map Page

Explore Mara, British Columbia, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.683333, -119.06667. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Mara includes the postal code (V1E), telephone area code (236, 250, 604, 672, 778). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Mara is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.