Getting Around

What is Active Transportation?

Active transportation is any form of human-powered transportation. This may include:

• Walking 
• Cycling 
• Using a wheelchair 
• In-line skating 
• Skateboarding 
• Jogging/Hiking

Why is Active Transportation Important?

Active Transportation is recognized as an important means of getting environmental, economic, health and physical activity benefits.

The Active Transportation Plan

The Town of Bracebridge's Active Transportation Plan provides guidance for residents to reduce motor vehicle use for short distance travel and become more supportive for walking and cycling as modes of transportation. The plan includes creating a series of short, medium, and long-term projects that use:

• community and municipal assets 
• practical ideas and improvements
•  create better networks 
• improve access, safety and convenience
•  engage community support 
• design, maintenance, operational, educational and promotional standards / guidelines 

For more information, contact Director of Public Works at 705-645-6319 ext. 3600.

The Muskoka Airport is located just 5 km south of Bracebridge and features a 6,000 foot paved illuminated runway capable of handling aircraft up to a 737. The terminal has the ability to handle incoming freight, provide aircraft maintenance and fuel. Canada Customs services can be provided with notice.

Phone: 705-687-2194 

Our system provides citizens and visitors of Bracebridge a reliable and courteous transportation system in clean, safe and accessible vehicles, recognizing individual passengers needs and requirements.

We offer an environmentally-conscious way to get around town, affordable rates, a regularly scheduled route, and a conventional and mobility service that travels the urban core of Bracebridge. We service hospitals, schools, shopping centres and major areas of Town.

Visit Bracebridge Transit

Ontario Northland provides a daily bus service that connects Bracebridge with communities to the north and south. The municipality is in the process of building a reserve in anticipation of offering a convenient and affordable bus service to residents by 2016.

• ChargeHub Ontario Charging Directory
• Electric Charging and Alternative Fuelling Stations Locator
• ONROUTE Charging Stations
• Electric charging stations

• Bracebridge Urban Road Index
• Floodline Mapping
• Topographic Map
• Ward Map

For more maps, visit the Muskoka GeoHub web mapping site.

Whether you shop, dine, do business or work in Bracebridge, finding safe, convenient parking is easy and readily available for your convenience. Most of our parking lots are equipped with accessible spaces. In addition to free on-street parking (three-hour limit), there are a total of 10 town parking lots that offer free parking.

View our Parking Regulation Brochure for important information for residents and visitors.

View our Downtown Public Parking Map to see the various municipal parking lot locations in Bracebridge.

Winter Parking

The Town prohibits parking on all municipal streets and parking lots (with the exception of the "Hiram" parking lot) any day from October 16 - April 15 between the hours of 2:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m. to facilitate snow removal.

There are a total of 16 designated parking spaces within the Hiram lot that permit overnight parking throughout the year.

The Public Works Department is responsible for the maintenance of all municipal roads in Bracebridge totalling approximately 318 kilometres.

Street Map

There are four taxi companies that service Bracebridge:

A-Cab
Phone: 705-645-8396

Hometown Taxi
Phone: 705-706-4577

Murray's Taxi
Phone: 705-646-9988

MuskoKab
Phone: 705-765-7100

Muskoka Taxi

Features: Accessible Vehicles available

Phone: 705-687-2111