Muskoka Towing and Roadside Services

• Your exact location — highway and direction, nearest exit, intersection or fire number.
• Vehicle year, make, model and whether it's AWD, 4x4, lowered or electric.
• What's wrong — won't start, won't shift, flat, off the road, collision.
• Where the vehicle is going: a specific garage, dealership, body shop or home address.
• Whether people or pets need a ride, and how many.

If the vehicle is drivable but unsafe, say so — sometimes roadside assistance solves it on the spot and no tow is needed. See Muskoka roadside assistance.

• Emergency towing

  Vehicle disabled at the roadside on Highway 11, Muskoka Road 118 or a back road — a tow is arranged to get you and the vehicle out of the traffic lane.

• Local towing

  Short-distance tows between Muskoka communities and to a nearby garage, dealership, body shop or home driveway.

• Long-distance towing

  Transport out of the district — south toward Barrie and the GTA, or north past Huntsville — when the repair shop isn't local.

• Flatbed towing

  Deck/flatbed transport for all-wheel-drive vehicles, low-clearance cars and vehicles that shouldn't roll on their own wheels.

• Accident & collision towing

  Removal from a collision scene once police or emergency services have cleared the vehicle to be moved.

• Winching & recovery

  Vehicles in the ditch, off a shoulder, stuck in snow, sand, mud or a soft cottage driveway.

More detail on how each type of tow works, what to expect and what to have ready is on the Muskoka towing services page.

• Roadside assistance

  On-the-spot help for the common problems that don't always need a tow truck bed.

• Battery boost

  Boost for a vehicle that won't crank — common on cold Muskoka mornings and after a car sits at the cottage.

• Flat tire assistance

  Spare tire installed roadside, or a tow to a tire shop when there's no usable spare.

• Vehicle lockout assistance

  Help getting back into a vehicle when the keys are locked inside.

• Fuel delivery

  Enough fuel to reach the next station — useful on the longer stretches between Muskoka towns.

See the Muskoka roadside assistance page for what each call involves.

Coverage runs across the District of Muskoka — the Highway 11 corridor from Severn Bridge north through Gravenhurst, Bracebridge and Huntsville, the Highway 118 route out through Port Carling toward the big lakes, Highway 169 through Bala, and Highway 117 and 60 out to Baysville, Dwight and Lake of Bays. Cottage roads, marina parking lots and seasonal lanes included.

• Bracebridge — Highway 11, Muskoka Road 118 and the downtown core
• Huntsville — Highway 11 north, Highway 60 toward Algonquin
• Gravenhurst — Highway 11 south and Muskoka Road 169
• Muskoka Lakes — Township roads, Bala and Windermere
• Port Carling — Highway 118 between Bracebridge and Foot's Bay

Response times vary with distance, weather and how many trucks are already out — long weekends and the first freeze of the season are the busiest. Call and you'll be told honestly how long it will be rather than being left guessing.

• Towing in Muskoka

  Emergency, local, long-distance, flatbed and accident towing.

• Roadside assistance in Muskoka

  Boosts, flat tires, lockouts, fuel and winch-outs.

• Bracebridge towing

  Highway 11 and Muskoka Road 118 through the town centre.

• Huntsville towing

  Highway 11 north and Highway 60 toward Algonquin.

• Gravenhurst towing

  Highway 11 south, Muskoka Road 169 and the wharf.

• Muskoka Lakes towing

  Bala, Windermere and the township's lake roads.

• Port Carling towing

  Highway 118 between Bracebridge and Foot's Bay.