Gravenhurst Towing

Gravenhurst is where most traffic enters the district. Vehicles that have already driven up from Barrie and the GTA tend to give out here, and the Highway 11 stretch between Severn Bridge and the Gravenhurst exits is one of the busiest tow corridors in Muskoka on Friday evenings and holiday Mondays.

Muskoka Road 169 west toward Bala is the other regular source of calls — a two-lane road with rock cuts, limited shoulder and heavy cottage traffic. Downtown, the wharf and Muskoka Bay parking areas produce boosts and lockouts, especially when a car has sat all day while people were out on the water.

• 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.

• 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.

A fair number of Gravenhurst calls are visitors whose vehicle needs to go home rather than to a local shop. Long-distance towing south along Highway 11 is routine; confirm the destination address when you call so the operator can quote the run properly before the truck is loaded.

If the vehicle only needs a boost, a tire or a few litres of fuel to get going, roadside assistance is usually faster and cheaper than a tow.

• Bracebridge towing

  North on Highway 11.

• Muskoka Lakes towing

  West to Bala and Windermere.

• Port Carling towing

  The Highway 118 lakes corridor.

• All Muskoka towing services

  Flatbed, accident, long-distance and recovery.