Muskoka Lakes Towing

Most of Muskoka Lakes isn't highway driving. It's Muskoka Road 169 through Bala, Muskoka Road 118 across the middle of the township, Muskoka Road 4 up to Windermere, and then hundreds of narrow private lanes with steep grades, loose gravel, rock outcrops and no room to turn a truck around.

That shapes every call. A tow truck reaching a cottage lane may need to back down several hundred metres, and a flatbed simply won't fit some driveways. When you call, say whether the vehicle is on a public road or a private lane, how wide and steep the lane is, and whether there's a turnaround at the bottom.

• 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.

Vehicles that live at the cottage part-time make up a big share of township calls: flat batteries after weeks parked, seized brakes after a wet spring, flat tires found on arrival Friday night. Many of these are handled with a boost or a tire rather than a tow — see roadside assistance.

Winter adds winch-outs. Unplowed lanes, ice at the bottom of a hill and snowbanked shoulders on Muskoka Road 169 near Bala Falls are routine recovery jobs. Full details on recovery equipment are on the towing page.

• Port Carling towing

  The township's main village on Highway 118.

• Bracebridge towing

  East along Muskoka Road 118.

• Gravenhurst towing

  Southeast via Muskoka Road 169.

• Huntsville towing

  North Muskoka and Highway 60.