The day use area is closed for the winter season. Campgrounds along the Lake Mary Road corridor are open. The daily bag limit is 4 trout per day and 4 channel catfish per day. Northern pike are unlimited but must be immediately killed or released. Only boats with a single 10-horsepower motor (or less) or a single electric motor are allowed on Lower Lake Mary. The lake is very low.

Upper Lake Mary boat launch will remain open all year. The Narrows boat launch is closed for the winter season. Starting 10/19/2024, there will be no fees until April 2025. No trash services will be available during the off season, but one toilet will remain open. Statewide limits apply for the fish species in Upper Lake Mary, check your regulations (page 6). Northern pike and walleye are active along the shoreline and at the inflow areas of the lake.