VANCOUVER ISLAND
McNeil. • The park offers excellent boating and wildlife viewing opportunities and is extremely popular with sea kayakers from around the world. Please practice “Leave No Trace” ethics when visiting the park. Visit
www.bcparks.ca for more info.
2 Cape Scott*
22,294 ha. • Facilities: There are 11 designated camp pads at Eric Lake on a fi rst-come, fi rst- served basis. Random camping is also allowed in this park. • Location: Cape Scott is a hike-in park located at the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island. The trailhead is located 64 km west of Port Hardy via public highways and private, active logging roads. • The park offers more than 115 kms of scenic ocean frontage, including about 30 kms of spectacular remote beaches. There are many bears throughout Cape Scott and visitors should be well prepared for wildlife encounters. Visit
www.bcparks.ca for more info.
3 Elk Falls
1,087 ha. • Facilities: 122 campsites with 2 fl ush bathrooms and a sani-station. • Location: 3 km north of Campbell River on Highway 28 toward Gold River. • Features: There are viewing platforms at the 25-metre Elk Falls and along the Campbell River. The park has 12 km of trails me- andering through the forest, riverside and around the falls, highlighting the 2001 Millennium Trail section. The campground offers riverside sites and great fi shing and snorkeling opportunities.
CORTES ISLAND 4
Mansons Landing 100 ha. • Facilities: Day-use area, pit toilets,
information shelter, hiking trails. • Location: On Cortes Island, accessible by boat or car ferry from Campbell River via Quadra Island. Moorage available at adjacent federal government wharf (space permitting). • Visitors to Mansons Land- ing can enjoy the saltwater lagoon with a natural 365-metre spit and the fresh water swimming on Hague Lake. No camping permitted at this park; however, camping is available at nearby Smelt Bay Provincial Park.
5 Smelt Bay
16 ha. • Facilities: 23 campsites and 350 metres of sandy beach. There are 2 nearby day-use parks at Hague Lake and Mansons Landing. • Location: On Cortes Island, which is accessible by ferry from Quadra Island. • Campground is located in a forested setting. The day-use area features a sand and pebble beach that is good for marine exploration at low tide.
DENMAN ISLAND 6
Fillongley
23 ha. • Facilities: 10 campsites. • Location: Take the Denman Island Ferry from Buckley Bay (take Buckley Bay Exit 101 off Highway 19) and follow the signs. • Fillongley’s campsites are located on the east shore of the Island and contain the old homestead remains of George Beadnell, who built his estate there at the start of the 1900’s.
7 Sandy Island Marine*
18 ha • Facilities: One pit toilet; no other facilities. • Location: Just off the northern tip of Den- man Island. Take the Denman Island Ferry from Buckley Bay (take Buckley Bay Exit 101 off
Highway 19) and follow the signs. • Sandy Island is marine accessible or walkable during low tide when a sandy spit between the two islands appears.
HORNBY ISLAND 8
Helliwell
2,872 ha. • Facilities: Day-use area. • Location: Hornby Island is accessible by boat or by 2 short ferry rides between Buckley Bay, (south of Cour- tenay), to Denman Island, and a second ferry between Denman and Hornby Islands. • Helliwell is known for its trails along the wind and sea cut cliffs, which overlook the Tribune Bay pristine sandy beach.
9 Tribune Bay
95 ha. • Facilities: Day-use area. • Location: Hornby Island is accessible by boat or by 2 short ferry rides between Buckley Bay, (south of Courtenay), to Denman Island, and a second ferry between Denman and Hornby Islands. • A pristine, almost tropical sandy beach renowned for its warm ocean swimming.
10 Loveland Bay
30 ha. • Facilities: 31 campsites and 2 group sites. • Location: Access is off Highway 28, 4 km west of Campbell River. Take the turnoff to Elk Falls Viewpoint and Loveland Bay. Drive past Elk Falls and over the dam. Take the fi rst road on the left and follow the gravel road 12 km to Loveland Bay. • Loveland Bay is a quiet hideaway that is perfect for a more rustic camping experience on the bank of Campbell Lake. It is one of a chain of lakes that are great for canoeing, boating and swimming.
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