Kayak Destinations Portland Island - Prevost Island Southern , BC

● You can leave your car at Tsawassen Terminal: walk on to the Paddling Notes Swartz Bay ferry and return via the Long Harbour ferry from Saltspring Is ● Excellent camping on Portland Is (picnic tables, outhouses); more rustic camping on Prevost Is (outhouse + 1 picnic table) ● Both islands have excellent hiking ● Water is available at Beaver Pt/Ruckle Park ● A circumnavigation of Prevost Is is a must-do activity, including hiking to Portlock Pt lighthouse (built in 1895)

Trip Basics No. of Days 3-4 days Paddle Distance (see map) ~ 4 nms from launch to Arbutus Point, Portland Is. ~ 8 nms from Arbutus Pt to James Bay, Prevost Is. ~ 8 nms circumnavigation of Prevost Is SKGBC Water Class. Map (I-IV) Class II

Recommended Launch Site: See this map for Swartz Bay launch; see large map for Long Harbour takeout.

Getting There Driving Directions Google Maps Travel Distance - Total ~35 kms. ~40 mins Drive - Ferry ~46 kms. 1 h 56 mins.

Ferry Info Tsawassen-Swartz Bay ferry runs hourly; foot + kayak is: $17.50; Long Habour - Tsawassen runs less frequently. Check schedule. Paddle to nearest campsite Barnacle Rd launch to Shell Beach, Porland Is is ~2.5 nms

Planning Nautical Charts 3441 1:40,000 Haro Strait, Boundary Pass and Satellite Channel 3442 1:40 000 North to 3462 1:80,000 Juan de Fuca Strait to Strait of Georgia Marine Trail BC Marine Trails Trip Planning Maps ● Gulf Islands (BC Coastal Recreation Map Series)

Suggested Guide Books ● The Wild Coast, Volume 3 ● Sea Kayak the Gulf Islands Park & Camping Info. Gulf Islands National Park Reserve Tide Station Fulford Harbour; Ganges Harbour Marine Weather VHF weather 3; Haro Strait Water Taxi Gulf Islands Water Taxi 250-537-2510

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NOTE: All information must be confirmed by kayakers before departing, and is provided without warranty