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24 Provincial Park Greenway Sound Peninsula Strandby River Strandby Shushartie Saddle Hurst Is. Bond Sd Nissen 49 Nels Bight Queen Charlotte Strait Lewis Broughton Island Knob Hill Duncan Is. Cove Tribune Channel Mount Cape Scott Bight Doyle Is. Hooper Viner Sound Hansen Duval Is. Lagoon Numas Is. Echo Bay Guise Georgie L. Bay Eden Is. Baker Is. Marine Provincial Thompson Sound Cape Scott Hardy William L. 23 Bay 20 Provincial Park PORT Peel Is. Brink L. HARDY 65 Deer Is. 15 Nahwitti L. Kains L. 22 Beaver Lowrie Bay 46 Harbour 64 Bonwick Is. 59 Broughton Gilford Island Tribune ChannelMount Cape 58 Woodward 53 Archipelago Antony 54 Fort Rupert Health Russell Nahwitti Peak Provincial Park Bay Mountain Trinity Bay 6 8 San Josef Bay Pemberton 12 Midusmmer Is. HOLBERG Hills Knight Inlet Quatse L. Misty Lake Malcolm Is. Cape 19 SOINTULA Lady Is. Ecological 52 Rough Bay 40 Blackfish Sound Palmerston Village Is. 14 COAL Reserve Broughton Strait Mitchell Macjack R. 17 Cormorant Bay Swanson Is. Mount HARBOUR Frances L. Channel ALERT Turnour Is. Brandes 32 34 Berry Is. Raft Cove Holberg Inlet 7 3 Lagoon Provincial Park 56 Hyde BAY 18 Mound Is. Cove Rupert Inlet PORT 61 Creek 1 2 Moore L. Cormorant Commerell Pt. MCNEILL 13 Channel Harbledown Is. Clio Channel Mount Mount Marble River Hanson Is. Ho Holberg Byng Colony L. Nimpkish Marine Park Topknot Bay Provincial Park Heights Mountain Beaver West Cracroft Is. QUATSINO 30 O’Conner L. Cove Leeson L. 31 38 50 Lower 9 WINTER 39 Early Bird Cove Nimpkish River TELEGRAPH Hecht Beach Quatsino Drake Is. Roselle L. Boat Bay 11 HARBOUR Provincial Park Provincial Park COVE Botel L. 62 Theimer L. 28 Robson Bight Johnstone Strait 55 Buchholz Channel Twin Keogh L. Neroutsos Inlet Peaks 16 Ecological Reserve 25 Alice L. Skidder L. Mount 57 Grant Bay Comstock Three Isle L. Sir John Forward Mahatta Cr. Lower Tsitika River Adam River Cape Parkins Inlet Mount Mountain 27 Franklin Pacific Bury 66 Provincial Park PORT Castle Ida L. Range Quatsino Sound 37 Wolfenden 35 51 Mountain Nimpkish Lake Mountain ALICE Mount Mount Gooding LeMare L. 21 Tsitika Derby Palmerston Ocean Cove Maynard L. Rumble Kathleen L. Mountain McKay Mountain Summit 29 41 SAYWARD Victoria L. 19 Bonanza Karmutzen Mount 10 Range Mount Restless Mount Benson L. Mountain Hoy Russel Eve River Mountain Clark Iron L. 19 Claud Elliott Lake 42 Nimpkish Lake Bonanza L. Whiltill Provincial Park 67 Mountain USA Mount 63 Trout L. Provincial Park 33 Mount Pickering 48 Claud Elliott Creek Kotzebue 47 British Lawn Point Side Bay Tahsish L. Mount Ecological Reserve Tsitika River Kinman 19 Columbia Provincial Park Klaskino Inlet Tlakwa 4 Mount Ecological Reserve Mountain Anutz L. Ashwood Klaskish River 36 Mount Elliott Regional District of Ecological Reserve Provincial Park Jagged Diane L. Mount Waddington Mountain Mount Mount Kainum Huson L. 43 Mount Juliet North Snowsaddle Mountain Markusen Klaskish Inlet Mountain Hapkush Eden Vancouver Tsiko L. 44 Mountain Mount Island Renwick Mukwilla L. 19 Mount

5 Design: primalcommunications.com CANADA Aster Bay Power L. Atluck L. Wolfe L. Cain Cape Cook Johnson Lagoon Garibaldi WOSS 26 Mount Lagoon Peaks Abel Vancouver Vancouver Tahsish-kwois Pinder Island Peak Gaultheria L. Mount Provincial Park 69 Schoen L. Nisnak L. Victoria Menziesia L. Seaton Mook 30 60 Schoen Lake Muquin/Brooks Peninsula Peak Provincial Park Seattle USA Kashutl Inlet Klaklakama L. Provincial Park Ououkinsh Inlet Silburn L. Kaipit L. Malksope Inlet Big Bunsby Artlish Caves Woss L. Mount 45 Button Battle Bay Provincial Park Adam Peak Acous Marine Park Nimpkish River Peninsula Clanninick Creek Ecological Reserve Paved Road Nasparti Inlet Slate Ecological Reserve Moketas Is. Mountain Zeballos L. Fair Harbour Woss Logging Road Mountain 70 oads Checleset Bay Haihte 68 Driving on Logging R Ecological Reserve KYUQUOT Dixie Cove Range BC Marine Trail Marine Park Woss Lake Also called Forest Service Roads, this network of gravel roads, that connects (www.bcmarinetrails.org) Provincial Park us to the backcountry, was constructed primarily for the forest resource industry. Lukwa Rugged Vernon L. Union Mountain Mountain Expect to navigate independently, there may not be directional signs. North Island Route Island Mount Expect to be sharing these roads with industrial vehicles. McKelvie Easy Access ZEBALLOS Expect rough surfaces, potholes, and in the case of deactivated roads, Kyuquot Sound cross ditches. Provincial Parks • Wheelchair accessible

Espinosa Inlet • Be prepared - services in backcountry areas are few if any so, • No extensive hiking Mount Leiner at minimum, be sure to bring a back road map, emergency food and Regional Parks • Relative flat ground Zeballos Inlet water, a first aid kit, warm clothes, a spare tire you know how to • Universal access washroom facilities Rugged Point change and a tool kit Community Marine Park Leave No Trace C • Let someone know where you are heading and when you expect to return Moderate Access amping & hiking BC Ferries - For schedules and rates: Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints. • Always use caution when driving on Forest Service roads • Some travel on logging roads or www.bcferries.com or 1-888-223-3779 • Always buckle up marine/boat access only • Plan ahead and prepare • Stay alert, these roads are not maintained to the same standards as • Hiking easy to moderate terrain Pacific • Travel and camp on durable surfaces public roads • Washroom facilities/outhouse Cellular Phone Service • Pack out what you pack in, and dispose of waste properly • Turn on your headlights to make yourself more visible Expect to be out of your service provider’s range if you are • Leave what you find • Yield to industrial traffic, use a turnout if possible to pull off of the Difficult Access Ocean heading into the backcountry. road and let the oncoming vehicle pass • Minimize campfire impacts • Travel on logging roads or challenging marine access only • Always plan ahead and have clear directions for the route you are You will find cell service available in most communities, but don’t • Hiking challenging terrain count on coverage if your travels take you outside of one of our • Respect wildlife taking (this map provides the location of recreation sites but the • May or may not offer washroom facilities/outhouse communities. The rugged Vancouver Island North region has Backroad Mapbook, Search and Rescue maps or Forest Service • Be considerate of other visitors maps should be used to determine detailed driving routes). many mountain ranges that interfere with cellular signals.

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Parks, Trails & Parks, Trails & San Josef Trail Cape Sutil NORTH COAST TRAIL 49 Cape Scott Trail Recreation Sites Recreation Sites 40 50 49 This dramatic extension of the Cape Scott Trail opened North Coast Trail Shushartie Bay in 2008 and now gives hardcore hikers a remarkable 45 D ifficulty D ifficulty Map # Map # Map Logging Road Name Washrooms U se D ay Camping Hiking Kayak/Canoe Fishing Biking Boat Launch D iving Name Washrooms U se D ay Camping Hiking Kayak/Canoe Fishing Biking Boat Launch D iving Shuttleworth 35 55 59 km/minimum five-day adventure between San Josef Park Boundary Nahwitti River Bight Georgie Lake Recreation Site & San Josef Bay Trail (within Parking and Shushartie Bays. Reservations are not required to hike 23 M X X X X X X X 58 M X X X X X 30 Songhees Lake Trail Cape Scott Provincial Park) Campsites this trail. Arrangements can be made with local water taxi 25 operators to access the Shushartie Bay trailhead and land God’s Pocket Marine Provincial 59 San Josef River Recreation Site M X X X Lighthouse 24 M X X X X X Park* shuttle services to the Cape Scott trailhead. 60 Schoen Lake Provincial Park M X X X X X X 25 Grant Bay Recreation Site M X X X X X Nissen 58 61 Schoolhouse Creek Trail M X X 15 Bight SAN JOSEF BAY Hoomak Lake Trail and Rest 15 Strandby River 26 E X X X X X 62 Spencer Cove Recreation Site M X X X X Cape Nels 20 Within the boundaries of Cape Scott Provincial Park, the trail Stop Scott Experiment Bight to San Josef Bay gives day hikers a taste of the park’s unique, Spruce Bay Recreation Site Bight 27 Ida Lake Recreation site M X X X X X X 63 M X X X X X X X 15 coastal terrain. Dramatic, cliff-lined beaches deliver treasures and Interpretive Trail 28 Kaikash Creek Recreation Site* M X X X X San Josef Trail, aplenty for low-tide beachcombers. The 2.5 km trail to the 64 Storey’s Beach X X X X X X Joli White - Cape Scott E spectacular sandy shores of the bay is well maintained 29 Kathleen Lake Recreation Site M X X X X X Guise Cape Scott Trail 65 Tex Lyon Trail D X X Bay Hansen and accessed from the main parking lot for Cape Scott. Klaklakama Lake Campground 10 15 30 M X X X X X X X Lagoon & North Coast Trail CAPE SCOTT Camping is allowed at San Josef Bay. & Interpretive Trail 66 Three Isle Lake Recreation Site M X X X X The hike to land’s end at the northwest tip of Vancouver 67 Trout Lake Recreation Site X X X 31 Kwaksistah Regional Park M X X X X X X M William Island is worth every effort. Nels Bight, one of the camping Lake 68 Vernon Lake Recreation Site M X X X X X X beaches, is approximately 15 km from the trailhead, and Parks, Trails & 32 Lady Ellen Point Trail M X X Woss Campground & Woss 5 the Cape Scott Lighthouse is another 8 km from there. Recreation Sites 33 Lawn Point Provincial Park* D X X 69 M X X X X X X River Recreational Trail Brink This precious coastal wilderness features tide swept stretches Lake 34 Ledge Point Trail M X X Lowrie of white sand beaches, rocky headlands and forested trails. 70 Woss Lake Provincial Park* M X X X X X X X D ifficulty Washrooms U se D ay Camping Hiking Kayak/Canoe Fishing Biking Boat Launch D iving Bay Eric # Map Name Link River Regional Park & Lake In a word: Magical. There are a number of camping 35 M X X X X X X X destinations available along the northern shoreline of this 1 Alert Bay Campground E X X X X Campsite additional Information 0 Little Huson Cave Regional Provincial Park. 2 Alert Bay Ecological Park M X X 36 M X X X See the following websites for additional information on the parks Cape 59 Park Russell Port Hardy 3 Alert Bay Trails System M X X and trails shown on this map. Please note, additional information 58 37 Mahatta River Recreation Site D X X X X X may not be available for every location listed. San Josef 4 Anutz Lake Recreation Site M X X X X X X Bay 38 Marble River Provincial Park M X X X X X X • www.vinmap.ca • www.vancouverislandnorth.ca 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 km 5 Atluck Lake Recreation Site M X X X X X • www.bcparks.ca • www.rdmw.bc.ca 39 Marble River Recreation Site E X X X X X X 6 Beautiful Bay Trail M X X X • www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca • www.porthardy.ca • www.town.portmcneill.bc.ca • www.ph-chamber.bc.ca Grassy 40 Mateoja Heritage Trail M X X Point Beaver Lake Recreation Site & • www.portmcneill.net • www.portalice.ca 7 E X X X X X Alert Bay Interpretive Trail 41 Maynard Lake Recreation Site M X X X X • www.alertbay.ca • www.sointulainfo.ca Ugwamalis Rd • www.bcmarinetrails.org • www.transitbc.com/regions/mtw 8 Bere Point Regional Park M X X X X X X 42 Merry Widow Mountain Trail D X X Giwas (Deer) Community Trails 43 Mine Lake Recreation Site M X X X X distance chart From Port Hardy Bighouse Blinkhorn Peninsula Recreation

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2nd St Xawi 1st St 44 M X X X X X (Loon) Road St 10 Bonanza Lake Recreation Site M X X X X X X Alpine Trails 43 km 1 ¾ hours Atli St Alert Bay Yola (plus 14 km ferry) (incl. ¾ hour sailing) (Wind) 3rd St Yew St Broughton St Muquin / Brooks Peninsula 11 Botel Park Trail M X X 45 D X X X X X Cormorant Island Provincial Park* Cape Scott Trailhead 68 km on logging road 1 ¾ hours U’mista School Rd

Dto’s (Tree) Hill Smittys Broughton Archipelago Marine Cultural Centre Front St 1 2 3 12 M X X X X X X Migwat (seal) ALERT BAY Coal Harbour 18 km 20 mins Gatu St Provincial Park* 46 Nahwitti Lake Recreation Site M X X X X X Gwayam (Whale) Hamumu Matsa Relax and enjoy the quiet island (Mink) (Butterfly) Front St Holberg 48 km on logging road 1 hour DozerTrail 13 Broughton Strait Campground E X X 47 Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park* D X X ‘Namgis life in the fully serviced Alert Bay Harbour Port Alice 55 km 1 hour Gwawina Nimpkish Lake Windsurfer’s (Raven) Trail #3 2 Cape Palmerston Beach Alert Bay Campground. The campground is 14 M X X X X X 48 M X X X X X Main Trail Campground & Recreational Trail Harbour Recreation Site Port McNeill 43 km ½ hour Boardwalk a great starting place for the 20 km Trail #2 Big Tree Loop 43 km Trail #1 49 North Coast Trail D X X X 1 ½ hours K’u’mis (Crab) BC Ferries of trails that take you throughout the 15 Cape Scott Provincial Park D X X X X X X Sointula Terminal (plus 10 km ferry) (incl. 25 minute sailing)

Main Trail Island. The Alert Bay Ecological Yellow Bluff 16 Clint Beek Recreation Site M X X X X X X 50 O’Conner Lake Recreation Site M X X X X X Light 1 Telegraph Cove 63 km 1 ¼ hours Hemlock St Park is a birder’s delight. Walk the Alder Rd 51 Pinch Creek Recreation Site M X X X X X X 17 Cluxewe Salt Marsh Trail M X X Winter Harbour 73 km on logging road 2 hours East Trail short woodland trails, traverse the boardwalk and keep an eye to the Cormorant Channel Marine 52 Pulteney Point Lighthouse Trail M X X Woss 104 km 1 ½ hours Municipal 18 M X X X X X Wharf Airport Runway Provincial Park* Trail Poplar St sky for bald eagles, ravens and other Quatse River Loop & Estuary Burial 53 E X X X X X X Sayward Junction 168 km 2 ½ hours Ground Trails Larch St birdlife. Paved Road The Alert Bay Trails System 19 Devil’s Bath View Point M X Campbell River 232 km 3 ½ hours Cedar St extends from there and is suitable for Quatse River Regional Park & Gravel Road Larch St Echo Bay Marine Provincial 54 E X X X X X Courtenay 292 km 4 hours hiking and/or mountain biking. Although 20 M X X X X X X Campground Stairway Park* Alert Bay is only half a mile wide and Nanaimo 387 km 5 hours Area of Interest Eternal Fountain Recreation 55 Quatsino Provincial Park* M X X X X Fir St Fir St 21 M X X Tofino 502 km 7+ hours three miles long it is an extremely hilly Site Campsites Pepper’s island so please be prepared. 56 Raft Cove Provincial Park M X X X X X Meters Point Duncan 437 km 5 ½ hours Lighthouse 22 Fort Rupert Trail M X X X Robson Bight Ecological This is a sanctuary for killer whales, please be 0 200 400 800 1,200 1,600 57 M Victoria 497 km 6 ½ hours * Marine or Boat Access Only Reserve respectful and refrain from entering the reserve. Regional Visitors Map

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the east coast south of Port Hardy. The historic hamlet of of hamlet historic The Hardy. Port of south coast east the

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hiking and fishing guides have set up shop here. Play a round round a Play here. shop up set have guides fishing and hiking

cabins, campground and marina. Learn about the world’s world’s the about Learn marina. and campground cabins,

gateway to the wild west west wild the to gateway Neroutsos Inlet, this community is a a is community this Inlet, Neroutsos

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www.vancouverislandnorth.ca Regional Features Port Alice Boat Launch Port Alice Seawalk Public launching facilities in Port Alice offer easy ocean Enjoy strolling the Seawalk access for travelers towing their own boats. This thriving Port Hardy Recreation Complex in Port Alice, a wheelchair- community is the most southerly access point to Quatsino The District of Port Hardy provides year-round activities at accessible pathway that follows Sound and gives kayakers, scuba divers and charter fishing the Port Hardy Recreation Centre. This complex includes a the community’s coastline. crews access to the open Pacific Ocean. 25 meter indoor swimming pool, ice skating arena and large, Have a picnic, hike a short Port Hardy modern Civic Centre. The complex also houses two tennis distance to Walk-out Island courts and a skateboard park on the grounds. The skateboard Alert Bay Quatse River Regional Park & Campground 54 when the tide is low, and don’t www.rdmw.bc.ca Escape into nature. park is open year-round and skaters are invited to utilize this 1 forget the binoculars. Alert Bay Campground This riverside campground is set amidst a towering old-growth amenity at their own risk. Relax and enjoy the quiet Island life in the fully-serviced Alert forest and town is only 5 minutes away. There is also plenty Alice Lake Loop Tour (see map below) of family oriented fun within walking distance that can be Port McNeill Bay Campground. The campground neighbours the Alert Bay Regional reached without moving your RV or camper. 62 campsites, This area offers one of the best opportunities in Canada Ecological Park and is a great starting place for the Alert Bay most with water and electricity, coin laundry, and a sani-station Broughton Strait Campground 13 to view features typical of a fascinating landform known as Trail System that takes you throughout the Island. Wakeman

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A quiet little campground set in the midst of a grove of 2 BC Ferries Discovery Alert Bay Ecological Park BC Ferries Inside Passage Nimmo Bay Kingcome Inlet VisitorsPort Hardy - Prince Rupert Port Hardy - Bella Coola Map Upper first studied, karst is a landscape largely formed by water Kakwelken 53 evergreens, where it’s not unusual to see deer, eagles and other Lake Quatse Loop & Estuary Trail Mackenzie Sound Kakwelken action in soluble bedrocks, notably gypsum and carbonates Mahpahkum-Ahkwuna A birder’s delight! Walk the short woodland trails, traverse the Drury Inlet Sullivan River Deserters-Walker Bay Conservancy wildlife. Enjoy the feel of being secluded and tucked away in Co as Kwatsi Bay Blundon North such as limestone and marble. Stop at the feature sites, Hope Is. t Harbour Bond Sd nd boardwalk and keep an eye to the sky for bald eagles, ravens Sou Wishart Take in the scenery as you enjoy an easy 2.5 km riverside loop Broughton Island Peninsula Greenway Mount this rustic oasis, while just a quick walk through the nature trails Hooper nd Eternal Fountain and Devil’s Bath to get a closer look at these Nigei Is. Tribune Channel or take a side trail to a wildlife-viewing platform in the estuary. and other birdlife. Cape Sutil Shushartie Balaclava Is. God’s Pocket Broughton Island Bay Goletas Channel Provincial Park Lewis Viner Sound takes you into town. Shuttleworth Water Taxi Access (privately 24 Cove Echo Bay Thompson Sou formations. Interpretive signage will help explain the process Bight Hurst Is. Queen Charlotte Strait There is an option halfway through the loop to head into town Nahwi Marine Provincial Shushartie Baker Is. Christensen Pt. tti River Saddle operated) Duncan Is. Doyle Is. Alert Bay Trail System 3 River Strandby Eden Is. 20 Numas Is. that has shaped these features. 49 on a well-maintained community trail along the Quatse River Port McNeill Harbour & Marina Nissen Knob Hill Duval Is. Mount Bight Tribune Channel Nels Antony Bight Hardy Gilford Island 20 km of trails make up this system that takes you Georgie L. Bonwick Is. and shoreline of Hardy Bay. Cape Scott 23 Bay Peel Is. Broughton Health Hansen PORT Deer Is. Archipelago Bay Knight Inlet The Port McNeill Harbour is open year-round with both Lagoon 65 Beaver Guise HARDY 22 Harbour Provincial Park 64 throughout Cormorant Island. The trails are suitable forBay Cape Scott William L. Kains L. 12 Midusmmer Is. Nahwitti L. 53 Fort Rupert Trinity Bay Lady Is. Provincial Park 46 6 8 commercial and pleasure berthing available for all sizes of Port Hardy Brink L. Woodward 54 Carrot Park & the Sea Wall Peak Village Is. 15 Nahwitti SOINTULA Blackfish Sound hiking and/or mountain biking. Although the island is a Malcolm Is. 40 Turnour Is. Paved Road Lowrie Bay Mountain Lagoon 59 Misty Lake 52 Rough Bay Mitchell Swanson Is. Cove 58 19 Bay Berry Is. boats. It is centrally located so laundry, specialty shopping, Cape Pemberton Ecological Cormorant Hills Quatse L. Broughton Strait Channel ALERT Russell Reserve 17 8 Mound Is. compact half-mile wide and three miles long, it is 34 3 1 Clio Channel In the heart of Port Hardy, this waterfront walkway offers HOLBERG 2 BAY Logging Road Loop COAL 3 Hyde 2 Harbledown Is. San Josef Bay Frances L. Creek 1 Cormorant groceries, banking, liquor, pharmaceuticals, tackle, repairs, and HARBOUR 7 PORT 61 Channel Hanson Is. West Cracroft Is. Cape 13 Marine Park more than a quarter mile of promenade space. The stroll extremely hilly in some areas so please be prepared. Alert Mount Nimpkish Palmerston 14 Holberg Inlet Rupert Inlet MCNEILL Beaver Hiking Trail Macjack R. Brandes Heights Cove 9 doctors are all just a short walk away. As such, Port McNeill has Boat Bay Marble River TELEGRAPH Johnstone Strait 19 Raft Cove 56 Mount O’Conner L. Lower Robson Bight Bay can be enjoyed on foot along the waterfront boardwalk, Byng Colony L. Provincial Park 30 0 28 begins at Rotary Park, where two family playgrounds, public Provincial Park Moore L. Mount 5 Nimpkish River Roselle L. COVE Ecological Reserve Campsites Ho Holberg 38 Provincial Park Theimer L. become a major re-supply point for travelers up and down the Commerell Pt. Mountain 39 QUATSINO 57 Adam River Early Bird Cove Keogh L. Mount but a bike or car will give you the ability to explore all the Twin Sir John washrooms and the Visitor Centre are located. Carrot Park is Topknot Bay Drake Is. 16 31 Quatsino Peaks Lower Tsitika River Leeson L. WINTER Skidder L. coast of British Columbia. Provincial Park Franklin Provincial Park Mount 62 Buchholz Channel Neroutsos Inlet 27 Range 11 HARBOUR Alice L. Palmerston Hecht Beach Botel L. 55 Three Isle L. Mount SAYWARD the location of the unique monument remembering years of island has to offer. Ida L. Derby N Tsitika 66 Castle Comstock Mountain impkish Lake Mountain 5 2 Mountain Mount Eve River Mahatta Cr. PORT 35 51 Russel effort to persuade the Province to extend its road network to Port McNeill Swimming Pool Grant Bay Forward Maynard L. Bonanza Mount Wolfenden 21 Inlet Bury 37 Mountain ALICE Kathleen L. 10 Range Claud Elliott Lake Ecological Alert Bay Harbour Centre Cape Parkins Mount Rumble 29 41 Karmutzen Hoy Provincial Park Mountain 19 Mountain Whiltill Reserve Pacific Quatsino Sound LeMare L. McKay 19 Bonanza L. 19 the northern tip of Vancouver Island. Gooding Victoria L. Mountain Benson L. Cove Summit The heated, outdoor pool in Port McNeill is open from Iron L. Nimpkish Lake Claud Elliott Creek Tsitika River 42 19 Ocean Mount Provincial Park 48 Ecological Reserve Ecological Reserve Beaver Lake The new Alert Bay Harbour Centre is fully equipped with Clark 67 Trout L. 47 Mount Restless 63 Kinman Mount Mountain Mount Tahsish L. Ashwood Mount Elliott Jagged Fort Rupert Trail 22 early-May to late-August. Visitors and residents are welcomed Pickering 4 Mountain Mount Tlakwa Juliet public washrooms, laundry and is a resource for information Mount Mountain Anutz L. Provincial Park Mount 33 Kotzebue 36 Eden Mount Hapkush Mountain for public, family, and length swims as well as Aquafit classes. Rupert Inlet Port USA Side Bay Diane L. Markusen 44 Lawn Point 43 Mount The Fort Rupert Trail runs between Storey’s Beach and Bear on the regulations in our waterways. British Provincial Park Klaskino Inlet Kainum Huson L. 19 Cain Klaskish River Mountain Tsiko L. Mount McNeill Columbia Snowsaddle Schedules available at the pool. Ecological Reserve Mukwilla L. Abel 30 Mountain 26 Mount 5 Wolfe L. WOSS Nisnak L. Cove Road. This 3.7 km trail follows the traditional route the Renwick Atluck L. Schoen L. Regional District of Schoen Lake Mount Waddington 69 60 Klaskish Inlet Garibaldi Pinder Provincial Park Power L. Peak 30 Kwakiutl First Nations took overland to Bear Cove. The trail is Chilton Regional Arena Peaks Tahsish-kwois Klaklakama L. Marble River Winter Harbour North Aster Bay Johnson Mook Mount O’Connor Lake Keogh Rd Cape Cook Lagoon Provincial Park Peak Vancouver Lagoon Adam CANADA Kaipit L. 38 Campsite Rec Site Island Mount Woss L. varied in terrain including boardwalk and some uphill sections. Gaultheria L. Seaton Nimpkish River Kashutl Inlet Silburn L. Artlish Caves Ecological Reserve The Regional District of Mount Waddington provides 31 Vancouver Menziesia L. Kwaksistah Regional Park & Campground Vancouver Provincial Park W Rd Island Ououkinsh InletMalksope Inlet It is not uncommon to see many different types of wildlife Victoria Muquin/Brooks Peninsula Zeballos L. Woss Big Bunsby Mountain Provincial Park Slate a seasonal ice rink and rents space within the facility for 39 USA Battle Bay 70 68 50 Seattle Marine Park Mountain Clanninick Creek Haihte Port Hardy Rd Button Acous Moketas Is. 45 Peak Fair Harbour Range Woss Lake along the trail. Keep an eye out for culturally modified trees. This campsite sits among tall trees at the water’s edge. Peninsula Ecological Reserve Vernon L. Nasparti Inlet Provincial Park workshops, meetings, or community activities. The illustrious Dixie Cove Rugged Keogh Rd Marine Park Lukwa Mountain KYUQUOT Mountain Mount You’ll find fire pits, 7 campsites, picnic tables and a sheltered Checleset Bay McKelvie Paved Road Ecological Reserve Storey’s Beach 64 Stanley Cup visited the Chilton Arena when Willie Mitchell, Union ZEBALLOS Logging Road Island Mount barbecue. This campsite is very rustic and not suitable for Leiner member of the 2012 NHL champion LA Kings hockey team, BC Marine Trail Espinosa Inlet This is a fun in the sun sandy beach that goes on forever when tents. Kwaksistah Regional Park campsite does not have (www.bcmarinetrails.org) Kyuquot Sound Zeballos Inlet brought the Cup back to his home town. Alice Clint Beek North Island Route Rugged Point the tide is out. This is a popular family picnic area that offers 30 Marine Park Lake 16 Rec Site running water or power. Please bring drinking water. 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