Holberg
The tiny village of Holberg sits at the most westerly end of Holberg Inlet. Access to this community is via a 50 km (31 mi) gravel logging road leading west from Port Hardy. In its early days Holberg existed as a floating camp, at one time the world’s largest, for forestry workers in the area. […]
Grant Bay
An isolated bay on the north side of Quatsino Sound, Grant Bay is long, remote, and sandy beach accessed by an easy 10-minute walk. Surrounded by rocky shores, this white sand beach is as beautiful as it is alluring. Site suitable for day use and overnight, rustic beach camping. Always pack out what you pack […]
San Josef Beach
Cape Scott offers a rugged coastal wilderness and beautiful unspoiled beaches. The fact that it’s quite an adventure to get to makes it an alluring destination for many.
Telegraph Cove
This iconic destination for thousands of visitors every year is famed for its ecotourism and a postcard waterfront setting featuring multicoloured clusters of buildings and homes that cling to the rocky shoreline. A century ago all that was here was a one-room telegraph shack from which loggers, fishermen and pioneers would stay in touch with […]
Sointula
Sointula means “place of harmony” in Finnish. This charming seaside town on sprawling Malcolm Island was established as a community in 1901 when a colony of Finnish settlers arrived with utopian dreams of building the perfect community. While that vision was derailed within a decade, there’s no question these visionaries chose the right place for […]
Alert Bay
Alert Bay on Cormorant Island, formerly a thriving fishing village on the BC coast. Heritage buildings and old village houses on the waterfront still speak of the early pioneer days, where a fish saltery was in 1870. The waterfront boardwalks, ferry dock and marinas bustle with life, but most vivid today is the living culture […]
Port McNeill
Known as the gateway to the gloriously scenic islands, protected spaces and mazy waterways of the Broughton Archipelago, Port McNeill is a grade-A stepping stone to outdoor adventure. Vancouver Island North’s second-largest community proudly co-exists with the rich natural resources of land and sea. Its location (two hours drive time from Campbell River, four from […]
Whale Interpretive Centre
The Whale Interpretive Centre (WIC) is home to the largest collections of marine mammal skeletons in British Columbia. The WIC is run by the Johnstone Strait Killer Whale Interpretive Centre Society, a registered charitable organization that was established in 1993. The WIC opened in 2002 to provide a venue in which to increase public awareness […]
Port Alice
The Village of Port Alice is a picturesque community built on a mountainside affording excellent views of Neroutsos Inlet from every vantage point. It is accessed via a short, scenic drive on a paved section of highway (Hwy 30). The community is a gateway to the wild west coast where visitors can explore further via […]
Coal Harbour
Coal Harbour is a northern Vancouver Island marine hub providing access to the fertile fishing grounds of Quatsino Sound located just a 20 minute drive on a paved road from Port Hardy. This community has had several past incarnations as a mining town, a military base and a whaling station. Today Coal Harbour is a perfect […]
