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Cape Scott Provincial Park
It's more than 550km from the comparatively metropolis-like streets of down-island
couver Island's crenulated northern tip. But if you really want to experience the raw, rav-
ishing beauty of BC - especially its unkempt shorelines, breeze-licked rainforests and
stunning sandy bays animated with tumbling waves and beady-eyed seabirds - this
should be your number-one destination.
Hike the well-maintained, relatively easy 1.6-mile San Josef Bay Trail and you'll stroll
from the shady confines of the trees right onto one of the best beaches in BC; a breath-
taking, windswept expanse of roiling water, forested crags and the kind of age-old caves
that could easily harbor lost smugglers. You can camp right here on the beach or just ad-
mire the passing ospreys before plunging back into the trees.
With several wooded trails to tempt you - most are aimed at well-prepared hikers with
plenty of gumption - the forest offers moss-covered yew trees, cedars that are centuries
old and a soft carpet of sun-dappled ferns covering every square inch.
For further information on the park, and the northern Vancouver Island region, check
SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS
Stressed Vancouverites often escape into the restorative arms of the rustic, ever-relaxed
Southern Gulf Islands, strung like a necklace between the mainland and Vancouver Is-
land. Formerly colonized by BC hippies and US draft dodgers, Salt Spring, Galiano,
Mayne, Saturna and North and South Pender Islands deliver on their promise of idyllic,
sigh-triggering getaways.
Getting There & Around
Island's Swartz Bay terminal to all the main Southern Gulf Islands. There are also direct
and non-direct services from the mainland's Tsawwassen terminal.
services between some of the islands.
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