VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER ISLAND - British Columbia: Including the Alaska Highway - page 273

Strathcona Provincial Park
Rooms at the Ridgeview Motor Inn (395 Donner Ct., 250/283-2277 or 800/989-3393,
www.ridgeview-inn.com , $115-155 s or d) are a lot nicer than expected, and each comes
with a fridge, TV, and phone. A light breakfast is included in the rates. One of the island's
premier sporting lodges, M The Lodge at Gold River (100 Muchalat Dr., 250/283-2900,
www.thelodgeatgoldriver.ca , $575 s, $950 d) is across the river to the south side of town on
the road out to Muchalat Inlet. Although set up with anglers in mind, everyone is welcome
to soak up the wilderness setting of this striking riverside log structure. Gold River Mu-
nicipal Campground (Muchalat Dr., five km/3.1 miles south of town, 250/283-2202, $12)
is beside the Gold River along the road out to Muchalat Inlet. Facilities include fire pits,
picnic tables, and washrooms.