Hardy Island Marine Park includes Musket Island and Hardy Island in a strategic marine location between Vancouver, Princess Louisa, and Desolation Sound. BC Parks says the park can be approached from Malaspina Strait or Jervis Inlet by way of Telescope Passage.
The area is popular with boaters for swimming, viewing, diving, fishing, and wilderness camping.
Hardy Island Marine Park is mainly a boat-access stop for visitors who need a sheltered anchorage and a scenic coastal pause. BC Parks notes that Hardy Island Marine provides a safe anchorage, though mariners should use caution because the bottom is rocky and the area can be affected by southeast winds in winter.
The park has warm-looking green water, rugged rocky shoreline, marine views, and a bench that makes an easy place to sit and take in the scenery. Canoeing and kayaking are listed, and walk-in camping is allowed, but there are no formal campsites. BC Parks notes that Hardy Island is only an island at high tide.
The park's name reflects the known Hardy Island Anchorage. BC Parks notes that the official name was changed by legislation in 2004 after a request from the Council of British Columbia Yacht Clubs.
Plan around anchoring, boating, kayaking, canoeing, rugged shoreline swimming, fishing, scuba diving, scenic viewing, wilderness camping without formal sites, and quiet coastal photography.
Bring drinking water because potable water is not available. There are no developed trails. Anchor carefully because of the rocky bottom, watch winter southeast winds, and keep pets leashed and under control.
