Plan Sechelt Inlets Marine Park with boat or floatplane access, six marine sites, kayaking, paddle-in camping, rocky swimming beaches, diving, and wildlife cautions.
Sechelt Inlets Marine Park is 20 kilometres north of Sechelt and is accessible only by boat or floatplane. BC Parks says public access is from Porpoise Bay Park or Tillicum Bay Marina, one kilometre south of Tuwanek.
The park provides access to the protected Sechelt, Narrows, and Salmon inlets.
Why Visit Sechelt Inlets Marine Park
This marine park is built for paddlers and small-boat travellers. The official page describes rugged Northern Georgia Strait scenery, steep forested hills, small creeks, and six sites: Halfway Beach, Kunechin Point, Piper Point, Tzoonie Narrows, Thornhill, and Skaiakos.
Sandy beaches provide pull-outs for camping, swimming, fishing, or scuba diving. Kunechin Point and Tzoonie Narrows have protected anchorages shown on marine charts, and Kunechin Point is also the site of the former Canadian destroyer Chaudiere Artificial Reef for scuba divers. Skaiakos is undeveloped.
Things To Do
Kayak or canoe between paddle-in sites, swim in the ocean, camp from the water, fish where regulations allow, scuba dive or snorkel if properly equipped, and watch wildlife from a distance. Nearby rentals are listed at Tillicum Bay and Sechelt.
Planning Notes
There are no designated swimming areas, and beaches are rocky, gravel, or cobbles with barnacles. BC Parks warns that Kunechin Islets are a seabird and shorebird nesting site and seal haul-out; do not go ashore during nesting, remain quiet, and keep away from seals and pups. Carry marine charts, check weather, and leash pets. Use chart numbers 3512 and 3514, which BC Parks lists for the area, too.