Plan Sue Channel Park south of Kitimat with boat-only anchorage, ocean camping, kayaking, cold-water swimming, fishing, scuba diving, hunting, and marine charts.
Sue Channel Park is a boat-access marine park about 35 kilometres south of Kitimat, between Devastation Channel and Douglas Channel. BC Parks describes Sue Channel as a scenic sheltered waterway between Hawkesbury, Loretta, and Maitland islands.
The park has two sites: Hawkesbury Island to the south and Loretta Island to the north.
Why Visit Sue Channel Park
Sue Channel is for experienced marine travellers looking for sheltered anchorage, saltwater fishing, kayaking, scuba diving, wildlife viewing, and ocean-side camping. BC Parks identifies high recreational significance in the park because both sites offer anchorage and camping near the ocean.
The conservation story is also strong. Sue Channel sits in a provincially rare Coastal Western Hemlock Hypermaritime subzone, where shoreline forests are shaped by salt spray, waves, wind, sand dunes, rocky headlands, marine sediments, and estuarine deposits. Mink, river otter, bald eagle, humpback whales, and killer whales may be seen in or near the channel.
Things To Do
Camp near the ocean, anchor in sheltered water, kayak if conditions and experience allow, swim in cold ocean water without lifeguards, fish with the correct tidal licence, scuba dive or snorkel, watch marine wildlife, and hunt during open seasons where regulations allow.
Planning Notes
Access is by boat only. Use marine chart 3743 for Douglas Channel and NTS map sheet 103 H/10 for Devastation Channel. Plan around remote weather, tide, anchorage, cold water, and self-rescue. The closest communities are Kitimat and Kitimaat Village. Pack out all waste, keep noise low near wildlife, and confirm current fishing, hunting, and marine safety rules before leaving shore.