Plan Teakerne Arm Park on West Redonda Island with boat access, Cassel Lake swimming, waterfall viewing, wilderness camping, paddling, anchorage, and no facilities.
Teakerne Arm Park is a boat-access marine park on West Redonda Island, north of Desolation Sound. BC Parks is known for highlighting the park’s Cassel Lake setting above Teakerne Arm, where freshwater drains over a waterfall toward the saltwater inlet.
The park is remote and has very limited facilities.
Why Visit Teakerne Arm Park
Teakerne Arm combines sheltered marine travel with a short upland walk to a freshwater lake. Boaters and paddlers come for anchorage, wilderness camping, views of the waterfall, swimming in Cassel Lake, and the feeling of moving between ocean and lake in one compact stop.
The park’s appeal depends heavily on marine conditions. It is best suited to visitors who can read weather, tides, anchorage, and landing conditions, then keep camps and shoreline use low-impact.
Things To Do
Arrive by boat or kayak, anchor where conditions allow, camp in undeveloped areas, walk to Cassel Lake, swim without lifeguards, photograph the waterfall, paddle nearby marine waters, and fish under current tidal or freshwater rules where permitted.
Planning Notes
There are no lifeguards and no developed campground services. Carry all drinking water or treatment, food, shelter, tide information, charts, and emergency communication. Lake and ocean access can be slippery, steep, and weather dependent. Pack out all garbage, use a stove instead of relying on fires, respect other boaters in the anchorage, and avoid damaging shoreline vegetation. Plan for limited landing space, cold saltwater, and a return route that still works if afternoon winds rise suddenly offshore nearby too quickly.