About Egmont, Earls Cove and Ruby Lake
THE MOST NORTHERN AND REMOTE AREA ON THE SUNSHINE COAST'S SECHELT PENINSULA
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Visit the Village of Egmont
The Egmont Heritage Centre offers a Visitor Information Center and is located across from the entrance to the Skookumchuck Rapids hike. Find free parking, washrooms, a gift shop and displays of historic artifacts that paint a picture of this fishing and logging community. Drive down to the tiny village with world-class views. Visit the smallest post office and the Egmont Community Hall and thrift store offering a playground, picnic tables and porta-potties. CAMPING - For primitive lakeside camping, take North Rd to find Klein Lake Recreation Site & Campground. - Timberline RV Park is close to the Earls Cove BC Ferries Terminal. - In Egmont, Bathgate Resort & Marina has a few oceanside campsites and Strongwater has campsites and sleeping cabins. - Closer to Pender Harbour is the Stonewater Motel and Camping, close to the PetroCan on Garden Bay Rd. 
Stonewater Motel and camping
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Egmont is the Home of the Skookumchuck Rapids
& Whirlpools The #1 Attraction in the Sunshine Coast! Make sure to check tides before you hike to the Rapids! CHECK TIDE SCHEDULE HERE. - To see kayakers surfing the rapids, check dates and times when tides are EXTRA-LARGE +XL (plus sign). - To see whirlpools off North Point, check dates and times when tides are EXTRA LARGE -XL (minus sign) ebb tides. NOTE: Hiking from the parking lot to the rapids takes approximately 1 hour. Make sure to time your hike to reach the rapids during Extra Large Tides. NOTE: To reach Egmont, drive north from Gibsons/Langdale Ferry terminal for 1.5 hours. |
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ACCOMODATIONS
In Egmont - Bathgate Resort & Marina has beautiful waterfront suites and a well-stocked liquor and general store, washrooms, showers and a small laundromat with a view. Rent a fishing boat or take a boat trip to watch the Skookuchuck Rapids from the water if you are looking for thrills! The marina offers moorage and a fuel dock. - West Coast Wilderness Lodge has deluxe accommodations and offers great kayak and boat tour packages with lunch included in their restaurant Inlets with magnificent views. - Backeddy Resort & Marina offers vintage cabins and the funkiest waterfront geodesic domes, laundromat, propane and scuba tank filling stations, boat launch and tons of dock space for mooring transient boats, and a waterfront pub! In Ruby Lake, just 15 minutes south of Egmont, find the Ruby Lake Resort with affordable accommodations. And another 10 minutes south closer to Pender Harbour is the Stonewater Motel and Camping. |
Hike the Suncoaster Trail
The Suncoaster Trail starts at the intersection of the Sunshine Coast Highway and Egmont Road, the 6Km road that takes you to the village of Egmont. Earls Cove BC Ferries Terminal Take a 50 minute ferry to Saltery Bay and then a 20 minute drive to Powell River. The seaside village of Lund is at the very end of the road past Powell River, right at the start of the boating paradise of Desolation Sound. Check ferry schedules here. 
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In Ruby Lake, just 15 minutes south of Egmont, find the Ruby Lake Resort with affordable accommodations. And another 10 minutes south closer to Pender Harbour is the Stonewater Motel and Camping.
Beautiful Princess Louisa Inlet
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TOUR BOAT CRUISES
Boaters stop in Egmont before heading up to the well-known Chatterbox Falls at the head of Princess Louisa Inlet. Because it is a whole day trip to get to Princess Louisa, including crossing treacherous Malibu Rapids, many boaters join other visitors in adventure boat tours for an unforgettable day trip. Princess Louisa is considered to be the gem of the Sunshine Coast for it's untouched beauty. For the best views, take a float plane tour to see the huge waterfalls from the air! |
Egmont Map
Download printable map
Download printable map
Pender Harbour & District
Pender Harbour is the overall name for a collective of smaller place names, including Middlepoint, Madeira Park, Francis Peninsula, Kleindale, Garden Bay, Irvines Landing, and Daniel Point. Travellers from Vancouver take a ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale (Gibsons), and then drive a scenic 50 kilometres northwest on Highway 101.
Pender Harbour is the overall name for a collective of smaller place names, including Middlepoint, Madeira Park, Francis Peninsula, Kleindale, Garden Bay, Irvines Landing, and Daniel Point. Travellers from Vancouver take a ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale (Gibsons), and then drive a scenic 50 kilometres northwest on Highway 101.