About Egmont, Earls Cove and Ruby Lake
THE MOST NORTHERN AND REMOTE AREA ON THE SUNSHINE COAST'S SECHELT PENINSULA
The Village of Egmont: Home of the Skookumchuck Rapids & Whirlpools
The #1 attraction in the Sunshine Coast!
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Plan your hike to the rapids and whirlpools by checking for extra large tides in this CALENDAR!
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 calendar for EXTRA LARGE -XL (minus sign) ebb tides. At the entrance to the Village of Egmont is the Egmont Heritage Museum and the Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park’s trailhead, the start of an easy and beautiful one-hour long hike through a coastal rainforest. At the end of the trail, make a left to go to a lookout overlooking the whirlpools off North Point. Make a right to go see the rapids off Roland Point, where during extra-large tides, kayakers from around the world surf the largest ocean standing wave in North America. Best viewing times to see the rapids and whirlpools are always during EXTRA-LARGE TIDES so plan ahead! Download the 2020 Skookumchuck Rapids Tide Chart: |
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.
ACCOMODATIONS
- 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, PLUS a great waterfront pub!
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 unforgetable 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!
Earls Cove BC Ferries Terminal
The Suncoaster Trail is right at the intersection of the Sunshine Coast Highway and the 6Km road that takes you to the village of Egmont. If instead you keep going straight on the highway for another kilometer, you will find the end of the road and the Earls Cove Ferry Terminal where you can take a 50 minute ferry to Saltery Bay and drive to Powell River and then Lund at the very end of the road and the start of the beautiful boating paradise of Desolation Sound. Check ferry schedules here.
Beautiful Ruby Lake
Halfway between Egmont and Pender Harbour, be sure to stop and enjoy the sandy beach and calm waters of beautuful Ruby Lake at Dan Bosch Park. Next door is the Ruby Lake Resort with its fine italian restaurant, and only 5 minutes away is the Iris Griffith Nature Interpretive Centre, a stellar facility at which to learn everything from the geophysical lay of the land, to the flora and fauna of not only our area, but of the whole Sunshine Coast.
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.
ACCOMODATIONS
- 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, PLUS a great waterfront pub!
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 unforgetable 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!
Earls Cove BC Ferries Terminal
The Suncoaster Trail is right at the intersection of the Sunshine Coast Highway and the 6Km road that takes you to the village of Egmont. If instead you keep going straight on the highway for another kilometer, you will find the end of the road and the Earls Cove Ferry Terminal where you can take a 50 minute ferry to Saltery Bay and drive to Powell River and then Lund at the very end of the road and the start of the beautiful boating paradise of Desolation Sound. Check ferry schedules here.
Beautiful Ruby Lake
Halfway between Egmont and Pender Harbour, be sure to stop and enjoy the sandy beach and calm waters of beautuful Ruby Lake at Dan Bosch Park. Next door is the Ruby Lake Resort with its fine italian restaurant, and only 5 minutes away is the Iris Griffith Nature Interpretive Centre, a stellar facility at which to learn everything from the geophysical lay of the land, to the flora and fauna of not only our area, but of the whole Sunshine Coast.
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.