Crown Land on the Sunshine Coast

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 8 campgrounds

The Sunshine Coast is the strip of mainland coast north of Howe Sound, reached by ferry from Horseshoe Bay, and Sechelt sits near its middle, on the isthmus between the Strait of Georgia and Sechelt Inlet. Porpoise Bay Park is about 4 km from town, Roberts Creek Park 7 km and Sargeant Bay Park 8 km, while the Sechelt Inlets Marine Park sites, the closest being Piper Point at 9 km, are kayak and boat camps along the inlet. Mount Richardson and Mount Elphinstone parks, both about 11 km away, protect the forested ridges, and Smuggler Cove Marine Park is about 16 km up the coast. Homesite Creek Falls, with 30 sites, is the nearest recreation site campground at 14 km, and Klein Lake near Egmont is about 32 km out. This page rounds up the region's public land, fishing spots, campgrounds and road trips.

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Crown Land Nearby

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TRAIL BAY
Recreation Reserve
3 km
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PORPOISE BAY
Recreation Reserve
4 km
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PORPOISE BAY PARK
PROVINCIAL PARK
4 km
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DAVIS BAY
Recreation Reserve
4 km
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BURNETT CREEK
Recreation Reserve
5 km
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Sechelt Heritage Forest
Recreation Site
6 km
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Big Tree Trail & Picnic
Recreation Site
6 km
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ROBERTS CREEK PARK
PROVINCIAL PARK
7 km
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SARGEANT BAY PARK
PROVINCIAL PARK
8 km
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SECHELT INLETS MARINE PARK - PIPER POINT SITE
PROVINCIAL PARK
9 km
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Trout Lake
Recreation Reserve
9 km
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SECHELT INLET IS.
Recreation Reserve
10 km

Nearest Fishing Spots

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Cook Creek
2 km
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Irgens Creek
3 km
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Wakefield Creek
3 km
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Wood Creek
3 km
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Burnett Creek
4 km
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Angus Creek
4 km
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Chapman Creek
4 km
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ts'uḵw'um
5 km

Nearest Campgrounds

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Homesite Creek Falls
Sechelt
14 km
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Bain Creek
Sea To Sky Marine Trail In Howe Sound
25 km
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Thornbrough Point Marine Site
Sea To Sky Marine Trail In Howe Sound
30 km
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Ramillies Channel Marine Site (Gambier Island)
Sea To Sky Marine Trail In Howe Sound
30 km
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Klein Lake
Egmont
32 km
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Islet View Marine Site
Sea To Sky Marine Trail In Howe Sound
36 km
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Zorro Bay Marine Site
Sea To Sky Marine Trail In Howe Sound
39 km
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Bob's Lake
Texada Island
42 km

Road Trips Nearby

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Road Trip Vancouver to Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast
140 km

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Seven provincial parks lie within 15 km of Sechelt, including Porpoise Bay, Roberts Creek, Sargeant Bay, Mount Richardson and Mount Elphinstone, and the Sechelt Heritage Forest and Dakota Ridge trails are 6 to 12 km out.

Homesite Creek Falls (30 sites) is the closest recreation site campground, about 14 km from Sechelt, and Klein Lake near Egmont has 23; Porpoise Bay Park has a BC Parks campground, and the Sechelt Inlets Marine Park sites take kayakers.

Yes, but check each creek: Angus Creek is closed to fishing, and Chapman Creek is closed from May 1 to June 30. Ruby Lake, further north, allows two wild cutthroat trout a day, none 40 cm or longer, on a single barbless hook.

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Public land near Sunshine Coast runs well past the last cell tower. Export the area as a geo-referenced PDF and read it in BorealMaps to keep your GPS position on the map when the signal drops.

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Regulations

Lakes and streams need a BC freshwater fishing licence (Region 2, Lower Mainland); the ocean, Sechelt Inlet included, needs a Fisheries and Oceans Canada tidal licence instead. Recreation site and Crown land camping is limited to 14 days at one site. Book the Horseshoe Bay to Langdale ferry ahead on summer weekends.

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