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• Beaumont (Park 20): Located in Bedwell Harbour on the west side of South Pender Island. The Park is accessible the water only. Facilities include an all-weather anchorage, Canada Customs office in summer, 15 mooring buoys, 11 walk-in campsites, about 20 metres of beach, drinking water from hand pump, picnicking areas, and toilets. A Park host resides in the Park to assisit visitors and provide them with information. Commercial facilities in nearby Bedwell Harbour Village. The 34 hectare Park is recommended for kayaking and hiking. Refer to Canadian Hydrographic Service Nautical Chart #3462.
• Cabbage Island (Park 42): Located off the northeast coast of Tumbo Island (east of Saturna Island). The Park is accessible from the water only. Facilities include 10 mooring buoys, 8 walk-in campsites, 130 metres of developed beach, picnicking areas, and toilets. The 4 hectare Park is recommended for kayaking, scuba diving, and fishing. Refer to Canadian Hydrographic Service Nautical Chart #3462.
• D'Arcy Island (Park 75): Located in Haro Strait south of James Island. The Park is accessible from the water only. Facilities include 3 mooring buoys, a small beach, and wilderness camping. The Park is recommended for kayaking, scuba diving, fishing and hiking. Refer to Canadian Hydrographic Service Nautical Chart #3462.
• Discovery Island (Park 81): Located at the south end of Haro Strait at the junction with Juan de Fuca Strait (near Victoria). The Park is accessible from the water only. Facilities in this undeveloped Park includes several walking trails and is monitored by a Park host. The Park is recommended for kayaking, hiking, scuba diving, and fishing. Refer to Canadian Hydrographic Service Nautical Chart #3461.
• Isle-de-lis (Park 132): Located at the east end of Gooch Island where Provost Passage meets Haro Strait. The Park is accessible from the water only. The facilities at this relatively undeveloped Park include walking trails, 3 walk-in campsites, and a Park host. The Park is recommended for kayaking, fishing, hiking, and scuba diving. Refer to Canadian Hydrographic Service Nautical Chart #3462.
• Montague Harbour (Park 189): Located on the west side of Galiano Island. The Park is accessible by vehicle ferry from Swartz Bay, Ganges, Mayne, North Pender, and Saturna Islands. Ferries also arrive from Tsawwassen. Facilities include an all-weather anchorage 26 mooring buoys, both a boat and dingy dock, 15 walk-in campsites, 40 vehicle campsites, drinking water, pit toilets, a picnic area, about 250 metres of beach, security patrols, and a Park host. The Park is recommended for kayaking and hiking. Refer to Canadian Hydrographic Service Nautical Chart #3463.
• Newcastle Island (Park 209): Located in Nanaimo Harbour. The Park is accessible via a passenger ferry from downtown Nanaimo. Facilities include an all-weather anchorage, boat and dingy floats, 18 walk-in campsites, picnicking areas, toilets, pavilion with snack bar, drinking water, good tide-pooling beaches, 20 kilometres of hiking trails. The Park is recommended for hiking, kayaking, and has several historical points of interest. Refer to Canadian Hydrographic Service Nautical Chart #3463.
• Pirates Cove (Park 233): Located at the southern end of the tip of De Courcy Island. The Park is accessible from the water only. Facilities include an all-weather anchorage, dingy float, 12 walk-in campsites, picnicking areas, toilets, drinking water, nice beach on Ruxton Passage. The Park is recommended for kayaking and hiking. Refer to Canadian Hydrographic Service Nautical Chart #3463.
• Princess Margaret (Park 239): Located on all of Portland Island north of Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island. The Park is accessible from the water only. The 194 hectare Park has facilities for 300 metres of sandy beaches, fair weather anchorage, 20 walk-in campsites, drinking water, pit toilets, picnicking areas, and a Park host. The Park is recommended for kayaking, scuba diving on a sunken artificial reef and 7 kilometres of hiking trails. Refer to Canadian Hydrographic Service Nautical Chart #3462.
• Sidney Spit (Park 275): Located at the northern end of Sidney Island between Miners Channel and Sidney Channel. The Park is accessible via passenger ferry from Sidney in the summer. Facilities include thousands of metres of sandy beaches, 35 mooring buoys, both small boat and dingy docks, 24 walk-in campsites, drinking water, pit toilets, picnicking areas, and a Park host. The Park is recommended for kayaking, fishing, and hiking. Refer to Canadian Hydrographic Service Nautical Chart #3462.
• Wallace Island (Park 330): Located at in Trincomali Channel between Galiano Island and the northern tip of Saltspring Island. The Park is accessible from the water only. Facilities include an all-weather anchorage, boat and dingy docks, about 20 walk-in campsites, picnicking areas, pit toilets, drinking water, and a Park host. The Park is recommended for hiking, kayaking, scuba diving, and fishing. Refer to Canadian Hydrographic Service Nautical Chart #3463.
• Whaleboat Island (Park 337): Located at the south end of Ruxton Island and north of Whaleboat Passage. The Park is accessible from the water only. Facilities or this undeveloped Park include limited anchorage. Use as an alternative to nearby Pirates Cove Provincial Marine Park. The Park is recommended for kayaking. Refer to Canadian Hydrographic Service Nautical Chart #3463.
• Winter Cove (Park 342): Located at the northern tip of Saturna Island. The Park is accessible from the water only. Facilities include an all-weather anchorage, picnicking areas, drinking water, and pit toilets. The Park is accessible by car ferry from Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island. The Park is recommended for kayaking and hiking. Refer to Canadian Hydrographic Service Nautical Chart #3462.

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