ECO TIPS Desolation Sound Including: Redonda Island, Cortes Island, Quadra Island "Located beyond the terminus of Highway 101, Desolation Sound greets thousands of boaters every summer with its spectacular scenery and unusually warm waters. Bordered by the coast Mountains of mainland BC to the east and the Discovery Islands to the west, Desolation Sound offers paddlers of all abilities a wilderness unscarred by the development that is so common in southern BC. It is here that paddlers gain their first taste of the North Coast."   Taken from Kayak Routes of the Pacific Northwest Coast SKILL LEVEL: Novice to Intermediate TRIP LENGTH: 2 days to 15 days WATER AVAILABILITY: Poor CAMP SPOTS: Few HAZARDS: Boat traffic, popular spot ACCESS: Okeover Provincial Park, (near Lund) CHARTS: CHART NUMBER SCALE CHART NAME 3312 Various Jervis Inlet map book 3538 1: 40000 Desolation Sound, Sutil Channel 3539 1: 40000 Discovery Passage 3541 1: 40000 Approaches to Toba Inlet 3555 1: 12000 Plans Redondo Island 3559 1: 12000 Malaspina Inlet TIDE BOOK: Vol. 5 BOOKS: TITLE Adventuring in BC Kayak Routes of the Pacific Northwest Coast BC Recreational Atlas Sailing Directions Vol. 1 An Explorers Guide: Marine Parks of BC Desolation Sound Cruising Guide to BC Vol. 2 Exploring the Coast by Boat Exploring the South Coast of BC Gunkholing in Desolation Sound & Princess Louisa Northern Gulf Island Explorer BC Marine Parks Guide Coastal Recreation Map - Desolation Sound WEATHER: Check out the forecast for this area. NOTES: To reach Powell River from: Vancouver Island: Ferry across from Campbell River Vancouver: Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale, take Hwy 101 North to Earls Cove for the ferry to Powell River. Up to date ferry schedules at www.bcferries.bc.ca **Charts, tide tables, books, and other reference materials are available from Ecomarine Mail Order**