Rebecca Spit Marine Provincial Park
Rebecca Spit Marine Provincial Park
Rebecca Spit Marine Provincial Park
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Wroxham, UK1,071 contributions
Sept 2021
At first you'll feel there's not a lot to see but park the car in the large car park. Make sure you pack drinks and a picnic and stroll along the spit. In goes into the woods for a bit and there's a path way along each side so you can do a circuit.
You have view of both the sheltered cove and the waterway to Vancouver Island. The waters have a collection of boats, Kiacks and canoes. People fishing, ferry's making crossings to provide relaxing views and activity.
There are toilets and rubbish bins and a very large field where you can play ball or fly kites.
You have view of both the sheltered cove and the waterway to Vancouver Island. The waters have a collection of boats, Kiacks and canoes. People fishing, ferry's making crossings to provide relaxing views and activity.
There are toilets and rubbish bins and a very large field where you can play ball or fly kites.
Written September 8, 2021
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Arding
Vancouver, Canada30 contributions
Jul 2021 • Friends
I was looking for a safe place to ocean kayak. Tides and currents are new to me. This was perfect. Beautiful setting, protected, and you can go a long way hugging the shore, and towards Harriet Bay. The beach itself was popular for families, swimming, or admiring the driftwood filled beach. One side of the spit faces inward towards the bay, and the other side overlooks the mainland towards Desolation Sound. Gorgeous, and a great way to spend a day on Quadra Island.
Written September 3, 2021
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LJS047
Victoria, Canada25 contributions
Sept 2024 • Couples
Imagine a perfect sunny day. The ocean is calm, looking like glass. You are on an island spit, surrounded by distant mainland mountains. Just as you are trying to take in all this beauty, a humpback whale is spotted just off shore, cruising down the coast. It's so quiet, one is able to hear the regular blows, and see the spouts and tail of this huge creature.
This was our experience at Rebecca Spit Marine Park.
Follow this surreal experience with an easy hike around the spit, and you have pretty much a perfect morning.
This was our experience at Rebecca Spit Marine Park.
Follow this surreal experience with an easy hike around the spit, and you have pretty much a perfect morning.
Written September 17, 2024
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BC Islander
World1 contribution
Aug 2022 • Solo
It has gotten too busy. No parking, choking on dust from constant traffic on the gravel road along the beach. Dusty, noisy with traffic and boat generators. Leaking septic systems from the waterfront homes and boats discharging sewage into the water make it unsafe for swimming.
Written August 18, 2022
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elise g
1 contribution
Aug 2024 • Family
A warning to those visiting. I am pretty sure that my sister and daughter contracted an E. coli infection from swimming in the inner bay attached to Rebecca spit. There are many boats anchored in the area as well as leaking septic from homes nearby. It makes this area completely unsafe for swimming. They got sick a week and a half ago and are still recovering.
Written August 12, 2024
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yvr2010-06
Vancouver, Canada216 contributions
Jul 2021
Wow, what a beautiful haven! My family and I walked the beaches at Rebecca Spit Marine Provincial Park and so content. We were able to see so many different marine species along the way. We packed a lunch and sat at one of the many picnic tables available. The breeze was calming and the sun shining. We couldn’t have asked for a better afternoon.
Written July 22, 2021
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Wendy V
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada1,080 contributions
Sept 2020
Totally gorgeous area. It takes your breath away. Lovely windswept beaches with lots of driftwood and views over to other islands. Good to kayak and great for anchoring in your cruising boat. Nice walks and good place for a picnic.
Written September 19, 2020
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Marty Bielicki
Stuart, FL16,121 contributions
Jul 2017 • Couples
If you do the ferry ride from Campbell River to Quadra Island, then a must do is visiting Rebecca Spit Marine Provincial Park, particularly on a nice day.
This area was used as a pioneer gathering area for local communities. In 1959, the Clandenning Family “graciously” donated the area as a public park.
The twenty minute walk from the parking lot to the end of the Spit is pleasant and emotionally invigorating. You may even spot the BC ferry that goes between Quadra and Cortes Islands.
On the calmer bay side where boats are moored you can spot clams along the tidal edge. We thoroughly enjoyed our short visit to this unique area.
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This area was used as a pioneer gathering area for local communities. In 1959, the Clandenning Family “graciously” donated the area as a public park.
The twenty minute walk from the parking lot to the end of the Spit is pleasant and emotionally invigorating. You may even spot the BC ferry that goes between Quadra and Cortes Islands.
On the calmer bay side where boats are moored you can spot clams along the tidal edge. We thoroughly enjoyed our short visit to this unique area.
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Written March 31, 2018
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Kawkawa
Vernon, Canada560 contributions
Jul 2021
Great place to go for swim, cycle or hike... nice flat trails and a pebble beach... views are great of Coast Range and Discovery Islands... don't miss it when on Quadra
Written July 21, 2021
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Helen C
Gabriola Island, Canada37 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
It’s a lovely park with great water access and views. There are flat paths and a campground. One of the highlights of Quadra Island. There is a nearby bike shop - Island Cycles with rentals and a kayak rental next door.
Written May 2, 2019
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Unfortunately, most articles on the net say that this sculpture is in the Rebecca Spit Provincial Park... that is incorrect. It is south of the park, outside of the park boundaries.
To get there take the road to Rebecca Spit, drive past the We-Wai-Kai camp site run by the First Nations, and enter the park; there is a steel gate painted yellow and a sign that mark the park entrance.
Right after the park entrance, there is a notice board on the right and the entrance to the park district supervisor's / maintenance area.
Immediately following that, there is the option to take a right as opposed to going straight on. TAKE the right, it is one way traffic; it will lead you to a parking area with picnic tables - the view is across to Read, Marina and Cortes Islands - and a bathroom.
Park here. On leaving your vehicle, head south, past the bathroom. You have about 200 metres to walk to the sculpture. You will pass a sign saying you are at the park boundary; continue south on the path.
You will pass the recently developed RV pads installed by the First Nations for happy campers; there is a sign by the trail to let you know that the campground is private and for the sole use of the happy campers. Continue on the trail south bound for a very short additional period.
You should be in the presence of Sasquatch, striding away from you.
To leave, return using the same trail.
When I last visited the sculpture, someone had added a doobie... even Sasquatch partakes of Mary Jane!
Be respectful of the happy campers and keep out of the First Nations business area; keep your puppy on a leash.
The trail is well maintained as far as Sasquatch, it is not so good going further south.
I would not recommend wheel-chairs or perambulators.
Enjoy your visit, do not leave litter and pick up any litter you find... there are bins back at the parking lot.
Thanks for visiting Quadra.
See you on the trails,
Andorra
Written April 6, 2023
Is there a fee to get into the provincial park? If so how much?
Written May 8, 2019
No fee to walk around the park, and parking is free. There is no camping at the park, but there is a private campground not far away.
Written May 9, 2019
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