SECRET BEACHES ON VANCOUVER ISLAND
Everybody loves the beach in summertime. Don't believe me? Try finding a spot to spread your towel on a hot summer's day in July. But we're about to let you in on a little secret – the Sunshine Coast is home to secret beaches that you can love without having to share. Some are so far off the beaten path that to reach them requires a boat, like Buccaneer Bay Marine Park – a small marine park located on the sand spit on the southern tip of North Thormanby Island.
This park has beautiful broad sandy beaches and warm waters. Other beaches are just over that hill no one else has bothered to climb, such as Smuggler Cove Marine Park. Smuggler Cove is a small, picturesque all-weather anchorage on the south side of Sechelt Peninsula near Secret Cove. To access this park by land, visitors can hike 4 km from a parking lot off Hwy 101.
Other secret spots include Savary Island (where white sand beaches look more Caribbean than Canadian) and Erickson Beach (a secluded little spot just to the south of the pier in Van Anda on Texada Island). Whether you like rocky beaches or prefer to stick to sand, the Sunshine Coast's secret beaches have one thing in common: you take only photos and leave only footprints.
Just be sure to keep it that way. www.vcmbc.com
June 8, 2008
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