For private boat tours, fishing tours, rental boats and luxury pontoon rentals please contact Bathgate Marina at 604-883-2222 or info@bathgate.com.

For Princess Louisa Tours, jet ski rentals, kayaking tours and rentals and zodiac tours please visit https://www.egmontadventurecentre.com.

For Skookumchuck boat tours please visit https://skookumchuckboattours.com.

SKOOKUMCHUCK NARROWS PROVINCIAL PARK

Only a short walk to the park’s entrance for the approximate 45 minute walk/hike to see our world-famous standing waves in the Narrows (and if you’re lucky, whitewater kayakers and paddleboarders showing their stuff).

On a 3 metre – 9.84 feet – tide change, 200 billion gallons of water rush through the pinch points of the narrows between Jervis Inlet and Sechelt Inlet. This means you need to time your walk for best viewing times at the Narrows, not high or low tide changes. Ideally you should time your arrival to be at the mid-point of the tide cycle for the maximum volume of water and highest tidal flow speeds. Volume flows reach up to 15+ knots on tidal changes of 16+ ft (5.0 metres). (for best viewing times, please see Bigpacific.com’s downloadable 2015 Tide Viewing PDF.

Roland Point, the first tidal viewing access point, is best for flooding (high) tide changes, while North Point is another .5km and is best for ebbing, or falling, tides.

Dogs should be on leashes and children under complete supervision at all times at North Point as there is no fencing at this level viewing location.

HIKING AND MOUNTAIN BIKING
There are many trails in the area, including the Suncoaster Trail, a 37km trail starting at the intersection of Egmont Road and the Sunshine Coast Highway and ending at the Homesite Creek Forest Service Road in upper Halfmoon Bay. For a full list of Sunshine Coast Trails for both hiking and mountain biking, please visit the excellent online resource, Sunshine Coast Trails.

BOATING / FISHING
Fish for salmon, and bottom fish in the chuck, or just enjoy the beautiful surroundings and wildlife. Or try freshwater fishing for cutthroat, rainbow or kokanee in Klein, North, Ruby, Sakinaw or Waugh lakes. Fishing/angling licenses can be purchased online – freshwater or saltwater. (Keep in a ziploc bag or watertight pocket in case you are requested to show it).

SCUBA DIVING
Jacques Cousteau rated British Columbia the #2 dive spot in the world, second to only the Red Sea. BC is home to the largest species of octopus in the world, including the giant pacific octopus, making their home in the channels around Egmont. Featured in National Geographic Vol. 157 and Equinox Magazines. Farther down Sechelt Inlet, explore the scuttled HMCS Chaudiere, a former 394 ft. Navy destroyer off Kunechin Point, or enjoy a shore dive. Dive Charters can be arranged with Porpoise Bay Charters.

KAYAKING
Experienced whitewater class III kayakers will enjoy playing in the Sechelt Rapids, and everyone else can take a relaxed journey through the many fjords, bays and estuaries of the Inland Sea. Rentals are available at the West Coast Wilderness Lodge.

GOLFING
The challenging nine-hole Pender Harbour Golf Club is only 20 minutes’ drive from Egmont, with an onsite clubhouse restaurant… and enjoy the Elk hazards (rare but exciting) and hilly terrain.

BIRDWATCHING
Egmont is renowned for an abundance of wild birds, including bald eagles, herons, oystercatchers, killdeer, sandpipers, mergansers, bufflehead, surf scoters, loons, cormorants, osprey, hummingbirds, coots and more. Bird books are available in the General Store.

MUSEUM
The excellent Egmont Heritage Centre is two blocks up Egmont Road, and offers a glimpse into the history and culture of the Egmont area, as well as a beautiful central totem pole by local First Nations artist Master Carver Arnold Kwatamus Jones.

EGMONT PARK
Adjacent to our property, this park offers tennis/basketball court, playground equipment, and soccer field.

HORSEBACK RIDING
Malaspina Ranch, 604-883-1126.

WILDLIFE WATCHING/PHOTOGRAPHY
There is a lot of wildlife in Egmont, including elk, bears, raccoons, deer, beaver and river otters. Although a wild animal encounter is rare, we ask you to be cautious when hiking and using trails. Please do not approach wild animals as they may feel threatened and become aggressive. Be especially careful when young animals are present.

SIGHTSEEING TOURS BY PLANE
Enjoy a bird’s eye view of the inlets, narrows, fjords, waterfalls and glaciers in and around Egmont, Sechelt Inlet and Jervis Inlet. Harbour Air, 1.800.665.0212.