Musket Island in BC, Canada is located in between the top and lower portion
of the Sunshine Coast in Blind Bay. The undeveloped island is
positioned between Hardy Island and Fox Island directly south
of Saltery Bay.
Musket Island is a popular docking point for
boaters and as an overnight camping destination for kayakers.
The island is an ideal location to sit back and relax watching
the Bald Eagles soar and listen to the seals bark in the distance.
The island does accompany campers as there are wilderness campsites
onsite. Musket Island can be reached by pleasure boats or by kayaks
from the launching points located in Saltery Bay, Earls
Cove and in Egmont.
The waters around Musket Island are dangerous
as the tides play a big factor for campers and boaters. Boaters
and kayakers should stay alert as traffic is heavy in the peak
summer months and the depths in some areas only reach 30 -50 ft.
Most boating vessels enter through Blind Bay from Malaspina Channel
near the entrance to Jervis Inlet in the west, or from the north
via Jervis Inlet through Telescope Passage when approaching Musket.
Many of the long haul boaters on an extended voyage use Musket
Island as a docking point on there way to Princess Louisa Inlet
and Desolation
Sound Provincial Marine Park.
Access to Musket Island Marine Park is best
approached via Blind Bay from Malaspina Channel near the entrance
to Jervis Inlet in the west, or from the north via Jervis Inlet
through Telescope Passage. |
Musket
Island
Saltery Bay