| Saltery Bay Provincial
Park is located on the top portion of the Sunshine Coast
nearest to the community of Saltery Bay, BC, Canada.
The park is a great destination for families, romance and adventure.
The 69 hectare park is separated into two distinct sections -
a campground and day use area.
The Saltery Bay Provincial Park day-use section
includes a beach area that is rocky and is a popular destination
for swimming and for family picnics. The area is surrounded by
forests with spanning marine views. Families with children will
enjoy the park when there are low tides because the shoreline
comes alive with tidal pools filled with great opportunities to
observe starfish, crabs and small sea urchins. While out in the
ocean, if the timing is right, there are seals, sea lions and
whales frolicking offshore with marine birds soaring high above.
The Saltery Bay Provincial Park campsite section
includes 42 drive in campsites submerged under the forest trees.
Onsite there is access to fresh water by way of the 5 water taps
located throughout the campground plus there is also a hand pump
located in the day-use area. There are 6 pit toilets with two
of them being wheelchair friendly in the campground, 1 at Mermaid
Cove and 2 at the day-use area. All are wheelchair friendly.
The day use section is located 1 km from the campgrounds. The
area includes a boat ramp, hand pump for fresh water, parking
lot and two wheelchair friendly pit toilets. There are, however
, no covered sheltered facilities.
The Mermaid Cove
Trail begins just off the entrance of the campground near the
bridge crossing over Park Creek and takes about 30 minutes to
complete. An easy grade trek covering about 1 km (0.6 mi.) through
old growth forests. The trail, although, is not wheel chair friendly
as there are sharp rocky sections that are slippery and not levelled.
Mermaid Cove is a very poplar destination for scuba divers because
of the 10 ft. bronze mermaid sunk off its shores at a depth of
20 m (65 feet). There are cold showers located on the beach at
Mermaid Cove and pit toilets
Access to Saltery Bay Provincial Park: Follow
Highway 101 for about 1 km north of Saltery Bay BC Ferry Terminal.
The day-use area can be found about 1.3 km north of the Saltery
Bay campground on Hwy 101.
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