The boardwalk boasts an impressive backdrop of the Howe Sound, snow-capped mountains, and clear blue sky. This is the most southerly fjord in North America. With the parking lot being near the highway and free, many visitors (both people and dogs) stroll the area.  Watch out for the webby tents of caterpillars in the trees. They're a bit unsightly. Other things to do at Porteau Cove: - Scuba dive among shipwrecks, artificial reefs, sunken sculptures, and diverse marine life - Explore tide pools - Camp along the waterfront Porteau Cove was a picturesque stop along our Sea to Sky Highway road trip. I wish I could come back here to watch sunset or the stars at night. (Part 2) read more

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I camped at the walk in sites at porteau cove campground. It's good that it's close to Vancouver and is a great location for viewing stars at night. However, as a campsite, it's quite noisy as there's constantly cars driving along the sea to sky highway, a nearby train, and sounds from the water. The walk in sites are very packed but the ones by the water are pretty neat. The parking lot to the day use area was full on the night of the pereseids meteor shower peak. read more

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This place has been my escape and sanctuary for a few years now. Whenever I need to escape the city I usually drive up here. I have also used this place many times to capture pictures. I find this location great for night photography. Stars, Moon, Milky way and have even been able to capture Northern Lights. Not the best Northern Lights but considering it is close to home a score. Worth checking out. read more

A quick stop by the your bus in the way back from Whistler and Sea to Sky gondola. Honestly the only thing here is a washroom and a quick stop for a few scenic photos. read more

Great little park off the Sea to sky. Has a small beach area very rocky, a boardwalk area to seat or walk around to enjoy the beautiful views. Has several picnic tables. Bathrooms are closed during winter season! read more

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This is one of my favorite places to go, at night time the stars shine out bright. But it is also popular as well. The fact is, there are a lot of raccoons in the area so be aware! Good Luck! read more

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This was a perfect, yet chilly, pitstop on our way down from Squamish. It was closer to the road and had an amazing view of the water. A bit cloudy for us, but can only imagine what this park is like on a nice sunny day. There was a plenty of parking available and if you looked closer into the water, a bunch of divers in full scuba gear! I'm not sure I would dip my toe in the water, but it's definitely worth a peak on your to/from Whistler. Those pictures we see of Canada? They are real..this is just like them. Make a stop, use the public bathroom, picnic if you have time and take a deep breath of the fresh air. read more

MUST VISIT if you are in the area and around sunset time. One of the most beautiful sunset I've ever seen. My friends and I visited here toward the end of our Canada trip and it was the perfect way to end our trip. Parking is free and easy to pull off from the highway. 10/10 recommend to stop by during sunset! read more

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As others have mentioned, this is a beautiful place to stop and take pictures. It is located right off of the Sea to Sky Highway. On our way back to Vancouver, we decided to have a pitstop here after our trip to Whistler. Found a parking spot close to a cozy picnic table. It was very peaceful here. Although, it probably gets noisy at times. As we entered the parking area, we had to cross the train tracks. So trains do pass by sometimes. I noticed that there are other facilities here. There are some campsites., boat launch, a dock, and a rocky beach. I just simply enjoyed relaxing at our picnic table. The views of the water and mountains were terrific! read more

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My absolute favorite place to be. Home away from home. I have been camping at this campground since I was a kid. It is close to the city, and the area is just absolutely stunning. I could sit and be memorized by the ocean for hours on end and of course watch the crows that often frequent the area. If you are a light sleeper this campground is not for you. It is located right beside the train tracks. I have always slept through the sounds of the train except for one night when we were camping in a spot that is pretty much right beside the tracks before heading into the walk in sites. I woke up in the middle of the night with the train lights shinning on the tent. It felt as though our tent was actually on the tracks. Also, this is a busy campground and often taken up by rv's who have reserved their spot weeks in advance. If you are lucky enough to get in and enjoy the true beauty of tent camping beside the ocean then I envy you as it is my absolute favorite thing to do. read more

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Just grorgeous!!!!! Now that BC Parks has free parking it's even greater. We always stop here on the Sea to Sky and have to take pictures as everything is so scenic. There is a large dock which has a lookout tower on it so you can see Howe Sound, the diving reef, and the mountains. Great picnic benches to stop for lunch, clean bathrooms, and a beach for the kiddies to play in and find some sea friends Make sure the little ones holds hands with a buddy as the dock and lookout is pretty high up. read more

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Didn't camp...just stopped to look at the views (a guidebook recommended stopping here). Great views of the cove as well as a neat beach covered with washed up logs. The parking lot was easily accessible from the highway and quiet (it was a Wadnesday afternoon). Off to one side is a metal pier jutting out into the cove. It offers elevated viewing platforms of varying heights which offer great views of the cove, sound and mountains. Very unique beach...it was stunning....the washed up sea logs remind you of the power of storms when they blow through (as some logs are tossed quite a ways back from the beach). Must be some sort of marine interest near hear...there were several people in various stages of undress in scuba gear in the parking lot. Definitely worth checking out. read more

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If you're interested in astrophotography, this is where you'll want to go! 30 minutes outside Vancouver, it was a great spot to shoot the Milky Way in season with (relatively) minimal light pollution. I've heard from multiple friends that it's also a great camping spot, but books up early. read more

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I am almost afraid to say how much I love this area. Summers are busy and packed. Often booked months in advance. But, the off season is magical. Have a look at some of our trip here (in two parts): Spring Break - Sprinter Van Camping in Squamish B.C. Part Onehttps://youtu.be/ShBp3xIYvTQ Sprinter Van Camping in Squamish, B.C. Pt 2 w/ Sea to Sky Gondolahttps://youtu.be/291fPEucIwA read more

I have been here in the past and park is beautiful and is a great place to take photos. I'm only giving 3 stars due to the rude and slightly racist park ranger. Today, there was a male Caucasian park ranger with glasses and facial hair that was manning the full parking lot; he was completely rude and I don't know if it was because we were Asian but it definitely felt like it, he kept pointing and saying leave, just leave and would even let us explain that we were visiting a friend's campsite and not parking in the full lot. He spoke to a few Caucasians in a couple of vehicles but he didn't even speak with us. I really feel he should be re-trained and reprimanded for his behaviour. Pointing and yelling that people to leave is not how to treat people who have a legitimate reason to be at the park. read more

This beautiful little park right off of the Sea to Sky Highway gets you nice and close to the water, with an amazing backdrop of snow covered mountains. It is located on the Southernmost fjord in North America and offers camping as well as day use. Beautiful spot. They sank an old ship to attract marine life and scuba divers. When visiting today - even though it was around 0 degrees and quite "brisk" there were several dozen scuba divers going nuts. Apparently there are octopus, anemones, shrimp and lingcod among all of the artificial reef. It has a nice walkable rock beach, which was freezing today - but a beautiful view nonetheless. read more

Absolutely stunning views, but beware the aggressive geese! Alright, we made camp here for a couple nights while hanging in Vancouver. It's about 40 minutes away from town but the closest camping accommodations my dad could find. The staff was very pleasant, the other guests were friendly as well, and our site was a great size and conveniently located near the bathrooms (we are bathroom potty-ers I guess). Unfortunately, we did not get a spot facing the beach, but it was so windy the 2nd night I'm glad we were on the inside row. Despite not being on the beach, we spent a great deal of time there. There was a clear, quick path between campsites to follow down past some logs and, voila! Heaven! There are panoramic views of the sound and mountains as you look out from the beach, and it is nothing if not entirely pleasant. We did encounter some geese that came after us as we were literally running away. Turns out my dad had an apple core in his hand that they wanted, so I had him toss it to me while I ran and he tried to keep the geese from following me. Okay, this does not sound that crazy but in the moment, I promise it was. It went from cute to creepy to terrifying very quickly. But we all ended up okay. I also read that there was scuba diving available but didn't try it. No fishing or public consumption of alcohol on public premises. read more

Porteau Cove Provincial Park is not just beautiful, but also accessible and a great location to view wildlife. I was lucky enough to randomly stumble upon this park on my drive up to Whistler for spring break. I was looking for somewhere to pull off the road and search the shoreline for birds and Porteau cove luckily happened to be the next exit. We pulled off the highway and into the large open parking lot. Immediately upon entering I was intrigued by the old ferry dock that has since been converted into a dock for pedestrians. This was really awesome in my opinion! I walked out onto the dock, which has several outcroppings that make it possible to get the perfect view. Here I was able to see some beautiful Harlequin Ducks and plenty of Barrow's/Common Goldeneye's. It was windy, but I got some nice views of the ocean and nearby mountains. It seemed as though the people stopping here were just casually looking for a place to relax on the long drive on the sea to sky highway. I got back into the car and drove over through the campsite. Here there was an open bathroom (the other one was closed) and plenty of open campsites. Surprisingly many people were camping on this monday night, but I could see why. The scenery was beautiful and the campsites laid perfectly adjacent to the beach. I stopped in real quick and made a quick run out onto the beach. The beach was mostly covered in rocks and mussels, not much sand for a towel and sunscreen, but a good habitat for birds. I was pleasantly surprised to see some Black Oystercatchers as well as other birds browsing through the shoreline in search for food. I snapped a couple more photos and made on my way feeling lucky to have stumbled upon such a beautiful park! read more

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Great little provincial camp ground with amenities. Clean washrooms, showers, and site upon arrival. The park staff are super friendly which is nice as this isn't always the case in provincial sites! Our site was quite small, one of the smaller ones of the 40 something site offered in the main section but we managed to fit 2 large tents and 2 small cars okay. Lots of the sites have great ocean views but even if you don't, it's a very short walk to the water front. There is a large grassy area a short walk from the camp sites too if you're up for a round of bocce ball. They sell ice, firewood (have a wheel barrow if you need to borrow), rent propane pits, etc so are well equipped to help you have a good time! The camp ground is right on the ocean but also right on the train tracks, bring ear plugs because the trains do run a couple times per day/ night but I didn't find it that bothersome in a tent. I supposed it depends how sensitive you are. This camp ground is super close to Vancouver and a great little spot to escape to if you can grab a site online. Otherwise, pop by for the day as they have a great day picnic area on the water front! read more

We just returned from two glorious nights @ Porteau, and we can't possibly say enough good things about this stunning Provincial park! We were in site # 40 which is almost at the end before the tent sites begin, and the site itself and the views from the site simply cannot be beat. The sites are roomy, shaded, and very well-kept. Each site has a picnic table and a fire ring. When the tide is in, it's only about twenty feet from the site...AWESOME! The staff were great; friendly and helpful with suggestions about where we could hike with our dog. The only time we ever saw them was when they were busy tidying up sites, or trimming foliage around the grounds. Can't wait to go back!! read more

Avoid until staff become camper friendly. Where to begin, first off the good. Beautiful scenery mixed with evergreens and ocean. Swimming, boating ect. The bad Rangers are militant and enforce rules unequally. We have been to this campground five years in a row and the last two have been both bad experinces. The latest is they don't tell you all the rules, instead visit your site and hand you a written warning. They then state the rules are posted on the mirror in the washroom. Such a nice way to enjoy a vacation, threatened with eviction. First night we were threatened with one over a bag of laundry left out. Second night, even though it was left out the first night and the ranger had seen it was our bbq. They handed me a written warning and stated one more of anything and I will be evicted. So there goes all my camping fees and ruins my whole trip. I am somehow under the impression that they like to evict ppl so that they have less to manage. As the gatehouse is never open and mostly closed. Either that the resale of a site is more beneficial to them. I am on my third night and tomorrow I almost expect an eviction notice. If you are camping here it is better to setup and leave the campground as you are only inconveniencing the rangers. Avoid buying ice here, it is $5.00 for a small bag, go up the road toward Brittania and get ice at the corner store. This campground is "Smoke Free" now. I am not a smoker but if someone booked 5-6 months in advance and didn't know I guess you will be quitting. They also didn't state that on their website at time of booking. Washrooms are disgusting and cleaned unprofessionally. If you read other reviews you will see the same. Save your money and camp somewhere where they treat you like a customer. My suggestion USA Washington looks about the same. Also the sites are nicer with WiFi and even Cable TV for those rainy days or insomniac nights. I will not be back EVER! read more

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Beautiful spot to pull off the Sea to Sky Highway and take pictures. Got some of the most beautiful pics of our trip to Canada here. read more

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This is the campground that camping dreams are made of. The location could not have been more perfect. The view of Howe Sound made the whole experience for me. It was just off the highway, but oddly enough highway noise was not an issue. The showers were great and camping sites roomy. The picnic tables were also fitted with a metal platform for camping stoves; nifty! read more

Porteau Cove Provincial Park is a gorgeous stop along the Sea to Sky Highway. Amazing mountain views, free parking, a lovely pier, and a rocky beach make this little park well worth the visit. Just make sure you bring your camera! Read our entire review here: http://storytheworld.com/2013/09/24/porteau-cove-rain-or-shine/ read more

This is a gorgeous spot, but honestly the staff ruin it. They're so incredibly rude. Upon arrival you're lucky if you're not berated and threatened into following the rules. You can tell each of them are on a power trip, and have nothing better to do. Once you're in the park, you'll witness first hand the staff harassing the guests mercilessly. If you get out unscathed, which is unlikely, you're better off going somewhere else. I hope BC parks does something about this park as we have never had this experience elsewhere. What a shame. read more

For a quick, breathtaking visit or, from what I understand, for scuba diving, this is a great spot. For camping, however, it's lacking. Despite the stunning views, the location near both the highway and Howe Sound means the serenity is cut dramatically by traffic noise, the occasional train, and motor boats on the water. With campgrounds more removed from such things relatively close by, I'd recommend visiting Porteau Cove for an hour or two, an making camp elsewhere. read more

The view at the campsites are nice and all our neighbouring campers were respectful and friendly. This would be an ideal place to go if you're new to camping because it has water pumps and washrooms with some heating AND a shower. It can't get any more comfortable than that! However, my one star is solely due to the park rangers. Maybe the noisy train too. We arrived on a Friday evening and it began to rain just when we finished setting up our tents and whatnot. We had our portable bbq going with music that didn't disturb any of our neighbours as the hard rain masked all that. The fire pit was at the edge of our campsite so we moved it 2 feet closer to the picnic table. If we had known this was not allowed, we would've continued our night without it. The following morning a park ranger came as we were preparing breakfast. Suddenly, we were being questioned and were told about the firepit situation. Naturally, we put it neatly back in its place. Shortly after we were presented with an eviction notice with 3 counts of illegal activity. 1 for "Remove park property", 1 for "Illegal fire" and 1 for "Damage vegetation" (this count is our fault though because we put our hatch inside the base of a large tree to not lose it). No warning. Just pack up and leave within the hour. No refunds. We tried to dispute this at the office because it was simply incredulous. But another problem was that the rest of the rangers were the same. It was like a brotherhood. Rude, condescending, passive aggressive, and unable to look at us and give an honest answer. Their manager, the only female, was stuck. She felt for us but it had already gone this far, she could only stand by her "team" and offer us a verbal apology on their behalf. I would love to parade the name the ranger who went on his power trip. This is the same guy who threatened our neighbour because his little girl was committing an illegal act by collecting twigs and sticks. We were unable to file a complaint or get a response from the park. I know this is a loooong review but what happened that weekend was so unjust. We are never going back. Ever. read more

A good dive site with great parking right by the stairs to the beach, if you are there early. The bottom is has many manmade objects put out for divers. Those giant dungeness crabs you see are in a park so don't touch, I know they look yummy. There is a pull out about 1 mile north of the turn off to Porteau that you can park at walk down across the tracks and enter the water outside the park in 10 minutes you can have a limit of yummy Dunegies, YOU DO NEED A SALT WATER FISHING LICENCE AND FOLLOW YOUR LIMIT. read more

Park is in a very beautiful setting, very scenic, the water is always beautiful to watch. Often seals and otters playing in the water. If you're a scuba diver, it is paradise, multiple reefs with abundant life, showers (although cold), a divers building with change rooms and more. If you're a camper... be prepared to reserve to get in, the site fills to capacity rapidly. Also be prepared to pay, it's $38/site/night and you have no option to get no electricity and save the $8/night for the juice. At least for that price you get nice hot showers and clean bathrooms. Bring your own firewood, the stuff at the park is $7 for a pathetic sized bundle and it's not even seasoned dry wood. read more

Book your site facing the ocean and you get a perfect serene spot. This place has both the advantage of water and mountain view. We have a trailer so the train which goes by twice per day doesn't bother us. Where else can you have an ocean view spot for $40 per night. Love this area, short drive to Squamish downtown, lots to do! Bring your kayak and enjoy nature at its best. read more

BAD option if you want just overnight with your RV. Expensive, $ 38 per night and includes electricity and shower only, no single water connection. If you want to dump gray or holding water, you must to pay an extra of $ 5. At night you wake up startled by the railroad bridge near the campground and highway noise. Very few showers and toilets, also very dirty and unkept. read more

We stayed 2 nights in our Motorhome in July/2015, in what the staff who booked us dubbed, 'the over-flow camping', AKA, the parking lot with picnic tables overlooking the Cove. The regular camping area was fully booked, so we booked and paid for 2 nights in their 'over-flow'. We were highly unsatisfied, as we were charged the same rate as the regular campground, yet afforded none of the amenities and privileges of the other campers. Although the view was very scenic, the nature of the park Rangers would be better suited to a correctional facility. Shortly after I set our picnic table for lunch, and poured my husband and myself a glass of wine to go with, a park Ranger came by to inform us that if we were to consume alcoholic beverages, they would have to be concealed or disguised. When we questioned the policy, she informed us that the day visitors would not know that we were in the over-flow campground. My husband suggested that the culpability lies with them to place signage, that the area was used for campers when their regular campground was fully booked. The Ranger was adamant that if we were to consume wine, it would have to be disguised in regular drinking glasses, which we agreed to do. She also informed us that if we were to play our music, we must keep it very low. When we took a stroll through the main campground with our dogs, the campers there were openly enjoying alcoholic beverages and their music, no hassles whatsoever. Again, the park is very scenic, but I would not recommend the overflow camping area, if you wish to unwind with a beer or glass of wine and enjoy your tunes, you will be treated like you are breaking the law by the park Rangers, especially the manager working during our stay. Again, their management style is better suited to a correctional facility. read more

I was looking forward to having a couple days off work, to go on a camping trip with some friends at a campsite with an extraordinary view. Our group was not loud, and not causing any trouble. We went to bed at the mandatory "quiet time". The park ranger rudely flashed her flashlights at our tents at 11:30 PM when we were already trying to sleep. My friends are smokers, and we got in big trouble for that. We were told we are not allowed to smoke on the campsite. The park ranger gave us a warning for that, and in the warning it also stated that we had an "illegal fire". That is definitely not true, because we had a portable fire pit. The park ranger did not even directly MENTION any issues with the portable fire pit to us. The following morning, there was a different park ranger checking in at each campsite for the amount of adults who stayed overnight. We told them we had 7, she just said "okay", and left. Later that day, we were told that we can only have 3 tents maximum (we had 4 set up, even when the first park ranger confronted us about smoking). We were also told we can only have 4 adults staying on site (there were 7 of us, when there were clearly 3 cars staying at the same campsite since the beginning and they KNEW that). They said 4 of us have to leave. We packed away all our belongings and hit the road altogether later that day. How ridiculous and unprofessional is the management of this site? They were continuously trying to find reasons to kick us off the camp site. We kept our campsite pretty clean as well. The park is beautiful, but the staff and management are TERRIBLE. We managed to still have some fun moments, but other than that our stay here was extremely unpleasant. I do not ever plan on coming back here ever again. I would never recommend this place to anyone (due to the staff and management), and I will only tell people about my negative experience here. read more

At 3am I was awoken by the worst sound i have ever heard. The train tracks curve sharply by this campsite. The screech of steel wheels on steel tracks along with the deep bass of the rumbling train and its deafening horn were horrendous. Now I know what armageddon would sound like. All this for the low low price of $46/night. Stop by for the lovely view but you would get a better sleep if you pitched your tent next to the runway at the airport. Be careful not to break your ankles on the slippery rocky beach. read more

This one is a tough one. I'm rating it purely as a campsite. We've camped all along the Pacific coastline from BC, WA, OR down to CA. This is truly one of the best campgrounds we have ever experienced. The sites are large, the water side sites are amazing. The picnic table is literally by the beach overlooking the water as well as the firepit. You can walk right from your site out to the beach to the water. Just sitting here in your camp chairs with the fire going and the water and mountains as your backdrop is simply breathtaking. The amenities are A+ for a campground. Newer picnic tables with a metal shelf on the end for your BBQ? I have never seen that before. Sites are flat and well groomed. Electrical is supplied with most sites so even if you are tent camping, bring along an electric water kettle, coffee maker, pump for your air mattress, heck electric blanket for your sleeping bags! The bathrooms are awesome. They even have a special spigot for drinking water (and another for water you'd use for other things like washing your dishes). They recycle. The bathrooms have been modernized, even the toilets have 2 modes for flushing. You get free hot showers, handicap accessible stall and shower along with the regular ones, the bathrooms are huge, even little things like the stalls are separately by concrete so it's like you have your own room. The camp store has snacks, large variety of beverages, ice, t shirt and souvenirs, lots of little things, and of course firewood. And if you need anything, you are literally only a 15 min drive from Squamish. It's got all the things one could ever hope for in a campground other than a guarantee on the weather. So why the 1 star? The damn train. You have to realize, we came here fully knowing this. Our home is by train tracks so we're used to train noises and love them. They are almost like hear the ocean while falling asleep. But from a bit of a distance since city code has noise ordinance. But we're used to the train and we read reviews of people coming back to Porteau Cove so how bad can it be? We even picked a beach side site so we're as far away from the track as can be. Night #1, the first train came around midnight while we were asleep. Heard the honking from a distance but could easily sleep through it. It gets closer and closer and kept honking. It must have honked all the way to Squamish as we hear it die down in the distance. But It also braked all the way through our camp area. Long freight train that literally took forever to completely go by. Our site was shaking, felt like an earthquake, high pitch squeal of the brakes could not be softened with a pillow over our heads, oh and that perpetual horn, you have to realize it doesn't matter where you are on this campground, you are only a couple of hundred meters away from the track and so it felt like the train was coming right at us and in fact going through our body as the whole place shook as we braced ourselves. We both ended up awake in a cold sweat. The most terrifying way of waking up from a dead sleep. That night 2 other trains came by with the last one at about 4am. Needless to say, we had no sleep that night. We talked and we wanted to give it a chance and got ear plugs. Didn't matter. Night 2, the first one did it again, honked like crazy from a distance and kept honking til we can hear the honking die down in the distance. The ear plugs soften the noise but when the whole place is shaking and your head feels like it's only inches away from the tracks, it was loud. We ended up spending a 3rd night even. But the problem is, by then you are just waiting for every little noise whether it be a truck or harley driving by and just waiting to see if it's going to be the next train. We have no problem being so close to the highway. We've slept fine in many campgrounds by the highway and in fact here even. The trucks and harleys didn't wake us up at all. Til the first train on day 1. From that point on, our heads were just on alert and was just bracing for the next train and every noise that comes by. After 3 sleepless nights, needless to say nothing the site can offer will make things better. We even talked to others and to a couple of rangers too. Yeah there's been complaints filed against BC Rail. They don't care. They pay the fines and in fact the locals says they can tell which idiot is driving the train since some would intentionally honk loudly at the campsite and around homes in Squamish as it goes past that small town. The park itself is great for a day trip. As a campsite, it was bittersweet. It has the makings of one of the top campsites we've ever had the pleasure of staying in, including breathtaking ones at the top of cliffs with ocean views on the US side. But with the train, we will never come back. We loved trains. But now even at home, we are sometimes startled by the sound of the train at nights. I'm sure it will pass but we will never return to this site ever again. read more

Although it was a beautiful location, I've never been treated so poorly by the staff on the campgrounds. I did my research on where to go so me and a fee friends could spend one night outdoors and have a little get together. I called the info line, I went early and talked to the staff on where people could park and what all was included but as soon as we got there to set up, the staff was right in there like a dirty shirt. Sure, I'm still in my twenties and the average age was 29-30 but all we wanted was to camp and enjoy tacos in onsies with an amazing view. They would barely even allow us to drop off our stuff to the site so we could set up, they critiqued our parking job and had a pathetic excuse for coming to our site pretty much every half hour. Then at 9:45 told us that was it, turn off the music and lights because they had enough (and we were not even that loud) The park ranger explained it as "this is a family park where people come here to be able to listen to the whales breathe" now, understandably so, i like to get away for peace and quiet but how much is that really going to happen when the train goes past a couple of times throughout the night. We were simply trying to have a low key night ourselves but the park rangers and staff surely made sure that was never going to happen. And when I tried to explain that I did my research so we could have a successful fun night, the response was "well, I will just have to talk with our info line because it's all wrong". She even criticized how we set up a canopy with lights for the food by saying "this is all too much" I've never felt more targeted by staff in a park and I'm not one to assume but wouldn't be surprised if our age had something to do with it. I will NEVER return, even if it was just for myself. It's not worth the money and not worth the hassle of staff micromanaging your every move. Stay outside the campground for the view and enjoy the beach there and then move along. read more

This is a pretty cool place. It's always scenic, but can be eerily picturesque on a grey day. Kind of a one stop shop for BC scenery