BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Elk Bay
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 9
- Hookups
- 9 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 0 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Campbell River
- Activities
- Angling, Boating, Beach activities, Camping
About
Within the Sayward Forest, Elk Bay is one of only two developed recreation sites with access to the ocean. There are two parts to the site: the main camping area with the boat launch and a smaller, two unit site located on the other side of the creek. There are great panorama vistas looking across Discovery Passage to Quadra and Sonora Islands and the mountains beyond.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings. First come, first served.
Getting there: From Campbell River, head north on Highway 19. Turn right just after Roberts Lake, onto the Elk Bay road (gravel) - about 33 km from town. Drive 11.3 km from the highway and you'll come to the junction of the Stella Lake road. Turn right, follow it for another 3.2 km and the road will split (log dump area straight ahead). Make a sharp right and carry on for another 0.7 km - you should reach the entrance to the main part of the site. The entrance to the small site is another 400 metres down the road.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 34° | 13° | 49° | 8 of 11 |
| February | 42° | 32° | 17° | 52° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 46° | 34° | 14° | 67° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 53° | 36° | 28° | 73° | 6 of 11 |
| May | 63° | 47° | 37° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 50° | 44° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 75° | 57° | 50° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 58° | 49° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 53° | 44° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 53° | 45° | 38° | 77° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 38° | 31° | 56° | 1 of 10 |
| December | 41° | 34° | 20° | 52° | 7 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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