Buccaneer Bay Park
45.0 ha
Area
1989
Established
Class A
Park class
Park
Type
About this Park
Buccaneer Bay Park is a small marine park located on the sand spit on the southern tip of North Thormanby Island. The large sheltered bay provides safe anchorage in most summer conditions. The shoreline is accessible by dingy.
This park is accessible only by boat and provides opportunities for fishing, swimming, camping and picnicking. Visitors can enjoy the beautiful broad sandy beaches and warm waters.
Safety information
Bring your own drinking water as potable water is not available in the park.
Watch out for extensive shoal patches from North Thormanby to the north of Derby Point on South Thormanby Island.
Special notes
- Please respect the private property surrounding the park.
- This park does not have a boat launch. There are nearby power boat rentals in Secret Cove.
- Day-use area consists of all beach areas and all upland areas south of the gap.
- Liquor consumption is prohibited anywhere in the park with the exception of your registered campsite. Consumption of alcohol in day use and beach areas is subject to fines and eviction from the park.
- Campfires permitted only in designated campfire rings.
- Stay out of Restoration Areas and do not move logs defining these areas.
- Please help to keep this area clean by keeping garbage, metal and glass out of campfire rings, packing out what you pack in and by using the toilet facilities.
Location notes
This park is located in Georgia Strait off the Sunshine Coast at the south end of North Thormanby Island, near Secret Cove.
Activities
- 372:Canoeing Kayak and canoe camping is available. There are kayak rentals available outside the park at Halfmoon Bay.Care is needed paddling through Welcome Passage due to the high numbers of large vessels moving through this small channel, as it creates extremely large wakes. The large wakes combined with windy weather conditions makes this section of water treacherous. When ocean kayaking, consult marine charts for tide currents.Charts Required:Chart # 3512 Strait of Georgia Central PortionChart # 3535 Plans Malaspina Strait (includes Welcome Passage, Secret Cove and Smugglers Cove as well as Pender Harbour)1:50,000 Maps Required:Sechelt 92G5Sechelt Inlet 92G12
- 372:Swimming This park offers warm water with a broad sandy beach. There is no roped-off swimming area.
- 372:Fishing There are opportunities for ocean fishing. Licences can be purchased in Secret Cove.BC Centre for Disease Control: Fish & Shellfish
- 372:Pets on leash Pets and domestic animals must be on a leash at all times and are not allowed in beach areas or park buildings. You are responsible for their behaviour and must dispose of their excrement. Backcountry areas are not suitable for dogs or other pets due to wildlife issues and the potential for problems with bears.
- 372:Kayaking Kayak and canoe camping is available. There are kayak rentals available outside the park at Halfmoon Bay.Care is needed paddling through Welcome Passage due to the high numbers of large vessels moving through this small channel, as it creates extremely large wakes. The large wakes combined with windy weather conditions makes this section of water treacherous. When ocean kayaking, consult marine charts for tide currents.Charts Required:Chart # 3512 Strait of Georgia Central PortionChart # 3535 Plans Malaspina Strait (includes Welcome Passage, Secret Cove and Smugglers Cove as well as Pender Harbour)1:50,000 Maps Required:Sechelt 92G5Sechelt Inlet 92G12
Facilities
- 372:Pit or flush toilets This park has two pit toilets, no flush toilets.
- 372:Campfires While campfires are allowed and campfire rings are provided at each campsite, we encourage visitors to conserve wood and protect the environment by minimizing the use of fire and using campstoves instead. Please, plan to bring your own wood for campfires. To preserve vegetation and ground cover, please don’t gather firewood from the area around your campsite or elsewhere in the park (this is a ticketable offence under the Park Act). Dead wood is an important habitat element for many plants and animals and it adds organic matter to the soil.
Location
49.49497, -123.99080 · Sunshine Coast
