Tips for Snagging a Campsite Reservation
- Reservations are available via BC Parks’ Discover Camping website for dates from mid-April to mid-October.
- If you’re visiting weekends or holidays, aim to secure a spot as far in advance of your trip as possible.
- During peak season, you may be able to score one of the limited first-come, first-served spots by showing up right after the 11am check-out time.
- Cyclists or kayakers arriving without a vehicle can use the walk-in cyclist campsite without a reservation.
When to Go
Porpoise Bay Provincial Park is open for campers year-round, though no facilities are open outside of the regular April to October season. For the best weather, book between the popular months of mid-May and mid-September. If you want to see the chum and coho salmon runs in Angus Creek, visit in November or December.
Know Before You Go
- Porpoise Bay has a clean-air policy—campfires are only permitted in communal sites.
- Barrier-free facilities include a wheelchair-accessible walking trail, toilets, and campsites.
- Central Sechelt and its shops and restaurants are just a five-minute drive away.
- Oher provincial parks in the region include Spipiyus, Mount Richardson, and Tetrahedron provincial parks. These all offer rustic frontcountry and backcountry camping options.
- Sargeant Bay, Smuggler’s Cove, and Skookumchuck Narrows provincial parks are slightly further away and worth visiting but do not allow camping.
Porpoise Bay Provincial Park
This forested waterfront park appeals to beachgoers, kayakers, cyclists, and hikers.
Just a ferry ride away from Vancouver, on BC’s Sunshine Coast, Porpoise Bay offers a seaside vacation five minutes from downtown Sechelt. The small park offers easy access to protected waterways for swimming, kayaking, or fishing, and makes a comfortable base for road trips or exploring the trails in nearby Mount Richardson Provincial Park and Tetrahedron Provincial Park. Camping options consist of a group site, a cyclists/kayakers site, and one general campground with 84 sites. There are hot showers, a playground, and a roped off swimming area. Porpoise Bay Provincial Park is the territory of the Sechelt people.
Just a ferry ride away from Vancouver, on BC’s Sunshine Coast, Porpoise Bay offers a seaside vacation five minutes from downtown Sechelt. The small park offers easy access to protected waterways for swimming, kayaking, or fishing, and makes a comfortable base for road trips or exploring the trails in nearby Mount Richardson Provincial Park and Tetrahedron Provincial Park. Camping options consist of a group site, a cyclists/kayakers site, and one general campground with 84 sites. There are hot showers, a playground, and a roped off swimming area. Porpoise Bay Provincial Park is the territory of the Sechelt people.
Tips for Snagging a Campsite Reservation
Tips for Snagging a Campsite Reservation
When to Go
Porpoise Bay Provincial Park is open for campers year-round, though no facilities are open outside of the regular April to October season. For the best weather, book between the popular months of mid-May and mid-September. If you want to see the chum and coho salmon runs in Angus Creek, visit in November or December.
Know Before You Go