Connected to and directly south of Hakai Luxvbalis Conservancy, this conservancy protects the southern portion of Calvert Island. Located on the outer coast near Rivers Inlet, Calvert Island awards its visitors with unpolluted, vacant stretches of white sand beaches.
Popular recreational pursuits in the area include boating, whale watching, angling, scuba diving, hiking, wilderness camping, and advanced sea kayaking. The waters surrounding Calvert Island are among the finest in the world for underwater exploration, with exceptional viewing opportunities year-round. Small crafts can find protected anchorage in both Pruth Bay and Safety Cove. Pruth Bay is on the north side of Calvert Island and can be reached via Kwakshua Channel, while Safety Cove is the first protected anchorage on entering Fitz Hugh Sound.
Calvert Island Conservancy is located within the Wuikinuxv First Nation traditional territory and is co-managed under an agreement between the Wuikinuxv Nation and the Province of British Columbia. This co-operative management agreement will allow the Wuikinuxv Nation to access land and resources for their use on Calvert Island while achieving conservation and recreation objectives for the area.
Established Date: July 13, 2006
Wilderness camping is allowed; no facilities are provided.
This area is world famous for its unsurpassed salmon fishing. There are also good fishing opportunities for Halibut, lingcod, red snapper and rockfish around Calvert Island.
Rockfish Conservation Areas occur within this park. Fishing activities are limited in Rockfish Conservation Areas. Before you go fishing please refer to the Rockfish Conservation Area descriptions available from Fisheries and Oceans Canada DFO.
Anyone fishing or angling in British Columbia must have an appropriate licence.
The conservancy is open to hunting. Please refer to the British Columbia Hunting Regulations for more information.
Calvert Island Conservancy is situated 95km north of Port Hardy, 118km southwest of Bella Coola and 55km south of Bella Bella. Sharing its northern boundary with of Hakai Luxvbalis Conservancy, Calvert Island can be reached via boat or seaplane. Scheduled air service and chartered boats are available from Vancouver, Port Hardy, Bella Coola, and Bella Bella. Visitors can also use BC Ferries’ Discovery Coast Passage service which travels between Port Hardy and Bella Coola and disembark at Bella Bella.
BC Parks honours Indigenous Peoples’ connection to the land and respects the importance of their diverse teachings, traditions, and practices within these territories. This park webpage may not adequately represent the full history of this park and the connection of Indigenous Peoples to this land. We are working in partnership with Indigenous Peoples to update our websites so that they better reflect the history and cultures of these special places.