Echo Bay Marine Provincial Park

• The wharf at Echo Bay is closed
  The wharf at Echo Bay has been deemed unsafe and is now closed until further notice. Visitors are advised to keep off the wharf. As an alternate, visitors may anchor in the bay and row ashore.

Access to Echo Bay Marine Park on the north-western side of Gilford Island is by boat or floatplane only. This small park provides a sheltered spot for boaters to stop and stretch their legs. A number of kayak transportation companies utilize Echo Bay as a drop off spot for their kayak operations as it is a good place to start a journey through the adjacent Broughton Archipelago.

A small wharf provides overnight tie-up facilities for vessels less than 7 metres. Larger vessels must anchor or use the neighbouring docks located at one of the two resorts in the community of Echo Bay. Fuel and supplies are also available at these resorts, adjacent to the park. Other amenities available at Echo Bay include a post office, grocery store and arts and crafts stores.

Established: February 26, 1971
Park Size: 1.5 hectares (1 hectare of upland and 0.5 hectares of foreshore)

• Water is not available at this park.

Please note: Any maps listed are for information only – they may not represent legal boundaries and should not be used for navigation.

• Location Map

Echo Bay Provincial Marine Park is located on Gilford Island, between northern Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia. Adjacent to the small community of Echo Bay, the park is located approximately 23 nautical miles northeast of Port McNeill at the junction of Fife Sound and Tribune Channel. Boaters should ensure they have current tide tables and the correct nautical charts: #3546 (Broughton Strait) and #3515 (Knight Inlet).

• History/Heritage Culture: This site has been used by First Nations people for hundreds of years, as evidenced by the many thick midden deposits found within the park. Prior to being established as a Provincial Park in 1971, this site was a Ministry of Forests ranger station in the 1950s.
• Wildlife (specific to this park or area): Home to a Great Blue Heron rookery, Echo Bay Park is a great place to see this endangered bird.
• General Wildlife, Marine & Outdoor Ethics Information

• Management Planning Information
• Approved Purpose Statement and Zoning Pla [PDF]n for Echo Bay Marine Provincial Park

Canoeing

Fishing

Picnic Areas

Pit or Flush Toilets

Walk-In/Wilderness Camping

Winter Camping