Park overview
Smuggler Cove is a small, picturesque all-weather anchorage on the south side of Sechelt Peninsula near Secret Cove. To access this park by land, visitors can hike 4 km from a parking lot off Hwy 101. This park provides hiking, swimming, kayaking and picnicking.
Advisories
Special notes
- Entry from Welcome Passage is best made at low tide when reef and rock projections are visible. Please watch for drying and projecting reefs as you navigate around the cove. There are many eye bolts located along the shoreline to accommodate stern lines.
- Excellent protected anchorage for boaters. Stern pins are available.
- Smuggler Cove is closed to sewage discharge by Federal Regulation. Vessels must keep sewage contained in holding tanks while at anchor.
Facilities
Accessibility information is available for this park.
This park has one pit toilet but no flush toilets. The pit toilet is located at the parking area.
Activities
For your own safety and the preservation of the park, obey posted signs and keep to designated trails. Shortcutting trails destroys plant life and soil structure.
There are no lifeguards on duty.
There is good kayaking and canoeing in this area.
There is good kayaking and canoeing in this area.
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. If you plan to harvest shellfish, please refer to the link below.
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 the potential for problems with bears and other wildlife.
There are scuba diving opportunities in this park.
This park is located 16 km west of Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast. Accessible by boat from the north end of Welcome Pass. Also accessible from Brooks Road off Hwy 101 halfway between Secret Cove and Halfmoon Bay on the Sunshine Coast. It is a 4 km hike from the parking lot to Smuggler Cove.
Entry from Welcome Passage is best made at low tide when reef and rock projections are visible. Please watch for drying and projecting reefs as you navigate around the cove. There are many eye bolts located along the shoreline to accommodate stern lines.
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Park details
- Date established: July 26, 1971
- Size: 185 hectares (168 ha upland and 17 ha foreshore)
Park contact
This park proudly operated by:
Swens Contracting
info.scparks@gmail.com
604 885-3714
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
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