Exploring San Josef Bay (Cape Scott Provincial Park) on Vancouver Island
We spent a day exploring the seastacks and crazy rock formations at San Josef Bay in Cape Scott Provincial Park on the Northwest corner of Vancouver Island. Thanks to our Airbnb host in Port Hardy for being the base of our travel destination!
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Hiking Vancouver Island - The Cape Scott Trail
The Cape Scott trail perfectly show cases the diversity of Canada's wilderness. In this episode Marta and Alex take you along hiking and camping on pristine beach and forest.
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North Coast Trail - Cape Scott Provincial Park, BC Canada
This highlights our week-long hiking trip to the northwestern part of Vancouver Island. NCT(North Coast Trail) is often compared to the more popular WCT(West Coast Trail). Some say NCT is harder in terms of rugged trail conditions often billed by NCT`s pamphlets as a 'true backcountry adventure', some say WCT is harder in terms of distance and ladders. We can't compare since we haven't completed WCT, but we chose NCT because it was more remote, and no reservation was needed.
The first three days from Shushartie Bay to Shuttleworth Bight featured terrain alternating between deep mud, fallen trees, roots and ropes to climb up and over steep sections. We wish we could take more pictures or videos of those parts but the trail was intense and it proved difficult to do that. Below, you`ll find our notes about each day of the hike.
We were impressed that even though the trail is remote, the facilities are maintained surprisingly well. Each outhouse was clean and always had toilet paper! We were a bit worried about our four season tent would be too large for the tent pads. We`ve found our tent to typically be a tight fit for the alpine hike tent pads. The tent pads at the North Coast Trail were large enough to accommodate our tent. :)
Day 1: Shushartie Bay to Skinner Creek 8.1km (5-7 hrs.)
BC Parks website describes this trail as the most challenging trail of the entire route. But it wasn't as difficult as we thought it would be. We expected the worst. Other people who joined the same boat actually went 3km ahead to Nahwitti campsite. We saw a wolf on the beach in the distance later in the evening. Skinner Creek flows well. Noseeum lurk here.
Day 2: Skinner Creek to Cape Sutil 7.9km (3.5-5.5 hrs.)
In our opinion, this is the hardest section of the entire route. The series of ups and downs dressed with deep mud and tree roots along the inland trail made us feel it really is hard. The cable car ride at Nahwitti River was fun. Some pocket beaches are passable during low tides. There is a slow flowing creek that thins out in rivulets over the beach before joining the ocean.
Day 3: Cape Sutil to Shuttleworth Bight (Irony Creek) 7.8km (4-6 hrs.)
Difficult hiking continues, but switches from inland to beach trail giving a bit of variety. As four tent pads are already full, we set up our tent at the beach. Later, a man advised us that high tide would be six inches higher that night, so we moved our tent up at a higher location. In the morning, we found our tent was splashed but we were lucky to be dry. If you beach camp here, do pay close attention to the tides. Irony creek flows well to provide clear water.
Day 4: Shuttleworth Bight to Laura Creek 11.8 km (4-7 hrs.)
This section is rated as moderate, however walking with heavy backpacks on cobble for 7-8 km proved to take a toll on our ankles and knees. Laura Creek is an excellent water source. There are only 4 tent pads. Overflow campers would have to camp on the beach.
Day 5: Laura Creek to Nissen Bight then Nels Bight 13 km (4-6 hrs.)
Laura Creek to Nissen Bight is the last portion of North Coast Trail, it still had the obligatory mud, corduroy and roots but it was much easier than what the first three days had to offer. Beyond Nissen, the trail meets with the older, better maintained Cape Scott Trail. The trail`s transition from rugged to easy becomes evident when heading towards the junction from Nissen Bight. Fresh water at Nels Bight is of a shade of silt similar to Cape Sutil's.
Day 6: Nels Bight to Guise Bay then Eric Lake 21.8km (6-8 hrs.)
We took a short trek to Guise Bay. Guise Bay holds a spectacular view of opposite-facing twin beaches, bridged together by dunes of sand. Guise Bay faces the south and Experiment Bight faces the north. The area is smaller than both Nissen and Nels Bight but it had a peaceful quietness to it. This would make a beautiful camping spot.
The trail to Eric Lake is easy. Boardwalks seemed to go on indefinitely which can be nice when dry, but slippery when wet especially for the boardwalks and corduroy dressed in moss.
Eric Lake offers 8 tent pads. When the creek by the campsite is dry, water can be obtained by going a 1/2 km towards the trailhead, you see a little creek underneath the boardwalk. You could climb down and get your feet wet. If you had a bucket, it would be easy. This area is also known for very old Sitka Spruce. There is a Giant Sitka Spruce tree in this area, right along the boardwalk.
Day 7: Eric Lake to San Josef Bay then to Parking lot 7.3 km (1.5-2 hrs.)
This was the easiest section. San Josef Bay is wheelchair accessible so the trail is very flat. Because it`s a bay, the water is quieter than any other beach we visited along the way. There are some interesting spots you can visit during low tide. Low tide features sea caves and sea stacks. Note that the parking lot has no water source.
Hope these notes help provide some usable information to people planning to do the North Coast Trail.
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Hiking Vancouver Island: Ep9 - The North Coast Trail
Episode 9 of my journey hiking all over Vancouver island.
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Day 3, North Coast Trail - 80 Km Across Northern Vancouver Island 2019
Day 3 of yet another wonderful adventure, Mary Poppins and I hiked 80 km across the Northern most part of Vancouver Island, we visited San Jose Bay and the Cape Scott Lighthouse, hiked through magical forests and across many picturesque beaches, I moved here to Vancouver Island about 6 Months ago and have been really enjoying exploring the Island.
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Cape Scott Vancouver Island- Best Backpacking Trip of the Year - Part 1
Last summer Clay and headed to northern Vancouver Island to hike the Cape Scott Trail. Starting with a night at San Joseph Bay, we hiked up Mt St. Patrick, then made the 16 km hike Nissen Bight.
The Cape Scott area was once shared territory of the Tlatlasikwala, Nakumgilisala and Yutlinuk First Nations. The Yutlinuk died out in the early 1800s and the Tlatlasikwala and Nakumgilisala joined in the 1850s, then joined again with other First Nations to become the Nahwitti.
The first European settlers to the area were Danish. They arrived in 1896 but had mostly abandoned their homesteads by 1909. Another wave of Europeans and Americans arrived in 1913, but mostly dissipated by 1918 thanks to conscription for WW1. By this time, a rough corduroy road had been built throughout the area. The trail follows these roads and the old logs still cover the trail in many places. Telegraph wire, building remains, old farm equipment, fences, and dykes can be found throughout the park.
Cape Scott itself was used as a radar station in WWII and is now home to a lighthouse. ...I'm getting ahead of myself though. In this video, we only make it to Nissen Bight where we meet a pile (literally a pile) of land fleas.
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Cape Scott Trail on Vancouver Island
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My Side Adventure To San Josef Bay, BC, Canada
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To celebrate my 5 month mark on the road I took a side excursion with only the truck up to Cape Scott Provincial Park on the Northwest corner of Vancouver Island, specifically to explore San Josef Bay. I time lapsed the drive up from outside of Campbell River, hiked into the bay and had a wonderful afternoon in this amazing place. What a beautiful spot this is!
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San Josef Bay | Vancouver Island
Got to spend some time on Vancouver Island in the Cape Scott provincial park in a beautiful part called San Josef Bay.
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Cape Scott Hike- Vancouver Island - Part 2
The second half of our hike to Cape Scott Provincial Park on Vancouver Island in BC, Canada last summer.
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In this part, we wake up on Nissen Bight, hike our way over to Nels Bight and spend the day exploring the 2 1/2 km of beach. At low tide, we got a whole 500 m to explore. At high tide, or at least THIS high tide nearly all of the beach is swallowed up, forcing campers off the beach in the middle of the night.
The next day we head to Cape Scott Lighthouse, where we chatted with the lighthouse keeper and marvelled not at the views, but at the gardens and manicured lawns.
This video features some of the histories of the early settlers and the lighthouse, as well as tidal pool critters, natures bubble wrap, beach combing, giant bear poop, beach garbage swings, and a shark.
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Backpacking the Cape Scott Trail | Part 1!
We're on cloud nine that we finally got to go backpacking along the Cape Scott Trail on Vancouver Island!
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Camp at Experiment Bight Vancouver Island
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Cape Scott Provincial Park - BC Adventure Series Episode #1
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Cape Scott Provincial Park
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Northern Vancouver Island Back Roads Riding & Camping
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A day camp at San Josef Bay, British Columbia
Just a day camp at San Josef Bay, British Columbia, Canada.
San Josef Bay is located at Cape Scott Provincial Park and it is about 45 minutes walk from the main parking lot.