Campbell River - BC

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Campbell River - BC

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Campbell River
British Columbia - CANADA

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• Contact Info
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Overview

Campbell River is the gateway to Desolation Sound and Johnstone Straight and the cruising areas north. It is the major provisioning stop in the Desolation sound area, and most boats stop in on their way north toward Alaska. There are a couple of major marinas for sailboats in the downtown area, where it is easy to get around on foot and shop at the major stores and chandleries.

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Anchorage or Marinas

• Discovery Harbour Marina (blue marker)
  
• Coast Discovery Inn and Marina (red marker)

Contact Info:

Discovery Harbour Marina:

• 1334 Island Hwy - Campbell River BC, V9W 8C9
• Phone: 250-287-2614 Fax: 250-287-8939 -

Coast Discovery Inn and Marina:

• 975 Shoppers Row - Campbell River, V9W 2C4 British Columbia
• Phone (250) 287-7155 Toll free 1-800-716-6199 Fax (250) 287-2213

 

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Walking distance:

• Laundry
• Showers
• Garbage Dump
• Bank
• Major Shopping Center
• Grocery Stores
• Chandleries

Driving Distance (car rentals will pick you up):

• Year round – Eco-tours and Recreation
• Winter / Spring – skiing / heli-skiing, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing
• Summer / Fall - salmon fishing, whale watching
• Historic Tale of The Devil Beneath the Sea - Ripple Rock, how it claimed hundreds of ships and fell to a watery grave after the largest recorded man made non-nuclear (and underwater) explosion!
• Elk Falls Provincial Park just outside Campbell River.
• Strathcona Provincial Park offers picnicing, fishing, camping and more experienced hikes to the Comox Glacier; Della Falls, the highest waterfall in Canada; and the Golden Hinde, at 2200 metres is the tallest peak on Vancouver Island.

History:
Kwkiutl and Laich-kwil-tach First Nations have their home lands here along the shores of Vancouver Island in the area named today Campbell River first settled by the Wewaykum tribe. The sufficient supply of gaming and fishing did not have the tribes wanting for much. Smoked salmons and vegetation traditionally preserved kept them fed throughout the year. There is a museum near Discovery Harbour Marina.

Climate:

• Summer average 18 degrees Celsius - Winter average 5 degrees Celsius
• Forecast for Campbell River British Columbia