Kayak & Canoe
Discover Port Renfew’s ocean and river’s wildlife up close.
Kayak & Canoe
Discover Port Renfew’s ocean and river’s wildlife up close.
For those who have paddled only in sheltered passages, sea kayaking along the outside waters of Vancouver Island is another world; one where you go big or go home. However, if you pick your time, particularly in summer months, you’ll find that the Pacific can be as well behaved as a sleeping giant.
The 37-mile (60-km) ocean route between Sooke and Port Renfrew, with its string of beaches to touch on can be paddled in a lengthy summer day. Of course, you don’t have to do the entire length of this coast to enjoy an outing, nor do you have to paddle it in one day as you can camp ashore along the way, or rent a cottage at Handsome Dan’s.
Pick your launch locations, such as from French Beach, one of the few beaches where you can drive to within a short distance of a launch site. Other good locations include Muir Creek, Jordan River and Pacheedaht Beach in Port Renfrew.
Places to Kayak & Canoe
Explore the wild, west coast by kayak. The marine environment of the region is home to a wide array of wildlife from small fish and birds to elk and bears. As you paddle peacefully through the water you may spot majestic bald eagle, or a glimpse of a salmon jumping its way up river to spawn, or even see bears and wolves that come to feed and drink along the river’s edge.
To Do
Fishing | Hiking | Places to Eat | Surfing & Kite Surfing | Beachcombing | Port Renfrew | Sooke to Port Renfrew | Whale Watching
Read Ken and Joy’s story on taking over for Handsome Dan & The French Girl.
We took over for Handsome Dan and the French Girl in Dec 2020 and we cannot wait to see where this vacation property management will take us.
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6574 Baird Rd
Port Renfrew, Bc
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