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Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park

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per person per night). There is a pit toilet, and there are picnic tables, however, there is no drinking water on the island and it is a pack-in-pack-out campsite. Rudlin Bay is the main access to the campground which is filled with dangerous rocks as well as being exposed to the southeast. It is
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Prior to 1918, the land had passed through the hands of several owners. It was purchased from the Crown in 1867 by George Jay and James Chestney Bales. In 1871, the partnership between Jay and Bales dissolved, and Bales took possession of the land. In 1901, Bales sold the land to William James
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Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park is only accessible by boat and is popular with kayakers. The nearest marina and official anchorage is located in Oak Bay and the nearest launching ramp is located at Cattle Point. On the east side of the island on Pandora Hill there is a
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The provincial park on Discovery Island was first established in 1972. The park land had previously been owned by Captain E.G. Beaumont, who had purchased the land in 1918 and had left it to the province of British Columbia in his will.
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Palmer, who then sold the land to Warburton Pike in 1912. After Pike's death in 1917, the property was taken over by Pike's bank and subsequently sold to Captain Beaumont.
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possible for a small boat to temporarily anchor there, but there is no safe overnight anchorage. Campfires are not permitted.
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which has been automated for the past several years. Pandora Hill is also one of the turning points for the
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Camping is allowed in the area southwest of Pandora Hill. Campers can set up a tent (
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located about two nautical miles (2.3 mi; 3.7 km) east of
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Beaumont, Ernest Godfrey. Last will. September 3, 1964.
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IUCN category
national park

Map showing the location of Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park
Discovery Island
provincial park
Oak Bay
British Columbia
Canada
Strait of Juan de Fuca
lighthouse
Canada–United States border
First Nations
The map on display at the campground.
The view from the campground.
Discovery Island
Discovery Island Lighthouse
Captain E.G. Beaumont
http://www.discoveryisland.ca
Discovery Island - BC Parks
discoveryisland.ca
48°25′N 123°14′W / 48.417°N 123.233°W / 48.417; -123.233 (Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park)
Categories
IUCN Category II
Coast of British Columbia
Islands of British Columbia
Greater Victoria
Provincial parks of the Gulf Islands
Marine parks of Canada

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