andrewabernathy
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A friend and I are exploring the possibility of doing some kayak camping in the upper Jervis Inlet, probably in May. We're US-based and neither of us have kayak camped in this area. (I haven't camped in Canada at all.)
So I'm hoping for some general or specific camping guidelines, resources on tides and currents and weather (anything better than Malibu Rapids are Point Atkinson +35 minutes low / 25 minutes high?), hazards, etc. Or any other special insights. First-hand knowledge/advice is great, but maybe there's some BC web site with "here's where dispersed camping is allowed" and I just haven't found it.
I saw that there are a couple of formal campgrounds inside Princess Louisa Inlet, but we wouldn't be able to reach there in a day of paddling from Egmont, not to mention having to time our arrival at Malibu Rapids, so we would need to camp on the way up and back. There are some older resources (like The Wild Coast 3) which show a number of camping spots in the upper Jervis, but the BC Marine Trails map doesn't show any other campsites north of Egmont Point. (The online BC recreation sites map doesn't show any in this area, other than marking the boundaries of Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park.) I know the BCMT has more recently removed a lot of campsites from their map due to First Nations concerns, and I don't want to show up at a campsite listed in an old book if we're not actually supposed to be there.
Weather info is also a concern given the trip duration and lack of access to weather on the VHF there. Anyone know if the Malibu Club is amenable to kayakers dropping in and asking for a forecast? (Would be happy to pay.)
Thanks!
-andrew
So I'm hoping for some general or specific camping guidelines, resources on tides and currents and weather (anything better than Malibu Rapids are Point Atkinson +35 minutes low / 25 minutes high?), hazards, etc. Or any other special insights. First-hand knowledge/advice is great, but maybe there's some BC web site with "here's where dispersed camping is allowed" and I just haven't found it.
I saw that there are a couple of formal campgrounds inside Princess Louisa Inlet, but we wouldn't be able to reach there in a day of paddling from Egmont, not to mention having to time our arrival at Malibu Rapids, so we would need to camp on the way up and back. There are some older resources (like The Wild Coast 3) which show a number of camping spots in the upper Jervis, but the BC Marine Trails map doesn't show any other campsites north of Egmont Point. (The online BC recreation sites map doesn't show any in this area, other than marking the boundaries of Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park.) I know the BCMT has more recently removed a lot of campsites from their map due to First Nations concerns, and I don't want to show up at a campsite listed in an old book if we're not actually supposed to be there.
Weather info is also a concern given the trip duration and lack of access to weather on the VHF there. Anyone know if the Malibu Club is amenable to kayakers dropping in and asking for a forecast? (Would be happy to pay.)
Thanks!
-andrew