Strathcona
Around Strathcona
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Countryside and towns · British Columbia · 20k people
Strathcona
Where the wild coast meets the quiet forest
Deep rainforest greenOcean blueSlate grey
Welcome to the wild heart of the Island and the coast. Whether you're here for the old-growth, the fishing, or just the quiet, you'll find a community that knows how to live with the tides. Pull on your gumboots and say hi.
Clubs for Strathcona
No clubs for Strathcona yet.
The room
One room for everyone around Strathcona. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.
Ask the neighbours
AllA good plumber, the best tacos, a lost cat: nobody has asked yet. Be the first.
Coming up
No events in the next month. Events made in the room show up here.
Marketplace
Things for sale, free and wanted, and rooms for rent, from people around Strathcona. Sign in to sell something.
Things to do
- Strathcona Provincial Park BC's oldest provincial park, with alpine lakes, old-growth forests, and Della Falls.
- Elk Falls Provincial Park 25m waterfall and a suspension bridge over the Campbell River.
- Nootka Sound Historic anchorage for Captain Cook, now a marine playground with remote coves.
- Quadra Island Heriot Bay, Cape Mudge, and ancient petroglyphs.
- Discovery Islands Archipelago of kayaking routes and quiet anchorages between Vancouver Island and the mainland.
- Della Falls Canada's tallest waterfall, deep in Strathcona Park.
- Outdoors Hike in Strathcona Park
- Outdoors Kayak the Discovery Islands
- With kids Walk the Elk Falls suspension bridge
- With kids Beachcomb on Quadra Island
- Evenings Pub nights at local watering holes
- Evenings Community hall dances
- Locals love Working marinas
- Locals love Old-growth forest trails
Through the year
- Quadra Island Music Festival July Weekend of local and touring acts on Quadra Island.
- Cortes Island Seafest August Community celebration with food, games, and a parade on Cortes Island.
Coastal temperate rainforest with mild, wet winters and cool, dry summers. Expect rain most of the year, but the summer months are glorious. Best: Late spring to early fall is the best time to be out, with long dry days and calm seas.
Talk like a local
- “the Island”
- Vancouver Island
- “the mainland”
- The BC mainland
- “the ferry”
- BC Ferries
- “the inlet”
- Any of the deep fjords like Nootka or Bute
Getaways
- Courtenay Comox Valley hub with shopping, dining, and the Filberg Heritage Lodge.
- Powell River Historic mill town with the Sunshine Coast Trail and scenic inlets.
- Campbell River Salmon capital with the Discovery Pier and maritime museum.
- Port Alberni Gateway to the west coast, with the Alberni Valley and Sproat Lake.
Local flavour
Rooting for Vancouver Canucks (NHL), BC Lions (CFL), Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS), Comox Valley Glacier Kings (VIJHL), Campbell River Storm (VIJHL)
Eat and drink
- Wild Pacific salmon Fresh from local waters, often smoked or grilled
- Spot prawns Seasonal delicacy, often enjoyed at community docks
- Foraged mushrooms Chanterelles and morels from the surrounding forests
- Huckleberries Wild berries used in jams and desserts
Where people go
- Old-growth forests Trails through towering cedars and firs
- Fjords and inlets Dramatic waterways like Bute Inlet and Toba Inlet
- Working marinas Docks where fishing boats and pleasure craft meet
- Farmers markets Seasonal markets featuring local produce and crafts
- Logging roads Gravel routes into the backcountry, used for recreation
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Rural Comox Valley, Strathcona and Powell River, BC. Areas from the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada; places from GeoNames. Local flavour was written with a model and may have mistakes. Team names identify teams; no endorsement.