As the sun dips down behind the mountains to the west and dusk begins to settle in, we will be gearing up and preparing push off from the shores of Gordon Bay. We will give our guests a brief presentation about the history of the area as well as what wildlife to watch out for on our tour.
With a carefully curated playlist of music to accompany our journey and bright LED lights illuminating the waters below, we will paddle out to the Gordon Bay Islands and explore their coastline. The Gordon Bay Islands are about 400m away from our launch point After we conquer the Gordon Bay Islands we will paddle along the south shoreline to the west. This is your opportunity to see a rugged, un-touched part of Cowichan Lake only accessible from the water. Massive moss-covered cliffs emerge from the water offering as we continue to navigate down the south shore of the lake. This is also the turn around point and travellers will then make their way back to the starting point of the tour.
Head out onto the water with RGB LED light on your board and explore Gordon Bay and surrounding islands at nightfall! Launch from Gordon Bay Provincial Park for a breath-taking tour around the islands down
the lake to steep moss-covered cliffs that tower straight out of the emerald green waters
of Cowichan Lake.
Please park in the Boat Launch Parking lot. Yield to boaters and their trailers as they get priority on the parking lot. Once you have parked, Look for the coloured lights and walk down the trail into the trees towards the amphitheatre and the main beach. You will see the Paddle Pod on your left.
Come find us at eh "Paddle Pod" located between the main beach and the boat launch. Check in at the front desk.
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