Water craft entering from the Seattle-Puget Sound area or coming up the US coast and through the Strait of Juan de Fuca can use Friday Harbour on San Juan Island as a jumping off point for a journey through the Gulf Islands. There are 13 major islands and some 450 smaller islands in Georgia Strait. Island Pender Islands Denman Island Saturna Island Gabriola Island BC Ferries Thetis Island See Map of Southern Gulf Islands Southern Gulf Islands Saturna Island Saturna is the southerly and most rural of the Gulf Islands with a population of around 300. A peaceful remote island with hiking trails, ocean-side parks and great fishing, boating and kayaking.
Accommodation includes many bed and breakfasts and a lodge.
Be sure to check the BC Ferries schedule when travelling to the Island. There are no public campgrounds on Saturna. North and South Pender Islands Canada Customs maintains a marine entry point at Bedwell Harbour on South Pender Island . South Pender and North Pender, originally one island, are now separated by a narrow channel spanned by a busy bridge. Accommodation consists of small hotels, lodges, Bed and Breakfast homes, cabins and a resort at Bedwell Harbour.