Squamish , Sea to Sky Country's largest community and port, is located 66 kilometres north of Vancouver, and is 289 kilometres north of Seattle, Washington. This year-round resort community attracts over 600,00 visitors to Sea to Sky Country each year. The farming community of Pemberton is 35 kilometres further north, in the sunny Lillooet River valley. The Meagher Creek hotspring, site of a geothermal energy project, is located 80 kilometres west of Pemberton. Lillooet, at the north end of Sea to Sky Country, is the gateway to British Columbia's interior.
Accessibility is the key to industry and business in Sea to Sky Country.
Services, transportation, forestry, manufacturing, and retail and wholesale trade are the major employment sectors in the area. There are over 22,000 residents in Sea to Sky Country, living throughout its 1.6 million hectares of land. Residents enjoy the quality of life this area offers at lower cost than can be found in Vancouver. The proportion of single-family dwelling ownership is higher in Sea to Sky Country than in B.C. as a whole. Sea to Sky's smaller communities offer recreation and have a strong sense of history.