When we returned to home port that evening around 6, we reluctantly bid the Captain and crew our fond farewell. In a single day we had journeyed from the present to the past, and back again. We left our vessel with a sense of genuine appreciation for a treasured day in places that seemed beyond the last frontier. But deep inside we knew it is a place to which someday we will again return. Gold River is itself an extremely attractive resort-like village of some 2,200 persons.
Overnight accommodations are available.
Our recommendation is the Ridgeview Motel, a brand new facility with a magnificent view of the towering mountains which surround Gold River. This journey, because its route traverses a part of the open Pacific Ocean, would be more suited for the summer. The overnight trip is limited to 12 passengers. 3 Gold River is accessible via all weather paved road from Campbell River. The distance from Campbell River to Gold River is approximately 55 miles, and passes through Strathcona Park, one of the most scenic areas of British Columbia.